West Wendover, NV Reviews

Mixed Feelings - 7/20/2007
West Wendover is a casino town on the Nevada/Utah border near the Bonneville Salt Flats. People here basically work in the casinos (5), law enforcement, schools, fast foods or the one market. I'm a teacher. To get to any major towns with a WalMart or a hospital it's about a 1 1/2 hour drive east into Utah or west to Elko. We have one medical clinic with unbendable hours of 8-5 M-F (don't get sick on the weekend or after 5pm) which people will swear by or swear at. Count me in the latter group. There's a small library and also a Starbuck's in one of the casinos. Other than that no real clothing or book stores. There's one small 3-screen movie theater on the Utah side of Wendover, and the big event last year was when the dollar store opened. It's a good place for kids at the elementary school level and reasonably safe for them. The high school appears to be another story, and there isn't much for teens to do. There's a small teen rec center and the town does have a well kept swimming Read More