Active

Lee Canyon’s mountain bike park is the perfect place to learn the sport. The resort’s all-inclusive packages cover rentals and instructors ($49-$189, leecanyonlv.com). For something slower-paced, check out the schedule for free mountainside yoga on Lee Canyon’s website.

Bank of America’s Golf With Us program invites children, ages 6-18, to access tee times for $5 or less at any of 31 courses participating in Nevada. The company set a goal to enroll 150,000 youth in the program by a June 15 deadline (bofa.com/golfwithus).

Ice skate at City National Arena ($13, citynationalarena.com) or Las Vegas Ice Center ($15, lasvegasice.com).

Race go-karts at K1 Speed ($29-$69, k1speed.com).

Roller skate at Crystal Palace ($11-$13 plus $5 rental skates, crystalpalacerancho.com).

City of Henderson has so many happenings to explore this summer, including a cardboard boat regatta in July and a Farm to Table 101 workshop in August. What really caught our eye was Running the Rec at Valley View Recreation Center. Designed for teens, it’s two hours of adult-supervised open-access basketball courts, volleyball, racquetball, game room and fitness room (plus free drinks and pizza!) on multiple dates in August (prices vary, hendersonhappenings.com).

Educational

Vegas’ museum game is strong—there are so many to explore. Step into a replica of an ancient Egyptian tomb, gander at dinosaurs or dive into learning about marine life at the Las Vegas Science and Natural History Museum (free-$14 per person, lvnhm.org). Go retro at the Pinball Hall of Fame, where a bucket of quarters can provide hours of entertainment on vintage and analog machines (pinballmuseum.org). Ponder the wide-ranging impacts of atomic testing and nuclear fallout with interactive exhibits at the Atomic Museum (free-$29 for adults, atomicmuseum.vegas). Or tour the Neon Museum’s outdoor boneyard during the cooler hours of the night, when the historic signs are all lit up—perfect for a family photo opp ($25-$35 per person, neonmuseum.org).

Career-minded summer camps are a wonderful way to keep kids’ brains active when they aren’t in school. At UNLV, the Young Rebels program offers hands-on programming for elementary, middle and high schoolers, with many offerings at $300 or less. Computer science, archaeology and classical guitar are just a few examples (unlv.edu/early-outreach/young-rebels). At the Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Finding My Future Summer Camp, kids ages 9-15 don’t simply learn about careers and financial literacy, they immerse themselves in the subjects. Junior Achievement’s simulated city lets attendees take on jobs and budgeting as though they were in the real world ($275-$300 for one week, southernnevada.ja.org).

Check out events at any of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District branches (thelibrarydistrict.org) or Henderson Libraries (hendersonlibraries.com).

Spend an entire day at the 180-acre Springs Preserve, where admission gets you entry to countless immersive exhibits and displays including botanical gardens, a butterfly habitat and the WaterWorks Museum. Don’t skip a blast to Vegas’ past at Origen Museum, or the shimmering wall of showgirl history at Nevada State Museum. Consider a yearly membership ($30-$60) if you’d like to attend the various planting and gardening workshops that can be found on Spring Preserve’s website ($5-$10 daily admission for Nevada residents, springspreserve.org).

Creative

Downtown, Arttherapy Cafe hosts numerous classes and events designed to improve your mental health through the act of creating art. Try an “art rage” workshop with paint throwing and splattering, sip and paint, or painting accompanied by sound bowls and meditation (prices vary, arttherapycafe.com).

Super Summer Theatre Photo by: Steve Marcus

Gather on the lawn and under the stars at Spring Mountain Ranch, where Super Summer Theatre performs its 2026 lineup of musicals—Newsies in May, followed by 1776 in July, The Andrews Brothers in August and Come From Away in September (tickets start at $28 plus $10-15 park entry fee, super summertheatre.org).

Trained instructors at Sur la Table teach cooking classes over five days (two hours per day) for kids and teens ($250-325, surlatable.com).

Visit any of the well curated art galleries spread across 12 Las Vegas-Clark County Library District branches. (free, thelibrarydistrict.org/gallery-exhibits).

The Fashion Show mall is hosting several immersive pop-ups this summer, but one that really caught our eye was the travelling installation Bouquet. From July 23-August 20, the Great Hall will transform into a vibrant garden with human-sized flowers that can be explored from within (free, fslv.com).

Nature

Tour a 1950s house that once belonged to a German actress, an 1860s blacksmith shop and some of the oldest buildings in Southern Nevada at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park. Just outside Red Rock Canyon, the park offers temperatures up to 10 degrees cooler than the Las Vegas Valley—perfect for a picnic under shady trees ($10-$15 entry fee, parks.nv.gov).

Lee Canyon Photo by: Shutterstock

Did you know that Lee Canyon’s chairlift still operates in the summer and offers scenic rides Friday-Sunday for $14-$19? The views at 9,370 feet are some of the best you can get. Be sure to check out the resort’s calendar for a schedule of live music performances (leecanyonlv.com).

Downtime

Wonder Play Cafe at Gramercy is the perfect place to crush some remote work while young kids explore in a safe and fun environment (memberships start at $85 per month, wonderplaycafelv.com).

Enjoy board games at Grouchy John’s (grouchyjohns.com) or Meepleville Board Game Cafe (meepleville.com).

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