Campground Overview:
The Bureau of Land Management manages 73 boat access campsites located over 20 miles along the Arizona shore of Lake Havasu. Campsites offer a picnic table, barbecue grill, and trash receptacle and the majority of the sites provide a restroom and shade structure. These sites offer the opportunity to enjoy the recreational opportunities on the lake overnight or just for the day. Campsites are only accessible by boat which can be accessed from a variety of boat launches along Lake Havasu. The sites are on the Arizona shore of Lake Havasu south of the London Bridge and continue until the boundary of the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.
Campground at a Glance
Level: |
Dispersed |
Season: |
Year-Round |
Nearby City: |
Lake Havasu City |
Fishing: |
Colorado River |
Campground Website: |
Lake Havasu Shoreline Camps |
Campground Map: |
Click Here/ Lake Havasu Region Map |
Reservations: |
First-come, first-served basis |
Location: |
Nearby Attractions and Activities:
It’s easy to understand why Lake Havasu City and the Colorado River attract millions of visitors every year. The Colorado River is navigable for almost 100 miles from Davis Dam to Parker Dam creating a boater’s paradise. The shoreline on both the California and Arizona are littered with campsites and coves to enjoy. The region draws boaters in all types of craft, including canoes, fishing boats, ski boats, and houseboats. Attractions include a variety of birds and animals, Indian petroglyphs, historical sites, parks and marinas, marshes, mountain peaks and canyons.
The Colorado River attracts a variety of waterfowl and shore birds including mallards, coots, herons and geese. Hawks, roadrunners, quail, hummingbirds, doves and owls are also abundant in the park. Common animals include cottontail, fox, raccoon, beaver, muskrat, coyote and an occasional bobcat or bighorn sheep. Several species of lizards and snakes inhabit the park, along with an occasional turtle by the river.
London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. It was built in the 1830s and formerly spanned the River Thames in London, England. It was dismantled in 1967 and relocated to Arizona. The bridge was completed in 1971 and links an island in the Colorado River with the main part of Lake Havasu City.
Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge is situated in central-western Arizona along the Lower Colorado River, the Bill Williams River extends a short 40 miles before emptying into the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. A portion of the river and its unique habitat are protected within the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge and offers a glimpse into what this landscape looked like hundreds of years ago
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge was established by Executive Order by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941 for the primary purpose of providing migratory bird habitat. The refuge is comprised of 37,515 acres along the lower Colorado river in Arizona and California. The refuge protects 30 river miles and encompasses 300 miles of shoreline from Needles, California, to Lake Havasu City, Arizona. One of the last remaining natural stretches of the lower Colorado River flows through the 20-mile long Topock Gorge.
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