This strenuous hike leads through a scenic canyon to natural hot springs and offers views of the Colorado River and Hoover Dam.
4-8 Hours
Follow this meandering canyon down as it compresses and loosens until it finally opens to reveal the mighty Colorado River.
4-8 Hours
While there is no river access on this trail, hikers are rewarded throughout their adventure with geological highlights, remnants of a historic magnesium mine going back to the days of WWII, and a fantastic panoramic view overlooking the Colorado River from 1000 ft. up.
4-8 Hours
Arizona Hot Spring trail is strenuous and can be combined to make a loop going down a 20-foot ladder to the White Rock Canyon trail. With a 750-foot elevation change and some steep scrambling, this hike is considered very strenuous.
4-8 Hours
The Historic Railroad Trail features incredible vistas of Lake Mead and Boulder Basin and five tunnels – each approximately 25 feet wide.
1-4 Hours
Fisherman's Trail follows the southern outline of the harbor at Katherine Landing.
1-4 Hours
South Arizona Telephone Cove picnic area features 6 picnic tables. This location does not have grills, restrooms, or drinking water.
Rogers Spring picnic area features 4 picnic tables, 4 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
Echo Bay picnic area features 2 picnic tables and restrooms. There are no grills or drinking water at this location.
Princess Cove picnic area features 6 picnic tables and 6 grills. This location does not have restrooms or drinking water.
Cottonwood Cove picnic area features 14 picnic tables, 10 grills, restrooms, and drinking water.
Temple Bar picnic area features 10 picnic tables, 6 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
Owl Canyon Trail narrows and deepens into a slot canyon with 100-foot vertical walls in the most confined section.
1-4 Hours
If Lakeshore Road is Lake Mead’s “Main Street”, Northshore Road is its scenic route. Stretching for almost fifty miles, Northshore Road winds its way from modern times next to housing developments through historic geologic periods where the landscape changed from a flat, open plain on the edge of a continent to the rich geologic formations we see today. Northshore Road really is a trip through time.
Willow Beach picnic area features 9 picnic tables, 5 grills, restrooms, and drinking water.
Katherine Landing picnic area features 10 picnic tables, 6 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
Las Vegas Bay picnic area features 18 picnic tables, 8 grills, restrooms, and drinking water.
Callville Bay picnic area features 8 picnic tables, 8 grills, restrooms, and drinking water.
Blue Point Spring picnic area features 1 picnic table with mountainous landscape views. There are no restrooms, drinking water, or grills.
Redstone Picnic Area is nestled in the Pinto Valley Wilderness, along Northshore Road. Redstone picnic area features 3 picnic tables, 3 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
Longview Picnic Area is a great spot to stop and have a picnic at along Lakeshore Road. This picnic area features 3 picnic tables, 3 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
Enjoy a picnic while looking out at Boulder Basin and Fortification Hill. Boulder Beach Picnic Area features 54 picnic tables, 18 grills, restrooms and drinking water.
Enjoy a picnic with panoramic views of the Las Vegas Bay and the Black Mesa. 33 Hole Overlook Picnic area features 9 picnic tables, 9 grills, and restrooms. This location does not have drinking water.
The Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail features incredible vistas of Lake Mead and Boulder Basin and five tunnels – each approximately 25 feet wide.
1-4 Hours
Bicyclists are welcome to ride at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on park roads and on routes designated for bicycle use. Approved backcountry roads are designated routes and are marked with a yellow arrow sign with a number on it.
4-8 Hours
Lake Mohave encompasses everything south of the Hoover Dam down to Laughlin, NV. During the summer, you will find many out enjoying the sparkling waters. Boaters can utilize three launch ramps to access different parts of this lake: Willow Beach, Cottonwood Cove, and Katherine Landing.
Lake Mead is a great place to be when the summer heat hits. Boaters can utilize four launch ramps to access different parts of this lake: Hemenway Harbor, Echo Bay, Callville Bay, and Temple Bar.
In 2014, the Secretary of Interior designated this portion of the Colorado River as a National Water Trail, making it the first in the Southwest and the first to flow through a desert. Paddlers and boaters alike come to the Black Canyon to enjoy serenity and the awe-inspiring geologic formations.
4-8 Hours
Today, remnants of the town are now visible thanks to the lowering water levels of Lake Mead.
1-4 Hours
From the summit, take in stunning views looking over Callville Bay and beautiful blue Lake Mead.
1-4 Hours
Lakeview hiking trail allows visitors to explore the beautiful mountainous landscape and the desert flora and fauna including creosote, brittle bush.
1-4 Hours
Bluffs Trail overlooks the Las Vegas Bay and Las Vegas Wash, where visitors can see a stark contrast in vegetation between wet and dry areas.
1-4 Hours
A perfect place to take in the desert in all its vastness and striking colors.
1-4 Hours
The fiery eroded formations on this trail were once part of a vast desert landscape.
1-4 Hours
The River Mountains Loop Trail is a non-motorized, paved trail provides visitors with an extensive trail loop offering scenic views, plentiful wildlife, and the vast beauty only the Mojave Desert can offer.
4-8 Hours
The Wetlands Trail follows a dry dirt trail down to the flowing Las Vegas Wash, where water from the Las Vegas Valley dispenses into Lake Mead and shapes the landscape through erosion.
1-4 Hours