Hoover Dam — Boulder City, Nevada

AddressHoover Dam Visitor Center, Boulder City, NV 89005

HoursDam open daily 5:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Visitor Center and tours daily 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (doors close 4:15 p.m., last tour departs 4:10 p.m.); closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

PricesSelf-Guided Visitor Center Tour $15 per person; Guided Power Plant Tour $25 adults / $15 ages 4–16; Guided Dam Tour $40 per person; children 3 and under free

Price notesPrices from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Guided Dam Tour tickets are sold on site only, first-come, with the entire group present; tours can be cancelled without notice (refunds provided).

Age notesA day trip about 40 minutes southeast of Las Vegas. The self-guided Visitor Center exhibits and the guided tours suit school-age children best; the Guided Dam Tour is a long walking tour. Children 3 and under are free on all tours.

BookingSelf-guided and Power Plant tour tickets can be bought online or on site; Dam Tour tickets are on-site only, first-come.

Suggested timeAbout 3 hours

AccessibilityNot confirmed on the Bureau of Reclamation's pages in the text fetched.

ParkingNevada-side parking garage $10 per vehicle; oversized vehicles and RVs use Arizona-side Lot 9 ($10), with free parking at Arizona Lots 13 and 14.

AccessibilityPAGE-VERIFIED on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's own Hoover Dam page, per tour (the page shows 'Accessible to:' icon rows; the text states): Guided Power Plant Tour — 'Accessible to wheelchairs, motorized scooters, and strollers.' Self-Guided Visitor Center Tour — accessible icons for wheelchair, stroller and mobility scooter shown. Guided Dam Tour — RESTRICTED, verbatim: 'No stroller or motorized wheelchairs on Dam Tour. Ventilation shaft is not accessible to manually operated wheelchairs. Please ask for more information prior to purchasing tickets.' Accessibility section, verbatim: 'Wheelchairs are available to rent in parking garage for a charge of $5.00.' Stroller parking is available on the plaza. Persons with claustrophobia are advised tours include elevator rides and tunnel walks.