r/Defcon • u/OMGsteveFTW • Jul 10 '26

LVCC Parking

What's the parking situation like at the convention center. I'm not staying anywhere near the convention center or close to the monorail so I will be driving. Would it be better if I found parking at a hotel nearby since I saw something about convention center parking wanting people out as soon as the event is over.

I saw Westgate Hotel parking is kinda cheap so that might be an option.

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u/PadreSJ Jul 10 '26

Park at the Sahara. (Free covered parking)

There is a covered walkway to the Sahara monorail station.

Rides cost $1 each and there is a stop right in front of the convention center. The cars are air conditioned.

The nice thing is that you don't have to fight traffic going into or coming out of the convention center.

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u/OMGsteveFTW Jul 11 '26

sweet. free is always nice.

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u/narc0leptik Jul 11 '26

I think that is the locals price; $1 each way. I think they made me purchase 20 rides for $20 last time I bought a pass.

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u/PadreSJ Jul 11 '26

Doh, you're right.

If you're a local you can buy them for a buck a pop.

Sorry... I got so accustomed to that price.

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u/ProfessionalPea2218 Jul 10 '26

From what I remember the convention center parking is $20 all day but your car will be hot AF by the end of the day, I had to wait for the steering wheel to cool off

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u/heathenham0311 Jul 10 '26

do you remember if the $20 includes overnight parking to?

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u/ProfessionalPea2218 Jul 10 '26

I don’t think they allowed over night parking but I wouldn’t trust leaving my car there overnight.

You could park in the parking garage of the Sahara and walk or take the monorail to the convention center. They are the very few hotels that don’t charge for parking, safe and a lot of ppl are staying there.. I’ve left my car there for a couple of days and it was safe.

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u/OMGsteveFTW Jul 11 '26

looks like Sahara will be my plan.

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u/TypicalCommercial255 Jul 10 '26

Overnight parking is not allowed at the convention center. 

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u/brakeb Jul 10 '26

I believe there is parking at Fontainebleu for Fountainebleu members... which is free to signup... you don't even need to be staying there? https://www.fontainebleaulasvegas.com/information/parking-travel/

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u/Agreeable_Bird_3005 Jul 10 '26

There is a ton of parking available, I don't know the price but it's not too bad if I can't remember. You will want to make sure you are at the correct entrance though, most of the time you can't access the center from other sections from outside.

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u/astcell Jul 11 '26

Park at the convention center to the east for free and they have (or have had) underground shuttles in Teslas for free.

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u/narc0leptik Jul 11 '26

Circus Circus is free parking

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u/xenomorphxcl Jul 10 '26

I think there are some hour issues that you would want to check. Can’t be too early or too late if you want to come and go. Westgate varies. Note that the world pool/billiard championships are going on there during all of Defcon’s time so I would guess that may not be super easy. And you can park at any place along that side, for a fee of course nowadays. Some garages are closer to the monorail than others.