Alan Bible Botanical Garden

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The Alan Bible Botanical Garden is a desert botanical garden located at the Alan Bible Visitor Center, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada, United States. The garden is named in honor of Senator Alan Bible (1909-1988).

The garden is mostly cactus, but also displays some of the area's desert trees and shrubs, and identifies plant communities found throughout the recreation area.

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Coordinates: 35°58′35″N114°50′19″W / 35.97638°N 114.83861°W / 35.97638; -114.83861


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