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Old 06-14-2017, 04:26 PM   #1
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Lake Havasu RV Park Recommendations

We've stayed at Cat Tail Cove and have reservations in April 2018 but might need to make some changes.

Due to illnesses we may need to spend more time in Havasu next spring. I can't extend the state park reservations due to the 14 day limit. I'm looking for a 2 to 3 week stay prior to Cat Tail and it would be the end of March to early April.

I don't know much of the other parks near Lake Havasu but did think the island parks were either too crowded or starting to be run down.

I'm looking for opinions on a park to use with a 37' HR Neptune DP with toad. We are looking at Havasu Falls RV Park, Prospectors RV Resort, or D-J's RV Park. Lake Havasu State Park would work for only two weeks but not if we needed 3 weeks.

This is the end of the snowbird season and before school being out so I'm also hoping we don't get locked out by too many still staying. I've looked at reviews on campgroundreviews.com but rely more on personal experience.

Did searches but could not find much and looking for comments.
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in my opinion the only park worth staying in LH is the state park but as you say the 14-day limit is a problem. on our first trip to LH and before we discovered the state park we stayed at Havasu Falls. no shade, very clean, very quiet and the pull-thrus were large enough for our 40' Class A and toad. it's maybe 5-mins farther out from downtown than the state park. we would stay there again.
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Old 06-14-2017, 04:55 PM   #3
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I have stayed at Campbell cove RV, no problems and close to everything. It appears several full timers stay there and they except passport America. About 1/4 mile walk to water. Staying at islander this weekend. A little expensive but it depends on what your plans are.
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About seven years ago we stayed at Cat Tail Cove for a weekend. Once we set up we (wife, grandson and I) walked over the hill and found the adjacent state park, which was nice. However, if my memory is correct, there were less than 20 spots and they were first come first serve. The state park had a launch ramp was was nice. Cat Tail Cove did not impress me. Our 29' class c barely fit the spot assigned to us. Our current 38' class a would have to be assigned to another area of the park. Don't get me wrong, there were no issues with the park itself. Maybe I was just expecting more. Two good features of the park was that it was fairly close to IHOP and the London Bridge.
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I agree that Cat Tail Cove does not have many large sites. We have 53, which we had 2 years ago, for a week but might need three more and we will not fit on many of the sites. 53 is large enough as I had my 34' TT there and still had room.

Sand Point, over the hill, has been closed for awhile and is now owned by the State. They are redoing it and don't know when it will open.

Thanks all for the comments but this time we may not have alot of time to get reservations as a relative is ill and we may need to spend extended time on a short notice.
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Can you boondock for extended periods? There are wonderful spots all over the area. You can buy a dump and fresh water fill at a number of spots.

A year and a half ago we spent almost a week at one of the campgrounds on the island, and I agree it wasn't anything to write home about! We said the next time we stay in the area we will definitely boondock.
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We stayed at Campbell Cove for 3nights, clean
, a little shade the price was right with GS discount
Very hot last week.
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LHC in March ; two words " Spring Break " any where around the island is a ZOO with the students and near the water is noisy, boats , watercraft and powered hang-gliders .
Snowbirds start filtering out mid month, depending on their weather at home , like myself to be back in Canada by April first. I'm not staying in LHC, but it's where I do most of my shopping.
If I was staying in the time frame you mention , and had to be close to town , I'd be away from, the island downtown and the water.
For health reasons ? Do you need to be close to the hospital?
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Got a relative with real serious health problems. Don't know if we go next month or next spring.

UTTransplant: Can't boondock as we still have a little furbaby and need the AC for most of the time.

Skip426: Thanks for the update on the spring break times. I hope we find out the time in the next couple weeks and then I can start making some plans. Right now I'm still trying to find out what is the best and then I'll figure where we can fit in. I don't need to be right in town since we will have the toad and a few miles is no big deal. Also don't need to be near the water.

Thanks all for the information.

In the spring we are trying to get back east for the MS in Elkhart with 419.
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We stayed one night at Prospectors last April. It was probably only 30-40% full by then. It was nothing special but served the purpose for downloading between runs of dry camping.
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To the south is Havasu Springs.
I believe that they have extended stay sites and it's not as much a spring break destination
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To the south is Havasu Springs.
I believe that they have extended stay sites and it's not as much a spring break destination
Thanks I'll look at it.
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North of LHC is a RV resort called Havasu RV Resort. It's an ownership park, but people do rent out their spots. Might be an option.
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I live in Lake Havasu so I hope I can be of help. If it's a State park you're looking for you can try Lake Havasu State Park at Windsor Beach. Also, you can go south to Parker to the La Paz County Park, right on the Colorado river. The parks on the island (Islander, Beachcomber and Crazyhorse) are nice but pricey. You might also try Colorado River Adventures, they have two parks across the street from each other, and away from the crowds.
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