Travel Reference
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Willow Beach on Lake Mohave and more than half a dozen spots on the Nevada side of
Lake Mead.
In Arizona, marinas can be found at Katherine Landing on Lake Mohave (just outside
Bullhead City), near the north end of Lake Mohave at Willow Beach (best access for
trout angling), and at Temple Bar on Lake Mead. At
Temple Bar Resort & Marina
(
&
800/255-5561
or 928/767-3211), you can rent speedboats for $225 to $375 per
day. At
Lake Mohave Resort
(
&
800/752-9669
or 928/754-3245), you can rent ski
boats, fishing boats, and patio boats for between $90 and $260 per day. Personal water-
craft go for $350 per day at the former and $360 per day at the latter.
WHERE TO STAY
Seven Crown Resorts rents houseboats (see below) and runs a motel on Lake Mohave.
For more information, contact Seven Crown Resorts (
&
800/752-9669;
www.seven
crown.com). Lake Mohave Resort has huge rooms that are great for families ($60-$125
double). Temple Bar Marina, on Lake Meade, has a motel and a wonderfully remote
setting with a beach right in front, great fishing nearby, and 40 miles of prime skiing
waters extending from the resort. Rooms go for $70 to $125 double. For more informa-
tion, contact Temple Bar Marina (
&
928/767-3211;
www.templebarlakemead.com).
Houseboats
Seven Crown Resorts
Kids
Why pay extra for a lake-view room when you can
rent a houseboat that always has a 360-degree water view? There's no better way to
explore Lake Mohave than on one of these floating vacation homes. You can cruise for
miles, tie up at a deserted cove, and enjoy a wilderness adventure with all the comforts
of home. Houseboats come complete with full kitchens, air-conditioning, and space to
sleep up to 13 people. Bear in mind that the scenery here on Lake Mohave isn't nearly as
spectacular as that on Lake Powell, Arizona's other major houseboating lake.
P.O. Box 16247, Irvine, CA 92623-6247.
&
800/752-9669.
www.sevencrown.com. $1,250-$4,250 per
week. DISC, MC, V. Pets accepted.
In room:
A/C, kitchen, no phone.
Camping
In Arizona, there are campgrounds at Katherine Landing on Lake Mohave and at Temple
Bar on Lake Mead. Both of these campgrounds have been heavily planted with trees, so
they provide some semblance of shade during the hot, but popular, summer months. In
Nevada, you'll find campgrounds at Cottonwood Cove on Lake Mohave and at Boulder
Beach, Las Vegas Bay, Callville Bay, and Echo Bay on Lake Mead. Campsites at all camp-
grounds are $10 per night. For more information, contact
Lake Mead National Recre-
ation Area
(
&
702/293-8906
or 293-8990; www.nps.gov/lame).
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LAKE HAVASU & THE LONDON BRIDGE
60 miles S of Bullhead City; 150 miles S of Las Vegas, NV; 200 miles NW of Phoenix
London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down. At least it was, until Robert
McCulloch, founder of Lake Havasu City, hit upon the brilliant idea of buying the
bridge and having it shipped to his undertouristed little planned community in the
Arizona desert. More than 35 years later, London Bridge still attracts tourists by the mil-
lions.
