Boulder City

Lake Mead defines the setting of Boulder City — the Colorado River reservoir and surrounding Mojave Desert give this low-rise community a dry, open character. Founded in 1931 as a planned town for workers building Hoover Dam, Boulder City remains tied to one of the United States’ landmark engineering projects. Its Historic District preserves many buildings from the dam-construction era, while Hoover Dam stands just southeast of town in Black Canyon. Unlike much of Nevada, Boulder City prohibits gambling, reflecting a civic identity shaped apart from nearby Las Vegas. Browse other webcams across Nevada to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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