Another great “free” (after you have paid entrance fees or used your interagency pass) boondocking spot in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area is in the very northern part of Lake Mead off of Northshore Road around mile marker 41 on the Overton Arm portion of Lake Mead. The entrance
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area – Hiking
Owl Canyon Trail This trail starts at the northern most Hole 33 parking area along Lakeshore Road at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The trail leads to a great slot canyon where owls nest. It also leads through a few culverts. You can either make a loop or return the
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Welcome to Government Wash, a free (after you have entered the Recreation Area) boondocking area at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Our phone GPS referred to it as G-O-V-T Washington so call it what you want, ha, ha….. It is a lovely area which is close to Henderson for
Continue readingBig Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area – Laughlin, Nevada
Campground: Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area Location: Just south of Laughlin, Nevada Site: 22 (pull-thru) Cost: $30 Services: FHU (50 AMP) Comments: We love, love, love this campground and wish all campgrounds were designed like this one. What we really like is the spaciousness, privacy, neatness of
Continue readingAvi Casino KOA – Laughlin, Nevada
We departed Joshua Tree National Park towards Laughlin, Nevada and drove east on California Highway 62 and then north on Highway 95 from Vidal Junction. We enjoy Highway 62 with its dips, sign posts, and shoe and rock art. It makes for a fun drive. Our goal was to
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We left Washoe Lake State Park and drove highway 50 east to Highway 95 north to I-80 to Winnemucca. A nice peaceful drive along some high desert alkaline dry lake beds. Almost feels like Bonneville Flats in some areas. The drive also included lots of ground squirrels running across the
Continue readingWashoe Lake State Park – New Washoe City, Nevada
Just north of Carson City, Nevada lies the area of Washoe Lake. There is a lovely state park located on the southeast corner of the lake with two loops and 49 sites, most if not all can accommodate big rigs up to 45′. Perfect! All sites are first-come first-serve.
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We departed Cave Creek in Arizona and drove north via Highway 93 which is a very scenic route and passes the town of Nothing, Arizona. How cool is that? It also drives through one of the most dense forests of Joshua Trees and is stunning. Then on to Kingman and
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Wow, we love this park. Neat, clean, huge, spacious sites, lots of privacy, and a great cell signal with strong data. Big Bend is the newest Nevada State Park and has 24 large, level sites with full hookups added in 2009. And it shows it. Welcome to Big Bend (not
Continue readingLake Mead National Recreation Area – Historic Railroad Trail
This is a nice, easy, scenic, and historic 3.7 mile trail (each way) from the Alan Bible Visitor Center at Lake Mead Recreation Area to Hoover Dam. It is a dirt, gravel, sand path which can be either walked or ridden on a bicycle. Due to the nature of the
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