Lake Las Vegas

A master-planned community on Henderson's eastern edge, built around a 320-acre lake, with two Jack Nicklaus golf courses and some villages behind their own gates.

The Feel

Lake Las Vegas is on the far east side of Henderson, about 17 miles east of the Strip. The master plan covers roughly 3,600 acres and wraps around a 320-acre man-made lake with about 10 miles of shoreline, set among red rock cliffs and desert canyons. Out on the water there's kayaking, paddleboarding, rowing and electric boat cruises. Lake Mead National Recreation Area starts just to the east, and the River Mountains Loop Trail has trailhead parking at the park entrance, at the east end of Lake Mead Parkway.

The Village at Lake Las Vegas, which opened as MonteLago Village, was built in an Italian village style. You'll find cobblestone walkways, shops and restaurants along the lake, and a bridge in the style of Florence's Ponte Vecchio.

The first homes went up on SouthShore in the mid-1990s, and its courtyard villas and Venetian-style waterfront homes still sit around a private Nicklaus course. The newer neighborhoods lean contemporary. The main entrance leads to the resort hotels, The Village and a public golf course, while some villages sit behind their own gates.

The Lake Las Vegas Sports Club, a membership club for residents, fills the former Falls golf clubhouse with a fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, a pool and spa, and a driving range.

At a Glance

• Location: eastern Henderson (NV 89011). The main entrance is on Lake Las Vegas Parkway, off Lake Mead Parkway
• Gate: mixed. Some villages have their own gates, including SouthShore and The Island (double-gated entry)
• Golf: Reflection Bay Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus, opened 1998, public/resort) and SouthShore Country Club (Jack Nicklaus, opened 1996, private)
• Builders: Blue Heron, Toll Brothers, Lennar, Taylor Morrison, Beazer Homes, Del Webb, Richmond American and Pulte
• Homes: villas, townhomes, builder-plan homes, semi-custom and custom homes. Recent new construction has run from about 1,800 sq ft (2022) to a 7,690 sq ft show home (2024)
• Scale: more than 3,600 homes as of 2022, with 5,000 to 6,000 expected at build-out, per the developer
• Era: mid-1990s to today, with building still under way
• Developer: Raintree Investment Corp.

What Buyers Should Know

• Location inside Lake Las Vegas moves the price as much as the house does. Taylor Morrison's base prices in 2022 ran from the $400Ks to the low $900Ks. On The Island, Blue Heron's plan base prices start around $1.44M at Velaris and $1.76M at Arvada as of October 2026. Back in 2020, a $6.5M custom waterfront home at the Estates at Reflection Bay was the highest-priced Lake Las Vegas sale since 2007. Prices move, so we pull fresh sales first.
• Plan on more than one association. The Lake Las Vegas Master Association looks after the lake, its water quality and the common areas, and some villages add a second layer; SouthShore, for one, has its own residential association. The Sports Club is a separate membership with an initiation fee and monthly dues, and some homes come with a transferable one, so we check whether the home you like does. We confirm current dues on any home you're serious about, and the boating rules if time on the water matters to you.
• Know which era you're buying. A mid-1990s SouthShore villa and a brand-new build call for different homework, and older homes deserve a careful inspection. The new-home lineup shifts as neighborhoods sell out. The developer's list right now includes The Island (custom lots), Velaris, Arvada, Portofino, Verona, Shoreline and Westlight, among others, and we check what's actually available before you tour.

Nearby

Cadence · Ascaya · MacDonald Ranch · Green Valley Ranch

Thinking about Lake Las Vegas? Call or text Tyler Brady at 702-888-2352. We'll walk you through the villages and set up tours of the ones that fit.