Local Guide
The first things to know about Lake Havasu City.
A quick read before you go deeper. Everyday life, eating out, staying social, and the planning piece worth watching. Each one links to a source.
Everyday life
Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach)
Your closest stretch of real shoreline and easy walking. There is a day-use fee, so check the cost before you make it a regular habit.
Source: Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach)
Eating out and guests
Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar
This is the spot people take out-of-town family. The view costs extra, so price the month, not just one special night.
Source: Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar
Staying social
Lake Havasu City Community Center courts
Indoor play is your friend in a desert summer. Worth calling ahead, since open court hours share the gym with other programs.
Source: Lake Havasu City Community Center
Worth watching
City services and planning around the heat
Summer is not a weekend thing, it is months long. Test the drive and your errands on a hot afternoon, not just a pleasant spring day.
Source: City of Lake Havasu City, official site
Move tools
Thinking about moving to Lake Havasu City? Run the rough math first.
Use these quick checks to test Lake Havasu City as a retirement move. They are not the full map; they help you decide what deserves a deeper look.
Tax and Medicare
Check the Lake Havasu City income picture.
Estimate how Arizona treats Social Security, pension income, IRA/401(k) withdrawals, city income tax, and Medicare premium tiers before you build the full journey.
Social Security
Not taxed
Pension
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IRA / 401(k)
Generally taxed
Mortgage
Test the payment or refi
Compare a current mortgage against a new rate, closing costs, and break-even timing.
Open mortgage checkWeather fit
Warm and sunny
Lake Havasu City gives retirees a warm-weather lifestyle, but summer heat and storm routines still belong in the plan.
Avg
75°
Sun
290
Rain
27
Snow
0
Things to do
Things to do in Lake Havasu City
Parks, trails, classes, and easy outings for an ordinary week.
Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach)
Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach)
The state park on the city side of the lake gives you sandy beaches, boat ramps, and the easy Mohave Sunset Trail along the shoreline. You can spend a morning walking the water's edge or launch a boat for the day.
Why it matters
Your closest stretch of real shoreline and easy walking. There is a day-use fee, so check the cost before you make it a regular habit.
London Bridge
London Bridge
The real London Bridge was taken apart in England and rebuilt here over the Bridgewater Channel. There are walking paths under and around it, shops, and plenty of photo spots. It is the heart of town.
Why it matters
This is the thing the whole city is built around, and it is free to walk. Mornings are cooler and a lot calmer for a stroll.
Lake Havasu City Hiking Trails (Roger Naylor)
Local desert and shoreline hiking trails
Beyond the lake, there is a web of desert trails around Havasu, from easy shoreline walks to the bigger SARA Park trail system. A local guide by writer Roger Naylor maps the routes by difficulty so you can match a trail to your knees.
Why it matters
Good hiking is here most of the year, but not in July heat. Pick cooler-month mornings and carry more water than feels necessary.
Browse by activity
Mapped places near Lake Havasu City. Tap a category to open the full list with directions.
Hiking trails
Named trails, parks, and nature reserves for a real walk.
13 places tracked
Boating and water
Marinas, ramps, and launches for getting on the water.
7 places tracked
Birding
Top-rated birding hotspots from the eBird community.
29 places tracked
Dog parks
Off-leash parks for the four-legged member of the household.
3 places tracked
Camping & RV
Federal campgrounds, RV parks, dispersed sites, and horse-friendly camps.
18 places tracked
Wildlife & scenic
Wildlife and whale viewing, scenic drives, hot springs, stargazing spots.
6 places tracked
Where to eat
Where to eat
Local spots for an easy dinner or a visit from family. Rough prices included.
Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar
Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar
A Havasu mainstay right on the Bridgewater Channel, with tables looking out at the London Bridge. The menu runs to seafood, steaks, and pasta, and there is an in-house bakery for dessert. Prime rib and crab show up often on the dinner list.
Approx. price
$$$
Why it matters
This is the spot people take out-of-town family. The view costs extra, so price the month, not just one special night.
Barley Brothers Brewery & Grill
Barley Brothers Brewery & Grill
A brewery and grill with channel views, wood-fired pizzas, burgers, and house-made beers. It is one of the busiest sit-down rooms in town and easy to land at for a casual lunch or dinner.
Approx. price
$$
Why it matters
A good middle-ground spot when you want a view and a beer without a white-tablecloth bill. Worth seeing how loud it gets at peak hours.
