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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Operating Hours & Seasons

Lake Mead Recreation Area is open year-round, 24 hours, 7 days a week.  Some beaches and other areas are day-use only, from dawn til dusk. These areas are marked with signs.  The Lake Mead Visitor Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

 
Ranger driving a boat on Lake Mead
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Ranger on Lake Mead
Spirt Mountain in Spirt Mountain Wilderness  

Did You Know?
"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out until sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." -- John Muir

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST