If in your trip through the Western United States, you choose to go from Los Angeles a Las Vegas drive (or vice versa), the route will take you by Mojave desert.
It is a great desert area which covers an enormous dimension, 57.000 square kilometers, which extend through southern California and Nevada, and northern Arizona.
In fact, you should know that the city of Las Vegas is in the Mojave desert, which is noticeable by the landscapes that surround it and, above all, by its extreme temperatures, especially in summer.
When you face the Driving route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas By the route Interstate 15 will have a trip of about 450 kilometers ahead of you.
From Los Angeles to Las Vegas by car
This trip takes you along a highway with very long straight lines that crosses a typical landscape of semi-desert areas, through flat terrain with a profusion of yuccas and other similar plants, although you will also be able to see quite a few mountainous areas.
The entire route is carried out through the Mojave desert, and even in part of the trip you will border the Mojave National Park.
the so-called Mojave desertIn fact, it has four national parks: the aforementioned Mojave; he death valley park; the joshua tree park; and the Lake Mead Park, around the Hoover Dam.
Therefore, in your road trip You will have to endure high temperatures during the day, which are really extreme in summer, reaching 49 degrees. Above all, if you choose go to las vegas through the route that crosses the death valley national park.
Having to cross the desert should not worry you at all because the aforementioned highway interstate 15 It has a large amount of traffic, both during the day and at night, and along it you will find small towns and service areas.
The only thing, the heat, which is solved with a good air conditioning in the car.
An example of how far the heat can reach, I will tell you that on the trip I took along said highway in the month of August, even when night came, the car thermometer indicated the outside temperature when we were arriving in Las Vegas! 41 degrees!!!
Good morning, it is the first time that we will rent a car and make the trip between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, we are scared because we do not know exactly how the issue of tolls works, or if when renting the car this already includes it, where to go First in Los Angeles, what time to leave Las Vegas to start the trip, etc. I really appreciate if you can help me with these tips for the trip.