Lake Havasu Tourism Bureau

314 London Bridge Road , Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
(800)242-8278, (520)453-3444, Fax: 520-453-3344

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The Undiscovered
Lake Havasu

Lake Havasu City, AZ...Eco and adventure tourism are the new wave in travel. Come ride the wave of the future in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. On the shore of beautiful Lake Havasu, this modern, desert resort community offers visitors unique vacation opportunities.

Lake Havasu City, on Arizona's West Coast, has long been known for spectacular water recreation and great fishing on its 45-mile long lake. Little known is the undiscovered country hidden in the Sonoran Desert and Mohave Mountains.

Organized jeep tours, hiking adventures, and supervised climbs take the adventurous traveler into Havasu's Outback. Abandoned gold and copper mines, ghost towns, hidden waterfalls, spectacular volcanic rock formations and caves, add a touch of mystery to the raw beauty of the Southwest desert.

Knowledgeable guides offer travelers an experience that is not only scenic and exciting, but informative as well. Well versed in the ecological history of the desert, mountain ranges, and Colorado River, guides offer tips on how, not only animals and plant life adapt to the harshness of their environment, but how modern sojourners can survive in the southwest desert, as well.

The area is rich in its Old West heritage. Indian petroglyphs speak of a time before riverboats navigated the treacherous waters of the Colorado River through the sharp bends at Topock Gorge. On February 14, 1858, while navigating the Colorado, explorer Joseph Christmas Ives encountered Mojave Indian Chief Cairook in Topock Gorge. Ives was understandably apprehensive about the Mohave's intentions, and his diary records in detail his first impressions of Cairook and his wife.

Today, thanks to modern jet boats, personal watercraft and reminiscent of Cairook's day--the canoe, there are many ways for visitors to discover the wild beauty of Topock Gorge, view the petroglyphs, and perhaps catch a glimpse of old Cairook, whose likeness, mysteriously carved by Mother Nature in volcanic rock, now guards the entrance to the Topock Gorge.

History, ecology, adenture and the unparalled beauty of nature; all waiting for visitors to Lake Havasu, Arizona. Discover for yourself the undiscovered country of Havasu's Outback, call the Lake Havasu Area Convention & Visitor Bureau (800)242-8278 for information.