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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Current Conditions at Lake Mead & Lake Mohave

Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2009 11:00 AM
Current as of last update, subject to change without notice.

LAKE MEAD

***Please excuse us as crews work to extend launch ramps due to lowering water levels on Lake Mead.  We appreciate your patience with any delays in launching caused by construction***

  • Callville Bay
        
    Launch Ramp - OPEN / 2 launch lanes launching from gravel
         Callville Bay Marina - OPEN
  • Hemenway Harbor 
         Launch Ramp - OPEN / Concrete ramp closed, 8 lanes launching from asphalt ramp - shallow water
         Las Vegas Boat Harbor Marina -
    OPEN
         Lake Mead Marina - OPEN
  • Boulder Harbor
         Launch Ramp - OPEN / 4 lanes launching from gravel - shallow water
  • Echo Bay
         Launch Ramp - OPEN /  3 launch lanes
          Echo Bay Marina - OPEN    
  • Southcove
         Launch Ramp - OPEN / launching on gravel - muddy / shallow water
  • Temple Bar
         Launch Ramp - OPEN / Concrete ramp closed, launching from asphalt ramp - shallow water
         Temple Bar Marina - OPEN
             
    Temporary closures scheduled between May 13-20.  Marina will have limited services during this time. Fuel dock is schedule to be closed on May 14 for one day. Marina slip renters will have access to their boats during this time by shuttle boat. Motel, store, and restaurant will not be affected by closures.
  • Las Vegas Bay
         Launch Ramp - CLOSED
  • Overton Beach
        
    Launch Ramp - CLOSED
  • Road Closures/Traffic Advisories:
  •      US 93 - Expect delays due to contruction.
         Northshore Rd. - Expect delays of up to 30 minutes from Echo Wash to Overton Beach due to contruction.

LAKE MOHAVE

 

  • Cottonwood Cove
         Launch Ramp - OPEN
         Marina - OPEN
  • Katherine Landing
         Launch Ramp – OPEN
         Marina - OPEN
  • Princess Cove
        
    Launch Ramp – OPEN
  • Willow Beach
        
    Launch Ramp – OPEN
        
     Marina - OPEN
  • Road Closures/Traffic Advisories:
  •      Cottonwood Cove Rd - Expect delays of up to 15 minutes at the park boundary due to construction from May-August 2009.
         US 93 - Expect delays due to contruction.

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Scenic picture of Wilderness in Lake Mead National Recreation Area  

Did You Know?
"The wilderness . . . that has come to us from the eternity of the past we have the boldness to project into the eternity of the future. It seems presumptuous for men and women . . . to dare to undertake a program for perpetuity, but that surely is our challenge." -- Howard Zahniser

Last Updated: May 07, 2009 at 14:13 EST