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
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Big Bend Of The Colorado State Recreation Area – Laughlin, Nevada
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
Continue readingLake Mead National Recreation Area – Government Wash
Government Wash is a free boondocking area in Lake Mead Recreation Area with a 15 day limit. It has trash bins and restrooms and area for approximately 30 rigs of different sizes. It provides wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and Lake Mead. A national recreation pass is required to
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Hiking
One of the aspects of Valley of Fire State Park we love the most is the ability to hike anywhere directly from your campsite. No need to get in the car to drive to a trailhead, although that is definitely a possibility. We simply get up in the morning and
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Arch Rock Campground – Nevada
Another beautiful campground at Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada is Arch Rock Campground. It is right next to Atlatl Campground (actually around the corner from Atlatl Rock), has 29 sites, some large, some small, some uneven, and the entire campground is a bit more primitive than Atlatl. All
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Atlatl Campground – Nevada
We’re back. We just can’t seem to stay away from this place. We are usually here in December but never in November so we weren’t sure how crowded it would be. We know in the spring the campgrounds, both Atlatl and Arch Rock fill up quickly. In the winter
Continue readingQuail Creek State Park – Hurricane, Utah
Quail Creek State Park is a lovely, small state park located right off Hwy 9 on the western most end of Hurricane. It is located on the west side of Quail Creek reservoir, which is about ¼ the size of Sand Hollow reservoir. It has a small campground, dry camping,
Continue readingHouse Hunting – Hurricane, Utah
Yep, he is doing it again, looking for houses. Everywhere we go, it seems my husband wants to go house shopping, especially if it involves big garages. Hurricane has several new housing developments, one in particular, called Dixie Springs which has new homes with RV garages. It is located next
Continue readingRadio Controlled Aircraft – Boys Toys
After careful review of State laws, FAA laws, State Park rules and regulations, talking to some local hobbyists who were flying their planes at the fairgrounds AND checking to ensure there was no one around, we decided to take our dear little Arci-1 out for a flight. Yes, boys will
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