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Main Menu > Grand Canyon National Park > Also Nearby Lake Mead National Recreation Area Boulder City, Nevada This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic's Guide to the Lewis and Clark Trail For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> (Visitor Center, 28 miles [45.1 kilometers] SE on US 93. +1 702 293 8906) The 726-foot-high [221.3-meter-high] Hoover Dam impounds the Colorado River to produce the country’s largest artificial lake (110 miles [177 kilometers] long, 550 miles [885.1 kilometers] of shoreline). Boat rides, fishing, and swimming are available. Fee for boat rides. More Recommendations for Grand Canyon National Park