Day-use area · Lake Mead

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a day-use access point on Lake Mead, Nevada. It sits about 19.8 miles from the center of the lake. The managing office can be reached at (702) 293-8990. Details come from Recreation.gov (RIDB). Check the lake page for current conditions before you go.

LakeLake Mead
StateNevada
Coordinates35.96623, -114.34691
TypeDay-use area
Phone(702) 293-8990
Data sourceRecreation.gov (RIDB)

Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the map

Position recorded by the source agency.

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Weather

Current conditions from Open-Meteo.

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Water quality: this spot is not part of a published beach monitoring program that we can read automatically. Check the operating agency and state health department for advisories before swimming.

Getting there

By car you can drive to one of the park's many entrances. The six main entrances to Lake Mead are as follows: Northshore, Lake Mead Boulevard, Lake Mead Parkway, and Boulder, Temple Bar, and Meadview. For the southern sections of the park, near Lake Mohave, there are entrance stations at Willow Beach, Katherine Landing and Cottonwood Cove.

Published by Recreation.gov (RIDB).

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Sources

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