Las Vegas: Valley of Fire ATV & Dune Buggy Chase Combo

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Red Rock Desert & Desert Racer: ATV to Dune Buggy in One Day

You ride ATVs through Valley of Fire's red rock formations and past wildlife, stop for lunch halfway through, then drive a high-performance dune buggy across a 35-mile course with river beds, cliffs, and views of Lake Mead. The day runs about eight hours total, includes a professional guide, and you don't arrange transport or equipment yourself — just show up and ride.

Step-by-step itinerary

ATV tour and dune buggy adventure

Ride ATV in Valley of Fire
See rock formations and wildlife
Visit Star Trek filming locations
Drive dune buggy at Vegas Dunes
Stop at Look Out Dune viewpoint

The Experience

You're standing at the edge of Valley of Fire State Park, red sandstone walls rising around you, and your guide hands you a helmet. The ATV sits ready. This is the casual part of the day — the scenic loop through formations that have shown up in Star Trek episodes and countless magazine spreads about the best off-road riding in the country. You'll ride past Big Horn sheep if you're lucky, through terrain that shifts from red sand to layered rock faces, and the pace lets you actually see it. It's not rushed. The guides know these trails and they're good at pointing out what makes this place different from every other desert you might have ridden through.

Around midday you stop for lunch — deli sandwiches and icy water in the shade — and then it's time for the second half. You drive to Vegas Dunes, the off-road recreation area just outside the city, and that's where the energy changes. Now you're in a state-of-the-art dune buggy, something between a desert racer and a buggy, and you've got a 35-mile course ahead of you. Dried-out river beds, sheer drop-offs, a section called Rattle Snake Rocks (the name is not subtle), and then Look Out Dune where you stop and can actually see Lake Mead and the Las Vegas Strip sitting on the horizon. The 60-minute buggy ride is the adrenaline part — faster, technical, the kind of driving that makes you grip the roll cage and laugh when it's over.

The guides are DOT-screened and professional, but they're also genuinely into showing people what the Nevada desert has. They call the buggies "Dunies" and they know how to keep a group moving without making anyone feel left behind. You get unlimited bottled water throughout the day, which matters because the desert heat is real and you're active the whole time. The air-conditioned vehicle between sites is a relief you don't expect to appreciate until you're in it.

What’s included

Your day includes an air-conditioned vehicle for transport between sites, unlimited icy cold bottled water throughout, a picnic lunch with deli sandwiches at the halfway point, a professional DOT-screened guide, ATV use at Valley of Fire State Park, and a 60-minute dune buggy ride on the 35-mile Vegas Dunes course.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by SunBuggy Fun Rentals

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want both scenic desert riding and high-speed buggy driving in one day without renting equipment separately or navigating two different sites on your own — the guide and logistics are handled, so you just show up and ride.