Juicy's
Juicy's
A family-run local favorite on Smoketree Avenue, open all day for breakfast, hand-cut steaks, and comfort food. Locals send first-time visitors here for an honest, filling meal off the water.
Approx. price
$$
Why it matters
This is the everyday kitchen, not the special-occasion one. The kind of place you would actually eat at on an ordinary Tuesday.
Pickleball and rec
Pickleball in Lake Havasu City
Where to play, drop in, and meet people. Court times, fees, and how busy it gets.
Lake Havasu City Community Center
Lake Havasu City Community Center courts
The city-run Community Center at 2330 McCulloch Boulevard North has indoor courts where you can play pickleball or basketball and grab open court time. It is an option when the heat or wind makes outdoor play rough.
Why it matters
Indoor play is your friend in a desert summer. Worth calling ahead, since open court hours share the gym with other programs.
Lake Havasu City Pickleball Association, Places to Play
Avalon Avenue courts (Lake Havasu City Pickleball Association)
The association runs sixteen dedicated outdoor pickleball courts at 1628 Avalon Avenue, with restrooms and a drinking fountain nearby. This is the organized hub if you want leagues, clinics, and regular play partners.
Why it matters
This is where the serious local play happens. Worth checking whether you need a membership and what the morning court times look like.
Pickleball courts in Lake Havasu City (Pickleheads)
Dick Samp Memorial Park courts
Dick Samp Memorial Park on the north side is a popular drop-in spot, and locals say morning games fill up early, often by 8 a.m. The Pickleheads directory lists it alongside the city's other indoor and outdoor courts.
Why it matters
A casual, show-up-and-play option close to the north-side neighborhoods. Getting there early is how you avoid waiting for a court.
Senior help and discounts
Help and discounts for Lake Havasu City seniors
Programs, classes, free city services, seasonal help, and useful local deals.
Lake Havasu Senior Center
Lake Havasu Senior Center
The senior center sits in the heart of town and pairs daily lunches with Meals on Wheels, laughing yoga, classes, a thrift shop, and a steady social calendar. It works as much for friendship as for a meal.
Why it matters
An easy first stop for meeting people if you are new in town. Worth dropping in to see which days and activities fit you.
What’s coming up
What’s coming up in Lake Havasu City
Local events worth putting on the calendar. Check the host page for dates and parking before you go.
Concerts in the Park (City of Lake Havasu City)
Weeknight evenings, warmer months
Concerts in the Park
When
In the warmer months the city's Parks & Recreation department hosts free evening Concerts in the Park, usually on weeknights. It is one piece of a busy city recreation calendar with camps, e-sports, and mobile rec days.
Why it matters
Free, low-key, and outdoors in the evening cool. A relaxed way to fill a summer week without spending much.
London Bridge Days
Last Saturday of October
London Bridge Days
When
Havasu's signature fall festival is built around the London Bridge Days Parade down McCulloch Boulevard, usually the last Saturday of October. The week includes a Renaissance faire and waterfront events. It has run for more than 50 years.
Why it matters
The biggest hometown weekend of the year and a fast way to feel part of the place. Streets close downtown, so plan the parking.
Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair
January 21 to 24, 2027
Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair
When
Every January, hot-air balloons lift off over the lake for a four-day festival and fair with food, rides, and night balloon glows. The next one runs January 21 to 24, 2027. It has been named a top-100 event in North America.
Why it matters
A genuine reason January is a fun month here instead of a quiet one. Balloon launches are weather-dependent, so mornings can shift.
Winterfest Street Festival
February 6, 2027
Winterfest Street Festival
When
Winterfest is a two-day street party that closes McCulloch Boulevard to cars and fills it with vendors, food booths, and live entertainment. It is one of the bigger cool-season gatherings downtown.
Why it matters
Comfortable winter weather makes this an easy day out on foot. The boulevard closes, so come in by side streets.
Lake Havasu Boat Parade of Lights
Second Saturday of December
Lake Havasu Boat Parade of Lights
When
On the second Saturday of December, boats decked out in holiday lights run from the skate park along the beaches of Rotary Park. You can watch the whole thing for free from the shore.
Why it matters
A free, festive night that uses the lake instead of a mall. Rotary Park fills up, so getting a spot early helps.
Lake Havasu Farmers Market
Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon
8 a.m. to noon
Lake Havasu Farmers Market
When
Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, the market at 2144 McCulloch Boulevard North brings local produce, meats, eggs, baked goods, and artisans together. It accepts SNAP and matches it with Double Up bucks.
