Henderson is known for its family-friendly atmosphere, abundant parks and wide range of attractions.   Visitors can stroll along the Water Street District, the vibrant downtown area with unique shops and dining.  The Clark County Museum showcases the region’s history; and the Lion Habitat Ranch provides a glimpse into the lives of exotic animals.

Nature lovers can explore nearby Lake Mead with its hiking, water skiing, fishing, boating, camping and RVing.

The Henderson Executive Airport has two runways:  one is 5,001 and the other is 6,501.  The airport offers private pilot lessons and charter services.

The city has expanded with new medical facilities, shopping centers, housing, schools and it houses the Raiders football team’s training facility, inter-mountain heath performance center.

One of the newer developments in Henderson is beautiful Lake Las Vegas.  And coming in 2026 will be two new high-rise towers, the Four Seasons Private Residency Las Vegas.

Henderson continues to grow and is a popular place for people relocating to Nevada.

From Las Vegas, take Hwy 95 / 515 for 15 miles

Traffic can be very heavy to and from Las Vegas – check traffic alerts ahead of time

Always have plenty of water with you for seeing attractions and having possible delays

Watch the calendar for music and other entertainment events

One of the leapfrog activities that began in 1941 to 1942, was the new community of Henderson, 13 miles east of Las Vegas.  Shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States government realized its country had an acute shortage of magnesium, a metal of crucial importance in the manufacturing of airplanes and incendiary bombs.  Nevada had a large supply of magnesite and brucite, the necessary crude ore for magnesium at Gabbs 3000 miles away.

The decision to build a huge processing plant in the Las Vegas Valley was greatly influenced by the abundant supply of electrical power and water made available by the Hoover Dam.  President Roosevelt favored decentralization of the defense industry and chose Nevada over California sites.

Construction of the Basic Magnesium plant began in 1941 and production started less than a year later.  On the adjacent desert land, the government built a thousand new houses, together with service establishments and schools.  The Henderson-Las Vegas area suddenly had a payroll for 10,0000 men, a larger employment than any mining town the state had ever known.  Well before the war ended, the plant was the largest in the world of its kind.

Henderson has evolved into one of Nevada’s largest and most diverse industrial cities.  By the late 1990s, it had a population of more than 175,000 people and has now reached over 328,500 in 2023.  Today, Henderson continues to grow with major hospital facilities, small and large, businesses, housing, shopping malls, and it houses the Raiders football team’s training facility, inter-mountain heath performance center.