Lake Las Vegas
in Henderson
Lake Las Vegas is the master-planned resort community in east Henderson built around a 320-acre private lake with roughly 10 miles of shoreline. The broader resort footprint has historically been described at roughly 3,600 acres, including the lake, golf, resorts, commercial areas and residential villages; the City of Henderson's Active Master Planned Community reporting tracks approximately 2,242 acres for Lake Las Vegas development, with 3,741 existing units as of January 1, 2025, 9,546 maximum units at completion and the plan about 39.2% complete. The lake filled in 1991, the property now operating as the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa opened in 1999 as the Hyatt Regency, and the Mediterranean-style waterfront village followed in 2003, giving the valley its only real lakeside residential address.
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What Lake Las Vegas is
Waterfront living in the Mojave: a private lake, a walkable water village, resort hotels and golf, with a mix of open, gated and guard-gated neighborhoods.
The idea existed for decades before it became real, and the lake residents see today was built: the dam was completed and the lake filled in 1991, Transcontinental Properties carried the build-out through the 1990s, and the town and resort parts followed around the turn of the century.
The master holds roughly ten named sub-communities around the water. The recognizable ones are the Village at Lake Las Vegas, MonteLago Village, the guard-gated South Shore with its Jack Nicklaus signature country club, the North Shore, the Islands, Reflection Bay and Caliza, with the Del Webb 55+ neighborhood, whose development began in 2020.
For buyers the honest trade is calm and water against distance: resort life, golf privacy and a mix of open and gated streets are the daily reality, while most errands run a few miles toward the Galleria corridor and the 215.
Named areas inside Lake Las Vegas
South Shore and Del Webb have full guides on this site; the other named areas of the lake are listed here as verified places inside the master.
Deeper guides for the remaining named areas (MonteLago Village, Reflection Bay, Caliza) would be a useful future build; the verified map lives here now, and the South Shore and Del Webb guides are live today.
320 acres of private lake
The lake is the entire point. It is privately held, spans about 320 acres, and carries roughly 10 miles of shoreline that the homes, hotels and marinas share. Boating, lakeside walks and water views are real amenities, not marketing.
Golf and the club scene
Golf arrived with the water: the Reflection Bay course runs along the southern side, and the South Shore community wraps its own private country club with a Nicklaus signature course. The clubs belong to the residents; the shops and hotels along the townfront welcome everyone.
A 55+ niche in a resort
The Del Webb community at the north end delivers what the resort alone cannot: a gated, single-story 55+ neighborhood with its own club life, a mile from the water. It is one of Henderson's newest active-adult addresses.
Who the lake fits best
Lakeside living suits second-home owners, empty nesters who value walking and water, and luxury buyers who want the desert's only true lakefront. The Del Webb village demonstrates that the 55+ version of the lake feels lived in every day.
Lake Las Vegas FAQ
Is Lake Las Vegas a real lake?
Yes. The lake is a privately held, man-made lake of about 320 acres in east Henderson, filled starting in 1991, with roughly 10 miles of shoreline. Much of the housing looks straight across the water.
What are the named areas around the lake?
The commonly cited named parts are the Village at Lake Las Vegas, MonteLago Village (the waterfront town), the South Shore and its country club, the North Shore, the Islands, Reflection Bay and Caliza, plus the Del Webb community inside the master.
Who developed Lake Las Vegas?
Transcontinental Properties built the resort community through the 1990s and 2000s. The property now operating as the Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa opened in 1999 as the Hyatt Regency, and MonteLago Village opened in 2003.
Is there a 55+ community at the lake?
Yes. Del Webb at Lake Las Vegas is the master's 55+ neighborhood, with roughly 460 single-story homes; development began in 2020.
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