Why it matters
A weekly anchor to your Saturdays and a simple way to meet neighbors. Going early beats both the crowds and the midday heat.
Worth knowing
Worth knowing about the area
City services, neighborhood updates, seasonal notes, and the everyday details that matter.
City of Lake Havasu City, official site
City services and planning around the heat
The City of Lake Havasu City handles water, trash, parks, and recreation, and its site is where you set up utilities and find department contacts. The one season to plan around is summer. Triple-digit heat from June into September shapes daily life here.
Why it matters
Summer is not a weekend thing, it is months long. Test the drive and your errands on a hot afternoon, not just a pleasant spring day.
City decisions
City decisions to watch
Council agendas, hearings, and public meetings that can change access, housing, services, or costs.
Mohave County Assessor
How property taxes work here
The Mohave County Assessor sets the full cash value on your home, and the County Treasurer mails the tax statement and takes payment, with halves due in fall and spring. You can look up any parcel by address or owner on the assessor's site.
Why it matters
Your tax bill follows the county's value, not the sale price you paid. Looking up the parcel before you buy shows you the real number.
Health and Medicare
Health and Medicare
Care, Medicare counseling, caregiver help, transportation, and the local senior support to line up.
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Havasu Regional Medical Center and free Medicare help
Havasu Regional Medical Center at 101 Civic Center Lane is the main hospital for the area, handling acute and emergency care. For coverage questions, Arizona SHIP offers free one-on-one Medicare counseling, including help with programs that lower premiums.
Why it matters
Knowing your nearest hospital and a free Medicare counselor matters more as you age. Bigger or specialty care can mean a drive, so it is worth knowing what stays local.
Upcoming events in Lake Havasu City
See all eventsCommunity & civic
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair
Every January, hot-air balloons lift off over the lake for a four-day festival and fair with food, rides, and night balloon glows. The next one runs January 21 to 24, 2027. It has been named a top-100 event in North America.
Community & civic
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Winterfest Street Festival
Winterfest is a two-day street party that closes McCulloch Boulevard to cars and fills it with vendors, food booths, and live entertainment. It is one of the bigger cool-season gatherings downtown.
Dance & fitness
Evening
Lady Lee's, 2180 McCulloch Blvd · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Lady Lee's Monday Night Dance Party
Lady Lee's, 2180 McCulloch Blvd
You can dance the night away at Lady Lee's weekly Monday night dance party in the heart of town.
Dance & fitness
12 p.m.
Lake Havasu Senior Center, 450 Acoma Blvd S · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Tai Chi Qigong Classes
Lake Havasu Senior Center, 450 Acoma Blvd S
You can join a gentle, low-impact Tai Chi Qigong class for balance and relaxation every Friday for just one dollar, all skill levels welcome.
Community & civic
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Lake Havasu Boat Parade of Lights
On the second Saturday of December, boats decked out in holiday lights run from the skate park along the beaches of Rotary Park. You can watch the whole thing for free from the shore.
Community & civic
Lake Havasu City, AZ
London Bridge Days
Havasu's signature fall festival is built around the London Bridge Days Parade down McCulloch Boulevard, usually the last Saturday of October. The week includes a Renaissance faire and waterfront events. It has run for more than 50 years.
Common questions
What people ask before retiring in Lake Havasu City
Short answers to the questions most people ask first. The full source trail sits in the guide above and the sources panel below.
Is Lake Havasu City, AZ a good place to retire?
Plenty of people do retire here, so it is a real option worth a look. What matters is whether the home costs, the health and senior support, the things to do, and the family side all fit your life. Not just how it ranks on a list somewhere.
Source: Lake Havasu City Parks and RecreationWhat costs should you check before moving to Lake Havasu City?
Price the month, not the postcard. Keep separate lines for home, property taxes, insurance, utilities, getting around, health, and everyday spending. A low-tax headline can quietly hide a high insurance bill, or the other way around.
Source: Lake Havasu CityWhere do you find things to do in Lake Havasu City?
Start with parks and rec, the local event calendar, the visitor bureau, the senior center, and the restaurants people actually go to. The real question is whether they are close enough, and happen often enough, that you would use them all year. Not just visit once.
Source: Lake Havasu City Parks and RecreationWhat health and senior support matters in Lake Havasu City?
Look at Medicare counseling, the nearby hospitals, pharmacies, ways to get around, caregiver help, and one emergency contact. These can decide whether the move works, even when the rest of life looks great on paper.
Source: Lake Havasu CityWhat should your family ask before you move to Lake Havasu City?
