Budget for two

(Expenses for this trip)

Marriott Suites
Two nights, with tax: $400.22

Dinner
Hilton buffet: $36.01

Dinner
Piero’s: $117.89

Other meals, snacks: $52.96

Park entrance fees: $10.00

Gas: $36.40

Final tab: $653.48

Contact: Marriott Suites, 325 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109; (800) 228-9290 or (702) 650-2000, fax (702) 737-1883, www.marriott.com.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, HCR 33, Box 5500, Las Vegas, NV 89124; (702) 515-5350, fax (702) 363-6779, www.redrockcanyon.blm.gov.

Valley of Fire State Park, P.O. Box 515, Overton, NV 89040; (702) 397-2088, parks.nv.gov/vf.htm.