Monday October 16th 2017

I’m back in the hot Arizona Fall weather. This morning I left Kingman AZ and drove to Lake Havasu State Park on the side of the Colorado River behind the Parker Dam known as Lake Havasu. Sunday Morning I left the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at around 7,000 feet in elevation. Last night in Kingman AZ I was at around 4,200 feet. Now at Lake Havasu it’s around 500 feet in elevation. The temperature was 95 this afternoon. It is even hotter when you consider it was barely 70 over the weekend at the Grand Canyon.

Beach area at the Lake Havasu State Park Campground.

I didn’t experience any mishaps or annoyances today. It was big improvement from the last three travel days. One thing that didn’t change was the quality of the road. Interstate 40 is very rough with a few really bouncy areas. I only traveled about 75 miles, but I stopped at a rest area along the way for a very long lunch. With the generator on, the AC and TV made for a very enjoyable lunch in the middle of the comings and goings of all the trucks. The leisurely lunch was designed to time my arrival at the State Park closer to the 2PM check in time.

The park is located on the edge of the commercial area in the city. The turnoff from the main highway is beside a major shopping area. The road passes many businesses and residences then abruptly transitions to the desert area around the lake. This is the State Park with many areas for launching boats, parking lots, day use areas and forty seven campsites.

Site 12 at the Lake Havasu State Park campground.

My site has a good view of the lake and a little beach area. The sound of ski boats, jet skis and speed boats provide the background noise. The sites are well separated, but there is next to no vegetation between sites. I’ll be here until Friday. I’m looking forward to exploring the park while I’m here.

Sunset over Lake Havasu.