Hoover Dam Visitor Center & Tours

This was an amazing experience!!!! We had Amanda as our tour guide and she did a phenomenal job!!!!! Great info, wild story about building it. And epic sights to see. Highly recommend doing the full tour and seeing inside the dam as well as the power plant. All staff we encountered was friendly and helpful!

Very neat experience! We did the power plant tour through Pink Jeep, where they take you down to the bottom to see the massive pipes and the turbines. Our tour guide was very informative and it was super cool to see everything in person. After that we went to the observation deck and walked across the dam. Definitely a sight to see! Be prepared to spend a bit of time at the entrance and clearing the checkpoint.

During Thanksgiving break, we drove less than an hour from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam . After the Hoover Dam Tour, my wife kept reminding my kids to remember a few key facts: • Construction began in 1931 and the dam opened in 1936 • It was originally called Boulder Dam before being renamed Hoover Dam • Workers earned only four dollars a day, yet built this incredible project in just five years • Today, it still provides water and power to seven states. The dam also sits across two time zones—Pacific Time and Mountain Time. Hoover Dam created more than 20,000 jobs during construction, making a huge impact during the Great Depression. I hope my kids remember this history. And if they forget, we’ll just remind them again.

Worth the money. Really shows what the American spirt could accomplish at the height of the Great Depression. Vist during the week plan to get there at 830 ish, less crowded. Also drive to 5th level in parking structure great view easier parking. There is a 10$ parking fee card only.

I’ve always wanted to go here and on this trip, we made it happen. We did the self-guided tour which allowed us access to the exhibits and overlook area. After that we walked across the dam and took in the sites. Really a construction marvel. Even more impressive knowing it was completed in 1935. Overall, a great experience.

In a word: meh! I paid for the full-on guided tour ($40 + another $10 for parking - didn't realize at the time that there was free parking available on the Arizona side), and don't get me wrong: the dam itself is absolutely incredible; but frankly, the most impressive part for me was just seeing the grandness of it from the outside looking towards the dam (which is free). Seeing the inner tunnels was kind of neat, but definitely not $40 neat, and the view looking out from inside the dam was less exciting than the (again free) view from the top. I'll give it 3 stars (as opposed to just 1 or 2) because the guides were very engaging and knowledgeable and great, but in terms of the activity itself, this was one of the poorest bangs for my buck across my entire 48 state tour, so I definitely would recommend keeping the pocketbook tucked firmly away when visiting this particular US landmark!

Amazing how this modern marvel was made and see it up close and personal We did the power plant tour and it took only about an hour but definitely worth it. Many free scenic views are also available around the area just off the road coming in.

The Hoover Dam Visitor Center offers guided and self-guided tours. We took the self-guided tour where we walked through an interactive exhibit of the Dam's construction and its makeup including the power plant. It was small but very modern and educational. By purchasing the tour, you are allowed to an observation area those not on tour aren't allowed. The cost was $15 per person.

Hoover Dam is a 'Must See' when you are looking for site seeing things to do in Vegas OFF the Strip. We moved here in 2019 but still hadn't gone. I went with our youngest son & we took a neighbor (both 24, both Engineers) and had a FANTASTIC time. It was a last minute trip so we didn't leave time for any Tours but we'll go back again for that another time. I ALWAYS want to know how things work, so do our kids. We homeschooled our kids and it was really enjoyable to have our son 'School' me, so to speak. We'll dig a little deeper next time about the history of the dam (my job) and how it works (our son's job). There is nothing more satisfying than watching your grown kids use THEIR knowledge to help you get a better understanding of something/anything! We went on 12/26/24. We arrived about 1:00 and they were JUST closing down the visitor parking lot for people who just wanted to walk across the bridge to have a look.

Amazing place!!!! DO THE TOUR!!!! The views above the dam are amazing in itself. To hear and read about its history is really neat.

I really enjoyed the tour beneath the visitor's center, exploring the caves and pump house used to transfer water from the Colorado River. Be prepared to do a lot of walking to and from the parking area and along Lake Mead. The weather was perfect and not too cold for this time of year. I would recommend this to anyone who drinks water!

My first time seeing Hoover Dam and I was truly amazed!! Although is was over 100 degrees that day I was glad we were able to see it!

The Best Dam Thing Visitor center for the amazing--and world famous--Hoover Dam. The Good: *Security check-point to get in TSA-style: empty your pockets so your possessions get X-rayed and walk thru a giant metal detector. Don't pass? Get ready for a colon cleansing. :) *10min video on the history of the dam *After the video you can continue on an additional 10min photo tour or be allowed to enter the visitor center. *Beautiful viewing platform on the top *Small museum with additional info on the Dam and the people who built it. *All the staff are friendly and very helpful. The Meh: *$10 entry fee for all (3 & under are free) The Ugly: *Gifts and souvenirs are in a separate building from the visitor center. Which I suppose is good if you want to skip the $10 entry fee and just buy your tchotchkes and be in your way. Tldr: Don't be a cheap bastard and cough-up the cheddar to visit. It's a must!

The dam is impressive but the gift store personnel need some customer service training. I get that the store has hours of operation but don't close the door on me at 5:01. I came many miles to get one thing - not shop or hang out. It would have taken me 1 more minute to purchase and leave instead of being confronted with a rude person with no customer service attributes.

Great exhibits, and explanations on how and why it was built. We took the tour last time 10 years ago so we just wandered around the Visitor's center. They must have remodeled it because it looked a lot different than before.

Do not bother. Paying $10 a head to walk through a taxpayer-funded building that took less than 15 minutes to see, including the 10-minute 1960's diorama about how great the Colorado River is, is a waste. And that is after you get subjected to a TSA-like security screening to enter the building? The overboard security requirements were put in place after 9/11 under the presumption that terrorists would try to blow up the Hoover Dam?? You cannot park anywhere close without having to pay $10. The Lake Mead overlook prior to the Hoover Dam parking garage and several FREE overlooks along Interstate 11 will give you far better selfie shots than the top of Hoover Dam - for FREE. One of the Interstate 11 overlooks will allow you to walk out onto the Pat Tillman bridge and get front on pics of Hoover Dam. Save your $10/head visitor center fee and the indignity of being pawed by the rent-a-cop security force. You can get an entire car load of folks into Red Rock park for $18 and have a guided tour of part of the Nevada Test Site for free. Vegas locals never visit Hoover Dam on their own.

I am very confused to as why the tour times (hoover dam) is not on the website. I showed up at 10:45am and was told I had to wait 3 hours before the next tour which was at 1pm. Ridiculous. They also should put what to bring and what to expect when going on a tour here. Overall, they should put the tour times on the website. Disappointed.

I mean it's cool and the views are nice but we paid $10 to park just to be told the visitors center is closed. It was 3:55 and the lady we paid to park said it closed at 5:30.... So a waste of time, money and gas.

So the reason for the two stars is how we were treated in the so called visitor center. We we're just exploring and didn't realize all of it was pay for. You also have to go through security like the airport. My hubby made a comment that we all knew what to do because the guard was being so aggressive. The made the guard pop off! Seriously, my husband is a War Veteran Marine and gave his life for this country, he's not disrespectful. I then couldn't help it because he would've thrown him out. I said my two cents. Terrible experience. Take VISITOR out of the title because you treat everyone like hostiles. We ended up not doing the tour and just walked out.