Camping near Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Camping near Lake Havasu City at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (2 State Park, 1 BLM)

Getting a site

2 reservable and 1 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites: "$10/day plus $10/night for up to 6 people; $2 each extra person; under 16 free; $100 annual pass"

Distance from Lake Havasu City

2.8 miles (Lake Havasu State Park) to 17 miles (Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles

Elevation

470 ft (Cattail Cove State Park) to 479 ft (Lake Havasu State Park), 2 of 3 on record

Season

2 open all year

Campsites

212 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at Lake Havasu State Park and Cattail Cove State Park

Drinking water

2 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Lake Havasu City's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Lake Havasu City

• Buckskin Mountain State Park, 19 miles from Lake Havasu City in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night with hookups; $35 non-electric riverfront; extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Parker.
• River Island State Park, 20 miles from Lake Havasu City in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night with hookups); listed under camping near Parker.
• La Paz County Park, 20 miles from Lake Havasu City in a straight line , County , reservable ; listed under camping near Parker.

Things to do near Lake Havasu City

Public land and water within 30 miles of Lake Havasu City, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Lake Havasu State Park, its campground is 2.8 miles from Lake Havasu City; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• London Bridge, at Lake Havasu State Park (2.8 miles from Lake Havasu City): The park's shoreline sits near the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, with three boat ramps, beaches and the 1.75-mile Mohave Sunset Trail.
• Lake Havasu fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 4.3 miles from Lake Havasu City; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 10 miles from Lake Havasu City; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Cattail Cove State Park, its campground is 13 miles from Lake Havasu City; publiclandsdb.com has its hours, entrance fee, and boundary.
• Whipple Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 13 miles from Lake Havasu City; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 14 miles from Lake Havasu City; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Havasu Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Lake Havasu City; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Havasu Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Lake Havasu City; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 15 miles from Lake Havasu City; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Lake Havasu City

Nearest emergency room: Havasu Regional Medical Center, 101 Civic Center Ln, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 2.1 miles from Lake Havasu City , (928) 855-8185. Next nearest: La Paz Regional Hospital, 1200 West Mohave Road, Parker, AZ, 25 miles, (928) 669-9201. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of La Paz Regional Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Smith's supermarket · 1.7 miles · (928) 680-6093 · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-24:00
• Oasis Mini Mart convenience store · 1.8 miles
• Herb's Herbs supermarket · 2 miles

Fuel

• Smith's Gas Station fuel station · 1.7 miles
• Marathon fuel station · 1.8 miles
• Maverik fuel station · 1.8 miles

RV dump station

• Echo Lodge Resort RV park · 19 miles · (760) 663-4931
• Sundance RV Resort RV park · 20 miles · (760) 663-0016
• Emerald Cove Resort RV park · 21 miles · (866) 217-8111

Pharmacy

• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 2.6 miles
• Walgreens pharmacy · 2.6 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Lake Havasu City: propane, potable water fill, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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