Lake Havasu State Park – Lake Havasu State Park, Arizona

Today’s drive was a short one as we drove from River Island State Park in Parker north to Lake Havasu State Park. It took us about 40 minutes.

We arrived a bit early and had to wait int the parking lot by the boat ramp. As soon as our site was ready the ranger came knocking on our door and told us we could proceed to our site. Thank you.

Campground: Lake Havasu State Park
Location: Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Site: 14 (back-in and waterfront)
Cost: $40.53
Services: Water/Electric (50AMP)
Comments: A lovely waterfront site, quiet at night, and fantastic views. The State Park is within a short walking distance of London Bridge and English Village along with a variety of restaurants and also the Island Trail (3.5 mile walking/biking path).

Since our site was beachfront we could spend quite a bit of time watching the beautiful sunsets every evening. The beach would turn golden.

We haven’t been to this state park in a number of years and there have been a few changes. They have added a Cabin Loop which has cabins and also some RV sites. We think the RV sites are for state park workers as we do not see those as reservable. The cabins sit along the beach at the swimming area.

The Day Use area is next to the campground and also offers a swimming beach, a large grassy area, and the Vic Reyes Memorial Lighthouse (AKA East Quoddy Lighthouse) on the point where the channel meets the lake. There is also a large sandy beach section along the channel where boats can beach. This is all a state park fee area. On the other side of the channel you can see the West Quoddy Lighthouse which was the first lighthouse erected by the Lake Havasu Lighthouse Club.

The Sunset Trail is within the state park and is a 1.75 mile easy trail which winds along the lowland desert and along the shoreline. It offers great views back to the campground, over the lake, and also to the boat launch.

We celebrated our anniversary one evening on the beach with a bottle of champagne just watching the sunset.

During the day and during sunset we would see PPGs (personal power gliders) flying around. They take off near the day use and fly over the campground, the lake, or wherever they want.