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Parking at the hotels on the strip is no longer free :-( But yes, there’s plenty of stuff to do in Vegas beyond the obvious. My favorite: Red Rock Canyon just

Parking at the hotels on the strip is no longer free :-( But yes, there’s plenty of stuff to do in Vegas beyond the obvious. My favorite: Red Rock Canyon just west of Vegas is beautiful for hiking!

psweber 7y ago
Dang. I was just there last year, and it was so nice.
rollerboi 7y ago
Woah. When did they start charging for parking at the casinos on the strip? I lived in Vegas from 2009-2012, and I used to always park at the Bellagio whenever I took tourist friends to the strip. My mom used to always tell me "Yeah, parking is free because the casinos pay for it!" Sad times now that that's no longer the case :( At least the casinos' tax revenue still makes up for a lack of a state income tax...right?
- sky_rw 7y ago
  Recently. They need to pay for the new stadium they are are massively leveraged for.
  - rollerboi 7y ago
    Ah I forgot about this. The Las Vegas Oakland Raiders' stadium...
- mastre_ 7y ago
  > When did they start charging for parking at the casinos on the strip? Years ago, sadly. And it's not just that it's no longer free, it's actually creating more traffic. The whole Vegas experience is non-trivially worse for it.
  - ghaff 7y ago
    The Wynn/Encore apparently brought back free parking last year. The parking charges are a pain. Previously I would just pick up a car at the airport if I were using it to go somewhere like Death Valley after a four-day conference or so. Now it makes more sense to either rent a car at one of the hotels or just go back to the rental car center at the airport.
  - Nuzzerino 7y ago
    Treasure Island has free parking as well as some others.
- cobalt 7y ago
  some (most?) of the casinos have free parking for nevada residents
  - mattrp 7y ago
    Not anymore...
JoshuaDavid 7y ago
Parking is still free at Planet Hollywood for now. But yeah, the surroundings of Las Vegas are great for nature lovers: Red Rock, Valley of Fire, and Mount Charleston are all within an hour drive, and there are a good number of national parks within day tripping distance.
- danbolt 7y ago
  I didn't crazy care for my time in Las Vegas, but I loved Valley of Fire park. It was incredible seeing the martian landscape and petroglyphs of ancient peoples.
  - gonzo 7y ago
    I drilled the well at the visitor’s center.
mwilliaams 7y ago
I was just there and parking was free at the palazzo.

Parking at the hotels on the strip is no longer free :-( But yes, there’s plenty of stuff to do in Vegas beyond the obvious. My favorite: Red Rock Canyon just west of Vegas is beautiful for hiking!

psweber 7y ago

Dang. I was just there last year, and it was so nice.

rollerboi 7y ago

Woah. When did they start charging for parking at the casinos on the strip? I lived in Vegas from 2009-2012, and I used to always park at the Bellagio whenever I took tourist friends to the strip. My mom used to always tell me "Yeah, parking is free because the casinos pay for it!" Sad times now that that's no longer the case :( At least the casinos' tax revenue still makes up for a lack of a state income tax...right?

sky_rw 7y ago
Recently. They need to pay for the new stadium they are are massively leveraged for.
- rollerboi 7y ago
  Ah I forgot about this. The Las Vegas Oakland Raiders' stadium...
mastre_ 7y ago
> When did they start charging for parking at the casinos on the strip? Years ago, sadly. And it's not just that it's no longer free, it's actually creating more traffic. The whole Vegas experience is non-trivially worse for it.
- ghaff 7y ago
  The Wynn/Encore apparently brought back free parking last year. The parking charges are a pain. Previously I would just pick up a car at the airport if I were using it to go somewhere like Death Valley after a four-day conference or so. Now it makes more sense to either rent a car at one of the hotels or just go back to the rental car center at the airport.
- Nuzzerino 7y ago
  Treasure Island has free parking as well as some others.
cobalt 7y ago
some (most?) of the casinos have free parking for nevada residents
- mattrp 7y ago
  Not anymore...

JoshuaDavid 7y ago

Parking is still free at Planet Hollywood for now. But yeah, the surroundings of Las Vegas are great for nature lovers: Red Rock, Valley of Fire, and Mount Charleston are all within an hour drive, and there are a good number of national parks within day tripping distance.

danbolt 7y ago
I didn't crazy care for my time in Las Vegas, but I loved Valley of Fire park. It was incredible seeing the martian landscape and petroglyphs of ancient peoples.
- gonzo 7y ago
  I drilled the well at the visitor’s center.

mwilliaams 7y ago

I was just there and parking was free at the palazzo.