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starfire62 · Joined: 29 Aug 2010 Posts: 3

me and 2 friends are flying into vegas on mon 8/6 and staying till wed morning.gonna then drive to reno for hot august nights.can anyone tell me if their is some nice way to go to reno from vegas.any special routes that are can't miss.any where along the way we must stop and see.anywhere nice to eat along the way. thanks.

LilyJDragonfly · Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 425

Oh my. It's a LONG DRIVE. Pack a cooler, seriously, as there isn't anything along the route once you leave LV.... we did the trip last summer. Check out my post under Las Vegas and Other Inferior forum on this board!

LilyJDragonfly · Joined: 03 Mar 2009 Posts: 425

Here's the link - http://visitreno.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1411

And the driving portion of it all may be under my actual trip report in the Reno TR section if you go back a bit to that time frame...

CaSwede · Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 866

Highway 95 North..... not much of anything to see, but you will make it.

One time I took the long scenic route. I drove through Death Valley, hooked up with highway 395 all the way to Reno. Now this is a beautiful drive along the edge of Sierra Nevada Mountains, but it will take all day......even more for stops. It was dark by the time I made it. It was strange to be driving below sea level in Death Valley, and then a few hours later looking at Mt. Whitney - over 14,000Ft.

Mammothgambler · Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 619

Stay gassed up, make sure your spare tire(s) are in good working order, and plan on being without cell phone reception for a good leg of the journey! As some of the others might have mentioned, there's only a couple of stopoff points on the route.

As CaSwede mentioned - if you can get on the 395, the scenery alone will be worth it.

Mammothgambler