About this campground
River View Day Use Area is situated along the Arizona-side of the lower Colorado River within the Parker Strip Recreation Area. This site provides river access and picnic tables. Visitors enjoy this river front site year-round. This day use area is best for enjoying the beautiful weather in the winter and river adventures during the summer.
Getting there
From Lake Havasu City, this day use area is about 45 minutes south of town. Visitors will follow I-95 South through Lake Havasu City, over the Bill Williams River Bridge, past Buckskin Mountain State Park, turn right onto Resort Road, then make a left onto Riverside Drive at the stop sign. A few miles down the road, turn right at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sign. From Parker, follow I- 95 North and turn left on Golf Course Drive, then make a left at the stop sign onto Riverside Drive. About a mile down the road, turn right at the BLM sign.
Activities
- BOATING
- FISHING
- PICNICKING
- DAY USE AREA
- SWIMMING
- WATER ACCESS
- PADDLE BOATING
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River View Day Use Area doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Arizona campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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