Where to Eat Near Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Welcome to Lake Mead. | Photo illustration by Lille Allen Waterfront dining and Boulder City classics await at the National Recreation Area When desert dwelling Las Vegans find themselves craving water, the natural instinct is to hop on the highway and make the five-hour drive — well, five hours on a good day — to somewhere in California along the Pacific Ocean. So many locals and Nevada travelers forget that Las Vegas is just moments from the sprawling Lake Mead National Recreation Area where opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, and even scuba diving abound. The 1.5 million-acre Lake Mead National Recreation Area is situated on the border of Nevada and Arizona and is comprised of both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave (a reservoir along the Colorado River). The bright blue body of water can make for the perfect road trip from the Strip or a weeklong voyage on a houseboat. Here’s where to eat while exploring this often overlooked desert oasis. This update includes additions such as No Bad Days Bar, the Dillinger, Dam Roast House and Browder Bookstore, and more.

Photo illustration of a mountainous lake recreation area with some dockside dining destinations.

Waterfront dining and Boulder City classics await at the National Recreation Area

When desert dwelling Las Vegans find themselves craving water, the natural instinct is to hop on the highway and make the five-hour drive — well, five hours on a good day — to somewhere in California along the Pacific Ocean. So many locals and Nevada travelers forget that Las Vegas is just moments from the sprawling Lake Mead National Recreation Area where opportunities for swimming, boating, fishing, and even scuba diving abound. The 1.5 million-acre Lake Mead National Recreation Area is situated on the border of Nevada and Arizona and is comprised of both Lake Mead and Lake Mohave (a reservoir along the Colorado River). The bright blue body of water can make for the perfect road trip from the Strip or a weeklong voyage on a houseboat.

Here’s where to eat while exploring this often overlooked desert oasis. This update includes additions such as No Bad Days Bar, the Dillinger, Dam Roast House and Browder Bookstore, and more.

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