One of the highlights af my trip to Vegas was going hiking in Mt. Charleston. 20 degrees cooler than the city and had snowcapped moutains in May. Gorgeous. more

This is a beautiful, mountainous area that was my favorite "nature" visit of my trip to Las Vegas. We did tour a series of beautiful wooden log cabins at a hotel resort. We also passed by some million dollar homes being built or already built along the side of the road. We also stopped by a view point up in... more

We stayed at the Mount Charleston Lodge in March 2008. It was a short drive from downtown Las Vegas (about 1 hour). The scenery was gorgeous. I mean absolutely breathtaking. We stayed at the Mount Charleston Lodge in one of their cabins high up in the mountains. The temp in downtown Vegas was mid 70s. The temp on Mount Charleston... more

Go from the desert and heat in Las Vegas to the cool (or cold) mountain top with a lodge, restaurant and cabins in less than an hour. Great scenic place and in the winter months you can frolic in the snow in Las Vegas. How cool is that ! more

This gets a five out of five just for the relief from the heat, 106 in Vegas and 72 at the top! The Mount Charleston area is beautiful. There are many hikes but even if you only drive through you can see alot from the many overlooks. There is a small visitor center on highway 157. It's small but you... more

This was our best day during our 10 day Vegas adventure. We went hiking on one of the trails and the sights were just breathtaking. We saw all sorts of interesting flowers, streams and a unique waterfall at the end of the hike. The temperture was only in the 70's and it is not very crowded which gives you a... more

We spent one day of our trip to Vegas out at Mt. Charleston. What an escape! It was 107 on the strip yet at Mt. Charleston just 30 mins away it was 70! There was actually snow on the top of the mountain. The area was also very quiet and we took a two hour hike and never saw another... more

I moved to vegas from a northern state with tree, etc. I didn't visit Mt Charleston until a couple years after i moved to vegas. I wish i'd discovered it earlier. Very cool. About 1 hour outside of vegas, the tem drops from 120 to 85 in the summer. Pine trees and mountains everywhere. Its very much worth the drive... more