The drive to Las Vegas from Palm Springs took approximately 4.5 hours. Our RV "campground" in Las Vegas was located just a short walk from the Main Street Station Hotel and Casino. The RV parking is literally a parking lot with full hookups for RVs. We were one of the few RVs in the lot, which was a bit surprising. Also surprising is that our RV space was almost adjacent to the I-15 overpass, which was less than a one-minute walk away, between the RV parking lot and the parking lot for the Main Street Station. As you can imagine, this meant lots of traffic noise, which wasn’t so bothersome during the day but was annoying at night. Nonetheless, we turned up our white noise machines as loudly as we could and slept pretty decently. 
Upon arrival at the Main Street Station RV Park in the late afternoon, we were still having some difficulty with the water pressure, so we took about 30 minutes trying to get it set appropriately. Ultimately, the water pressure was better than what we had in Palm Springs, but still a little low.
Once our setup was complete, we sat and relaxed for a bit before walking to Fremont Street nearby for dinner. We ate at a restaurant called Triple George Grill; Tim had the Petite Filet Mignon and Pat had the Seared Atlantic Salmon with lemon beurre blanc sauce. We shared a Caesar salad for an appetizer and a giant baked potato as our side. It was pricey, but we needed some rewarding food after our hazardous driving experience.
After dinner, we walked out to Fremont Street to see the light show. Fremont Street is much like Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The covered street has lots of shops, bars, restaurants, and street performers. People just wander up and down the street, with drinks in hand, having a great time. Tim had been to Fremont Street on a previous trip to Vegas, but this was Pat’s first time experiencing the debauchery (it’s called the Fremont Street Experience for a reason). The street also has a zip-line that you can ride from one end of Fremont Street to the other over the heads of all of the people below (Tim had done the zip line on his previous visit to Fremont Street; Pat has no desire to do a zip line due to his fear of heights). The Viva Vision light show on Fremont Street is the largest digital display in the world. There are shows at the top of every hour from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., and people stop what they are doing to watch the show every hour. 
After the light show, we walked to the Main Street Station Casino and did a bit of gambling. We both lost our limit for the evening and headed back to the RV.
The next day, Tim did some laundry in the early afternoon, while Pat caught up on emails. The weather in Vegas was nice, with sunny days, highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s, and lows in the upper 50s. So, later that afternoon, we walked to the California Casino for more gambling. We again lost our limit for the afternoon and walked back to the RV for dinner.
The following afternoon we walked to the Fremont Casino for more gambling before taking a Lyft to the Palazzo Theatre on the Vegas Strip to see SIX, the musical, which is about the six wives of King Henry VIII. The musical uses original pop songs to tell the story of each of the six wives from their historical perspective; each trying to convey to the others (and the audience) how terrible their lives were with King Henry VIII. It is educational as well as fun to watch as these six women sing and dance their hearts out! The musical was on Broadway when we were living in NYC, but we never got a chance to see it then. For our 25th Anniversary, Pat gave Tim two tickets to see the show in Vegas, and Tim graciously chose to take Pat as his guest. 
After the show, we walked around the Venetian Hotel and Casino, which is adjacent to the Palazzo. We did some gambling at the casino, then went to a bar in the Venetian called The Dorsey for drinks. The bar is laid out like a library, and it is fairly quiet (like a library) for being on the Vegas Strip. Tim had a Coney Island Express (dark rum, cold brew coffee, vanilla, and amaro ciociaro), while Pat had a Spicy Flamingo (blanco tequila, lime, watermelon, agave, and spices). 
After our drinks, we took a Lyft back to the RV (the trips to and from the Venetian in the Lyft took approximately 20 minutes, cost approximately $20, and the wait time for the Lyft to arrive was less than 5 minutes).
On our last full day in Las Vegas, we did some laundry in the early afternoon and caught up on writing and posting blog entries. That evening, we took a Lyft to a restaurant called Chicago Joes to meet our friend Bobby for dinner. Bobby has lived in Las Vegas since 2006. Tim and Bobby went to LSU at the same time and were in Sigma Nu fraternity together. Both lived in the fraternity house for most of their time at LSU and have many memories of parties, football games, trips to New Orleans, hell week for pledges, and everything else you experience while in college and in a fraternity (of course they were both in Songfest). Bobby also marched in the Golden Band from Tiger Land, LSU’s premier marching band. 
We had a lot of fun at dinner, so much so that we spilled two different drinks. Tim had the crab-stuffed ravioli, which was a special that night; Pat had beef lasagna. After dinner, Bobby chauffeured us on a driving tour of the Las Vegas Strip and then back to the RV (where he got a quick tour of our home). We hope to see Bobby again when LSU plays USC in Vegas in 2024.
One of the things we wanted to do when we started full-time RV traveling was to spend at least one night in our RV in every State in the United States (except Hawaii, but we stayed in Hawaii without the RV on our 25th Anniversary in April 2023). This marked the 10th State that we have stayed in in our RV at least one night (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Nevada), so we are 20% of the way to meeting our goal!
Review of Main Street Station RV Park
The Main Street Station RV Park is a short walk from Fremont Street and all of the fun that goes along with that experience. Plus, it is a short walk from several casino hotels, including Main Street Station, California, Fremont, and Circa. Additionally, it is a quick Uber/Lyft ride to the Las Vegas Strip and all that it has to offer, such as shops, restaurants, bars, casinos, shows, etc.
The biggest drawback to the Main Street Station RV Park is that it is located so near to the I-15 overpass that you constantly hear the traffic noises, which can be very disruptive when you’re trying to sleep. So, there is the weighing of the positive of the closeness to all of the things you come to Vegas to do and the negative of the traffic noise. We think the fun overrides the traffic noise and would consider coming back to the Main Street Station RV Park.
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