Weird Day Trips
Amboy and Roy’s
Amboy is about 2.5 to 3 hours from Las Vegas on old Route 66, past Baker. That is a planning number for a dry day, not live traffic. What you actually see is the Roy’s sign, and Amboy Crater if you walk.
Amboy is about 2.5 to 3 hours from central Las Vegas, past the Baker corridor, on old Route 66. That is a rounded planning number for a dry day, not live traffic. Roy’s is the roadside motel sign people photograph. Amboy Crater is a volcanic walk nearby if you want more than the sign.
- From Las Vegas
- About 2.5 to 3 hours
- Distance
- Past Baker, on old Route 66
- Road
- Paved, old Route 66 past the Baker corridor
- Time to allow
- Full day
Short history
The sign is the picture. The crater is the extra walk. This page does not list whether the motel is taking guests.
Visit
Worth a look if Route 66 is the point and you are already on a longer I-15 day, after Baker.
Camp
Roy’s is not a camp. This page does not invent a campground.
Skip
You might leave it off if Baker and the Calico Early Man Site already filled the day.
The call is yours.
Practical visitor info
Hours and fees change. Check the site, the park, or the business before you go. This page does not quote a current price or a current opening time.
The numbers match the drive times and distances page. Read desert day-trip tips before a hot day, and see sample itineraries if you want to combine stops. The town list is Ghost Towns Near Las Vegas. Tonopah and the Extraterrestrial Highway are indexed under Weird Day Trips.
How long is the drive to Amboy?
Plan on about 2.5 to 3 hours, continuing past Baker. Baker is the earlier stop on an I-15 day, about 1.5 hours from Las Vegas.
Is the drive to Amboy paved?
The Route 66 alignment used here is paved. A normal rental car is the usual vehicle for the sign. This page does not describe the crater trail today.
What you can see
The Roy’s sign, and the crater if the walk is part of the day.
Heat and safety
Summer afternoons commonly sit above 100°F (38°C). The sign is a short stop in the sun. Read the desert tips if you add the crater walk.
On the ground
What you can see
You can photograph the Roy’s sign. Amboy Crater is the volcanic walk if you want more than the sign.
Private or off limits
Roy’s is not a camp. This page does not invent a campground.
Summer and the season
It is past Baker, about 2.5 to 3 hours from Las Vegas. Summer afternoons are hot.
The roadside sign, and the crater only if you walked it.
Get directions
Get directions from Las Vegas. The link opens a map. It is not a live traffic report.
Combine this
Times below are planning figures. Conditions change. A north stop and a south stop do not belong in the same day. The return drive eats it.
Old Route 66 past Baker. You might leave it off if Baker and Calico already filled the day.