Lake Mohave Heights Estates Area Attractions

Hoover Dam and Lake Mead Recreational Area:
The entire Lake Mead Recreation Area stretches 60 miles and includes Mohave Lake and Davis Dam. The Colorado River pours into Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in the United States. The imposing 726 foot high Hoover Dam creates it. The area offers numerous water recreations including, boating, fishing, water skiing, river rafting, and swimming.

Lake Havasu:
The area's focal point is the London Bridge, which was transported from London and reconstructed in Lake Havasu. Area locals call the bridge the world's largest antique. More than 1 million visitors flock to the area every year to view the structure that once spanned London's Thames River. Lake Havasu State Park covers nearly 11,000 acres and 23 miles of shoreline. It provides marinas, camping facilities, a public swimming beach, fishing, and water sports.

Laughlin, Nevada / Bullhead City, Arizona:
Two bridges span the Colorado River and connect Laughlin and Bull Head City, Arizona. The Laughlin/Bullhead City airport accommodates major airlines as well as commuter companies and many private planes. Five hundred thousand visitors come to the area each month to enjoy gaming and the cool Colorado River. Fine dining, nightclubs, health resorts, and shopping opportunities are found in the area along with 12 major casinos with a combined 11,500 +/- hotel rooms.

Grand Canyon West:
Panoramic views of the Grand Canyon may be viewed from the Hualapai Indian Reservation. A bus tour, narrated by one of the Hualapai Indian guides, gives fascinating information on the history and legends of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Caverns:
210 feet underground are the most selenite crystals of any known cave in North America. The caverns offer an underground tour of the earth, as it existed 3 million years ago.

Oatman:
Wild burros roam the streets in this old gold mining town. The scenery has attracted Hollywood to film many westerns in this town including "How the West Was Won". Also available is a tour of the hotel where Clark Gable and Carol Lombard honeymooned.

Chloride:
Located between Kingman and Las Vegas, this old mining town has been resurrected as a center for many talented writers, musicians, fine artists, and craftsmen.

Historic Route 66:
Kingman lies on the longest remaining continuous stretch (158 miles long) of Historic Route 66. Through the years Route 66 has had many names: The Main Street of America, the Mother Road, the Wire Road, and the Will Rogers Highway. This is perhaps the best-known highway in the United States. Cruising down Route 66 allows the traveler to experience many historic communities along the way.

Flagstaff:
It's a place packed with energy, a town surrounded by natural wonders. Whether you're looking for an easy, two-day getaway or the vacation of a lifetime, Flagstaff will make any trip a northern Arizona adventure. With more than two hundred restaurants, dozens of inns, plenty of affordable accommodations, unique attractions, and colorful nightspots, its small-town charm will give you big-town excitement. Culture, clean air, festivals and forest paths are only some of Flagstaffs year-round enjoyment. Some of the most beautiful country in the Southwest surrounds you here, from lush woodlands to rugged deserts. The Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona's red rocks, Native American reservations, and a string of breathtaking national monuments are all within a short drive. Flagstaff is the perfect hub for Arizona explorers, from here you can see everything!

Mohave Country

The growth is in the West!!! Arizona is one of the top two fastest growing state in the USA and has a growth rate that is almost three times that of the United States as a whole. Mohave County is experiencing a fantastic period of expansion, more growth (37.8%) per capita than any other county in Arizona over the past seven years. Mohave County is the fifth largest county. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186.

Mohave County contains parts of the Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area and all of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county.

Mohave County contains approximately 13,400 square miles of land. It has no less than 148 canyons within its boundaries, most of which help make up a large portion of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River that separates the top 1/3 of Mohave County from the bottom 2/3. The county is bordered by three rivers and one creek along with four lakes that are impounded behind dams on the Colorado and Bill Williams Rivers.

The county is intersected by 21 mountain ranges and the corresponding valleys in between. There are five climate zones in Arizona and Mohave County is the only county in the state that contains all five.

Most of Mohave County is located where the Sonoran and Mohave Deserts meet. It varies in elevation from 500 to 8,000 feet, but it is mostly desert terrain and high chaparral with hot summer day temperatures one can expect from a desert and cool summer nights. In winter, daytime temperatures are moderate to cool, with cold nights and occasional rain or snow in the higher elevations.

The vegetation in the county runs from desert scrub and cactus to pine trees in the upper mountain portions. The annual rainfall in the county relates to its desert terrain and is rarely more than 10 inches a year, except in the mountains.

Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186.[1] The county seat is Kingman,[2] and the largest city is Lake Havasu City.

Mohave County comprises the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ Combined Statistical Area.

Mohave County contains parts of Grand Canyon National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area and all of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The Kaibab, Fort Mojave and Hualapai Indian Reservations also lie within the county. You may not want to leave!