Hoover Dam’s outside areas reopen to public
Visitors walk along the top of Hoover Dam, which reopened to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Visitors walk along the top of Hoover Dam, which reopened to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Hoover Dam, seen from from the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, opened to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A visitor walks along the top of the Hoover Dam, which opened to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
The visitor center and tours are still closed at Hoover Dam. The dam is open to the public after months of being closed due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Visitors view Hoover Dam, which reopeed to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Visitors Molly Panyathong and Johnny Pham of Sacramento, California, touch the feet of the Winged Figures of the Republic sculpture by Oskar Hansen for good luck while visiting Hoover Dam, which reopened to the public after being closed due to COVID-19 ,on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A motorcyclist rides down from the upper parking lot as visitors check out at the sights as Hoover Dam opens up to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A lone RV is parked with visitors looking at the sights as Hoover Dam opens up to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A visitor runs down from the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge as Hoover Dam opens to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Visitors walk along the top of the Hoover Dam now open to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Visitor Aaron Gonzalez, left, has his picture taken by Maria Aquino of West Covina, Calif., beside their F-Type Jaguar while viewing the Hoover Dam, which reopened to the public after months closed due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Sara Andersen, left, and husband Mark of San Diego check out the view from the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge as Hoover Dam opens to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19 on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
A few vehicles round the curve as Hoover Dam opens up to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Security is tight as Hoover Dam opens up to the public after being closed for months due to COVID-19, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Boulder City. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images
Updated October 21, 2020 - 12:22 pm
Hoover Dam has reopened to the public.
The Bureau of Reclamation reopened the outside areas on Tuesday.
Visitor center tours and exhibits remain closed.
Visitors will be able to drive across the top of Hoover Dam, park in the parking garage and other designated parking areas, walk on the top of the dam and access the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge plaza and walkway. The Historic Railroad Trail access point also is open.
All open areas can be accessed without tickets.
The parking garage and Arizona Pay Lot cost $10 per vehicle.
The cafe and gift store at the parking garage and the gift store at the Arizona turnaround are expected to reopen soon.
Visitors are asked to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to protect themselves, fellow visitors and Hoover Dam employees.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.
