River Island State Park sits along the Colorado River north of Parker. We have stayed at this park before in the spring and it was packed full. We had to have reservations to get in during that time. This time of year, early December, we basically had the park to
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Lake Havasu City, Arizona – Out and About
A week in Lake Havasu City just doesn’t seem long enough. With all the sights in the city and all the local hiking trails, the river, the lake, wow, too much to do and not enough time. The lake, named Lake Havasu, is actually a reservoir north of Parker Dam
Continue readingLake Havasu State Park, Arizona – The Visitors
Since I am just finishing the book “the Visitors” by Sally Beauman, I felt this post was appropriate. As Lucy, in “The Visitors” travels to Cairo and on to Luxor and the Valley of Kings and witnesses the unfolding events of Howard Carter’s excavations and eventual discovery of King Tutankhuman’s
Continue readingKeyhole Landing Trail – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Another great day with John and Pam from OhThePlacesTheyGo. We headed out on a beautiful sunny morning over to SARA, the local park in Lake Havasu City, for a hike to Keyhole Landing which is a cove along the Colorado River. The hike is rated as a 4 star (out
Continue readingSARA’s Crack – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu City sits along the eastern shores of Lake Havasu and is a fairly large city with over 50,000 people. In the city is a park called Special Activities and Recreation Area (SARA) which provides a racetrack, a dog park, softball and basefield fields, a BMX track, and even
Continue readingLake Havasu State Park – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Yes, I love my waterfront. The first time we went to Lake Havasu State Park I remarked how I wanted to come back and get a waterfront site. Well this year we did. We choose the week of Thanksgiving to spend at this beautiful park nestled right in the city
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We visited this park one day while staying in Laughlin. We always like to check out other RV parks and campgrounds in the area in case we are missing something. This RV Park/campground is a Mojave County park with both an RV Park area and North and South Beach camping
Continue readingCattail Cove State Park – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
While staying at River Island State Park along the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona we decided to check out a few of the other state parks in the area. Welcome to Cattail Cove State Park. This is a nice, small state park which sits along Hwy 95 between Parker and
Continue readingBuckskin Mountain State Park – Parker, Arizona
We were a bit amazed at the sheer volume of RVs in the area along the Colorado River both on the Arizona side and on the California side of the river. The towns, such as Parker and Lake Havasu City are on the Arizona side and there are only a
Continue readingLake Havasu State Park – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu State Park sits directly to the north of London Bridge in Lake Havasu City on the eastern shores of Lake Havasu. It definitely has a campground feel to it, is directly on the water on Lake Havasu, yet right in the city. Weird. You don’t feel like you
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