Birding Around Las Vegas, Lake Mead Area
 Historical photo: Birding Las Vegas Wash Scenic Overlook in 2004 |
Overview Note: With the lake level so low, this is no longer a place to go birding. The views remain scenic, but not for birds. Las Vegas Wash Scenic Overlook and Picnic Area sits on a flat-topped bluff overlooking Las Vegas Bay. The landscape is sparsely vegetated with stunted creosote bush, white bursage, and few other shrubs, and the lakeshore is mud or grown up in saltcedar, depending on water levels. When the lake level was up, water lapped at the edge of the picnic area, but now the picnic area provides an elevated position for looking down on Las Vegas Wash, and the lake is a speck of blue in the far distance. Link to map. |
 Table on right side of parking area with view of the lake (view E) |
 View of Lake Mead in 2024 (view E) |
 View of Lake Mead in 2024 (600mm zoom; view E) |
 Table at bottom of parking area with view of Las Vegas Wash (view N) |
 Table at bottom of parking area with view of Las Vegas Wash (view N) |
 Use-trail departs behind the picnic table (view N) |
 Use-trail runs towards edge of bluff (view N) |
 Use-trail runs to edge of bluff -- a good place to stop (view N) |
 Las Vegas Wash (view N from edge of bluff; zoom) |
 More to come ... |
Happy birding! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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