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Lake Havasu recreation
Lake Havasu Shoreline SitesLake Havasu Shoreline Sites
Bureau of Land ManagementArizona

Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites

The Lake Havasu Field Offices manages 73 boat access campsites over 20 miles along the Arizona shore of Lake Havasu.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.446ft
Comf.Jan-Dec7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Phoenix3h17real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 446 ft, Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites has a 7-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 44°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · May
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
96%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Jan 2
Last spring frost; first fall frost .
88°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Phoenix
178 mi
3h17
02
Flagstaff
230 mi
4h08
03
Tucson
291 mi
5h15
By drive time
Phoenix · 3h17Flagstaff · 4h08Tucson · 5h15Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.7 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
29
Peaks
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.7 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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