My brother is a Master Birder from Olympia, Washington and on his last visit to Las Vegas he wanted to visit the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve. Although not a "birder" myself, I found the facility to be extremely well run and informative. We spend a number of hours walking around the ponds, viewing and photographing the various species. The walk... More

Very nice visitor center - should be open by now. Very wide paved paths. Just past Sam Boyd Stadium...if this is the same one. Very new with alot of foliage.

Free, good selection of birds and waterfowl. It's only open in the mornings. It's a flat walk around water reclamation ponds not the most scenic but of you want to see birds this is a good place.

It looks that true bird- or just nature-lovers sometimes get involved in something like business conference in Vegas or Vegas family/friends experience to " have fun". If so try to secure about 3-4 hours, take your binoculars to see a nice place, full of birds, nice guidance and a amall bird-orientated shop. A few ponds with variety of waterfowl plus... More

It might be a better viewing place in the springtime. To be honest we are hikers and usually enjoy varied terrain, a two mile flat walk is two miles of walking on flat ground. The birds were nice, but after a while they all looked the same, because they were. I must admit I had my little guy run ahead... More

I am so glad this preserve has a web presence or I never would have found it. I was in Henderson visiting an old friend and she didn't even know it existed!?! We drove out of the maze of housing developments to a part of the desert that looks like it will soon be a maze of housing developments, if... More

What a lovely alternative to the "spicy" life of the Las Vegs Strip! It was a delight to be able to walk around the ponds and observe desert birds and other critters. KUDOS to the team who dreamed this project and saw it through to completion!!!

Having only a morning left in Las Vegas, I turned to the Nevada birding list serve for nearby birding sites. What a gem this Preserve is, nine ponds surrounded by trees, reeds and grasses which serve as a magnet for all types of birds: shorebirds, ducks, warblers and more. Wonderful employees with loaner binoculars greeted us. Being from the East,... More

We visited on a Sunday morning in early September, just before heading to the airport for our flight home. My husband is an amateur bird-watcher and I thought this would be a good alternative to the usual "Vegas" offerings. Since it was a warm day, we appreciated being offered the opportunity to ride around with the staff member on his... More