I'm probably gonna be in Vegas the April 23rd to the 26th to pick up a pilot and wanted to ride a couple days while there. Know nothing about where to ride so looking for input. Thanks Eric

I believe Nellis dunes is just north and east of vegas.
http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_guide_nellis.htm

Hit up ProPilotPopper he is in vegas and can help you out, maybe even go for a ride with you.

What route you taking to get to Vegas, what are you driving ?

I know a bunch of places around vegas to ride.

Most likely I70 then 15 south to LV. Driving an H2 with 12' Trailer.

So every day you will be staying in a motel not camping?

How many days do you have will you be riding alone?

Unless I find a forum member or the guy I'm getting it from I'm on my own. Staying down at the nugget so will be driving to ride spot from there. Have 3 days there mon tues and wed. Was looking to be back at hotel each night.

Ok on your way back home going North up 15 out of Vegas you get off of the Apex exit go to the stop sign then turn right go about 1/4 mile on the left is Nellis Dunes.

Their is usually someone their any day of the week so your not riding alone.
Here is some pictures when I was their http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=69

More info viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8308

Turbotexas was their viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6034

Rider Planet link and info http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_d962.htm
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Keep going North on 15 you can stop at the Valley Of Fire and ride, my trip pics http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=68

Directions From: Las Vegas, NV
1) Take I-15 North from Las Vegas approx 45 miles
2) Take Exit 93 (Overton/Logandale exit) to 169
3) Turn right (west) on Liston Ave (look for Chinese restaurant on right)
4) Turn right at the stop sign
5) Stay to the right until dirt road forces you across the tracks (to Pioneer Road)
6) Stay on this road as it winds up the canyon (2WD ok)
7) First staging area is about 1.5 miles in (trailhead) and has bathrooms, additional staging and camping ahead.

Rider Planet http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_971c.htm

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West of Vegas is Armogosa Dunes my trip pics http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=62

Some info viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2854
Rider Planet http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_7ce8.htm
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South of Vegas their is Eldorado dry lake bed their is hundreds of miles of desert trails around this place just follow and power line or pipe line service roads heck you can ride all the way to and into California you also can follow the trial over the mountains and end up at Jean Roach dry lake then head South to Primm NV and again into CA, I did several rides in this area that were over 100 miles each.

http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=83


Rider planet http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_e0f6.htm

Jean roach http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_4eda.htm
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Across the road and a little south of the dry lake their is Nelson hills same deal follow the trails, follow power lines and pipe lines I did many rides that were over 100 miles each.
My pics http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=86
http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=87

Rider planet http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trai ... e_3d5c.htm

This enough to keep you busy?

I have GPS files of all these rides if you need them know how to use them

Install Google Earth then you can see where I rode get familiar with the areas

More of my ride trips here. http://www.pilotodyssey.com/cpg/index.php?cat=7

Hey Eric, I'm located in south east Henderson out by the lake. I am not positive yet but may be taking a trip out to the Bahamas during that time. Still putting things together and trying to see if I can make it work. If not. I could probably take ya out for a day or two. Shoot me a PM with your number and I'll get ahold of ya later on tonight.

If you have Google Earth installed you can download this attached file and open it in Google Earth and see where I rode.


On this ride I parked/camped at the dry lake bed just South of vegas then rode to Primm it was a 92 mile ride, a Pilot gets about 40 miles per tank so you will never make this trip without taking gas with you.

Just East and a little South of where I parked and camped at the dry lake their is Nelson Hills attached is a Google Earth file where I rode from the entrance of Nelson Hills North to Henderson

This was a 86 mile ride.

Parked at the same spot I took another ride down to the river then back over the mountains.

101 mile ride.

Thanks for all the information Hoser, looks like Nellis will be the best, but definitely checking out all the info. If I wasn't staying in LV I'd head back right away and just ride the area, but gotta lose some money first. Need to figure out a way to haul some gas and goodies on the pilot to really go wild. Would love to do the trail ride you mentioned that was 90 miles.

PPP I sent you a PM.

That is what I like about the RZR so much its my desert machine I throw a 5 gallon can of gas in the back (JAZ jug) plenty of water and some food then go this gives me a range of about 200 miles, I could never have seen all the desert I have seen using a Pilot even with a 5 gallon add on tank.

All the places I listed except for Armogosa dunes are close enough to Vegas you can do day trips I love it with the RV I just park, camp, ride get bored with the area move to the next area setup camp and ride

I love staying downtown when i go to vegas. The Golden butt Nugget is nice, I like staying at the Main Street Station, their 777 brew pub is awesome, good buffalo wings and micro brew (black chip porter). I prefer to gamble at the California hotel, back in march I came up about $1200 playing blackjack! Of course by the end of the weekend, i had donated some back, spent most, paid for gas, food, beers, etc...came home about $100 ahead LOL!

PPP is a cool guy to meet and hang with, just be careful when you ride with him, he likes to roll every now and then...LOL! There are a few videos of his roll overs floating around on this site via the youtubehole

I havent really gone on any long rides like that in my RZR. Longest I did was down in Glamis, we did a perimiter run, circled around the entire dunes, clocked abuot 80 miles, took a 5 gallon gas can and didnt have to use it! Barely made it back on fumes LOL!

WOW will you look at all this help here! Who says PO isn't the best site in the world?!

Who says PO isn't the best site in the world?

The Darkside does lmao its not my opinion its a fact, when you read something about Pilots and Odysseys on other sites then search pilotodyssey.com using Google 9 out of 10 times you will find out it was thought of, asked, discussed, refined etc. at pilotodyssey.com first then the knowledge was spread around to other places, the site is working as intended and designed

Its a shame Kiowa shut down my first site Pilot-Odyssey.com their was a shit load of my work and others deposited at Pilot-Odyssey.com, hope Kiowa and the darkside mutts are proud how they coned Kiowa into claiming ownership of my site and my work forcing me to start this site, where are all them losers now, gone with all the great info, sweet legacy they have left behind huh, anybody remember back in the days of the take over of my old site will I am here to tell you "I told you so" I am glad we have purged the system of all them mutts...