Lake Mead.
32,359,274 Acres of Water, 550 miles of Shoreline, 115 miles long and up to
589 feet deep at high water level, Fishing, House Boating, Restaurants, Campsites
with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary
Dump Station, Picnic/Day Use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply), Marinas,
Fuel, Visitor Information Center. One of the most scenic lakes in all of the
west featuring canyons, boulders and clear blue water. The lake runs from
the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to Hoover Dam. It is surrounded by
the Lake Mead National Recreational Area. Popular spots on the lake includes
Callville Bay Marina, Burro Point (Arizona), Hoover Dam (726 feet high by
1244 feet in length), Hemenway Harbor, Promontory Point, Boulder Islands,
Hemenway Harbor, Boulder Beach, Lake Mead Lodge and Marina, Las Vegas Boat
Harbor and Las Vegas Wash Ranger Station. Just 15 miles east of Las Vegas. Boating Lake Mead - Las Vegas Boat Harbor / Lake Mead Marina. Callville Bay Marina
Lake Mohave
Lake Mohave is 67 miles south of Hoover Dam is 67 miles long with 45 square
miles of surface, and is part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Launch Ramps, Camping with and without Electric Hookup, Boat Rentals, Launch
Ramps, Fuel, Hotels / Motels, Restaurants and shops are available in Katherine,
about 35 miles west of Kingman. Lake Mohave stays very closely to the original
course of the Colorado River. Black Canyon, just below Hoover Dam, has dramatic
sheet walls 800 ft. high and many small side canyons from which hot springs
flow. The Lake widens gradually to approximately 4.2 miles across in the Cottonwood
Basin. Call the Arizona Tourism bureau for more information. Very Hot in the
Summer!. Katherine Landing Cottonwood Cove Willow Beach Marina
Pyramid
Lake. A large body of water just north of Reno, however it is located
in the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation area.
Rye Patch
Lake. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Restrooms,
Drinking Water, Picnic/Day Use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply), Features
Wye Patch Recreational Area. Located 36 miles southwest of Winnemucca, Nevada
off I 80.
Walker Lake.
Fishing, Campsites without electric hookup, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary
Dump Station, Picnic/Day Use. Features Tamarack Point Recreational Area and
Sportsman's Beach near the Naval Area. The Southern side of the lake is in
the naval ammunition depot area. Located off U.S. 95 just north of Hawthorne.
Lake Tahoe.
Fishing, Water Skiing, Beach, Campsites with and without electric hookup,
Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/Day Use,
Launch Ramp (small fee may apply), Marina, Fuel, Visitors Information Center.
One of the most popular lakes in the western U.S. There are several popular
spots around the lake including Kings Beach State Recreational area, Tahoe
State Recreational Area, Sugar Pine Pt. D. L. Bliss, Bay View and Emerald
Bay (California side) and Cave Rock, Nevada Beach, Secret and Skunk Harbors
(Nevada Side). Located just west of Carson City, Nevada. North Tahoe Marina Sunny Side Marina Homewood High & Dry Marina Tahoe Keys Marina Zephyrcove Marina
Information based
on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, brochures and boaters information.
If you know of any other great spots in Nevada for boating (of all types), or
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