Wetlands Trail reopens at Lake Mead after three-year closure

Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Monday, June 19, 2017. (Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @vegasphotograph

The Lake Mead National Recreation Area is seen on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Gabriella Angotti-Jones Las Vegas Review-Journal @gabriellaangojo

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By Rachel Hershkovitz Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 13, 2017 - 5:01 pm

Updated July 15, 2017 - 8:42 pm

The Wetlands Trail at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has reopened after a three-year closure, the National Park Service said Thursday.

The trail closed in early 2014 as crews installed a control structure to prevent erosion in the Las Vegas Wash to protect stability of a bridge, the National Park Service said. The control structure also will protect the Lake Las Vegas dam and outlet works.

The 1.5 mile trail is located off Northshore Road just past mile marker one.

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