Nellis Sand Dunes

Name: Nellis Dunes, aka Apex

Location:

The Nellis Dunes are located 15 miles northeast Las Vegas, Nevada. and just north of Nellis Air Force Base.

Description:

Area is under BLM authority, but is proposed as a Clark County off-road park.

Directions:

I-15 north to Apex - exit 58.

Turn right onto Las Vegas Blvd.

There is a parking area and you will see the dunes to the southwest.

Camping Area(s):

Camping is allowed.  No faclilities.

Rules:

Fees:

None

Other Information:

• Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Act of 2009, H.R. 765

  Nellis Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Act of 2009, H.R. 765, has the potential of becoming very good news for OHV enthusiasts living in the Las Vegas area. The legislation, sponsored by Representative Dean Heller of Nevada, would create an OHV recreation area of more than 10,000 acres by using lands owned by Clark County and the Bureau of Land Management. The legislation would authorize the conveyance of approximately 1,200 acres of BLM land to Clark County so the County can develop an active off-highway vehicle recreation park. An additional 9,000 acres would be designated as an off-highway vehicle recreation area to be managed by BLM.
   

• Nellis recreation park could cost $32 million - September 13, 2006
   

• BLM study reveals high levels of arsenic in dust at Nellis Dunes - January 2011

Dust blown by wind and kicked up by off-road vehicles and motorcycles at Nellis Dunes Recreation Area contains high levels of naturally occurring arsenic and has the presence of an asbestos-like mineral, according to a study released Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management.

A BLM spokeswoman said the 10,000-acre recreation area will remain open while a health risk assessment is completed over the next three years, but advisory signs will posted at the recreation area with more information available at the bureau's Southern Nevada District Office website: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html.

Nellis Dunes Dust Study

Dust Study of Nellis Dunes Notes Elevated Levels of Arsenic (1-27-11)

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Nellis Dunes - Google Interactive Satellite Image

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