Talk through driving, airport access, local services, who to call in an emergency, care backup, home upkeep, and how often someone would be needed. The point is to see the move as a real support plan, not just a nice address.
Source: Lake Havasu CityRetirement Life Score
A quick read on the life you would actually live.
Lake Havasu City scored across eight things that decide whether a move feels good: monthly affordability, home costs, restaurants and outings, activities, parks, health and senior support, weather, and getting around. The full numbers are below.
Lake Havasu City Retirement Life Score
70
Workable, verify carefully / 65-74
Support is the strongest daily-life fit. Weather is the piece to verify before treating the move as settled.
A city has useful strengths, but the guide is showing meaningful cost, access, weather, or evidence gaps.
Strongest fit: Health & support access
Verify first: Weather comfort
Everyday affordability
Counts a lot73/100
How the ordinary monthly life could feel once taxes, insurance, fees, utilities, meals, and errands are in view.
What’s good: Lower-tax signals, visible discounts or free programs, ordinary-cost dining and errands, and practical transportation backup.
What to check: High housing pressure, insurance or storm costs, HOA or assessment friction, resort pricing, and thin cost evidence.
Price the month, not the postcard.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: London Bridge · Watch: Lake Havasu City
Evidence weighed: Tax, housing, insurance, senior-service, transportation, and local deal sources.
Weight in the total: High weight
Home, taxes & insurance
Counts a lot50/100
Property taxes, assessments, homeowners insurance, storm exposure, maintenance, and local housing friction.
What’s good: Clear assessor or property-appraiser sources, homestead or senior relief signals, and plain-language housing-cost context.
What to check: Coastal or wildfire exposure, insurance pressure, high home prices, amenity fees, HOA or district assessments, and missing local tax sources.
Separate the house from the lifestyle.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: City services and planning around the heat · Watch: Mohave County Assessor
Evidence weighed: County assessor, property appraiser, tax collector, insurance, emergency management, and housing sources.
Weight in the total: High weight
Restaurants & outings
76/100
Restaurants, coffee, arts, downtown meals, family visits, and low-friction places to go without over-planning.
What’s good: Specific restaurants, coffee shops, arts districts, downtown routines, visitor-hosting ideas, and source links that feel repeatable.
What to check: Only generic visitor copy, heavy seasonal crowds, hard parking, expensive dining signals, or no specific local outing ideas.
Look for repeatable evenings, not only famous spots.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar · Watch: Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation
Evidence weighed: Restaurant sites, tourism boards, chambers, downtown groups, event venues, and local dining guides.
Weight in the total: Supporting weight
Activities & social calendar
79/100
Events, clubs, classes, pickleball, senior programs, volunteer options, and the weekly social rhythm.
What’s good: Dated events, parks and rec classes, senior-center programming, clubs, pickleball options, volunteer leads, and repeatable weekly activities.
What to check: Undated or stale calendars, few senior-friendly programs, heat or traffic timing issues, and no clear way to register or show up.
Make sure the week has more than errands.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach) · Watch: Lake Havasu City
Evidence weighed: City calendars, recreation departments, senior centers, libraries, clubs, parks districts, and community event pages.
Weight in the total: Core weight
Parks & outdoor life
67/100
Parks, trails, beaches, gardens, preserves, water access, golf, and everyday outdoor routines.
What’s good: Specific parks, trails, beaches, gardens, water access, golf, outdoor classes, and low-friction places to be outside often.
What to check: Extreme heat, smoke, flooding, storm seasons, winter driving, crowding, parking friction, or thin park-level detail.
Check whether outdoor life works in the season you will actually live there.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar · Watch: Lake Havasu City
Evidence weighed: Parks departments, park districts, conservancies, recreation sources, tourism sources, and trail or beach authorities.
Weight in the total: Supporting weight
Health & support access
Counts a lot85/100
Medicare help, aging agencies, caregiver backup, transportation support, pharmacies, and local service depth.
What’s good: Area Agency on Aging, SHIP or SHINE counseling, senior services, caregiver support, transportation help, and credible health-resource depth.
What to check: Weak care-radius evidence, no benefits counseling source, unclear transportation backup, or hints that specialist access requires long drives.
Do not let a fun town hide a weak care radius.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Avalon Avenue courts (Lake Havasu City Pickleball Association) · Watch: Lake Havasu City
Evidence weighed: Area Agencies on Aging, county health and human services, senior services, Medicare counseling, transit, and hospital or clinic sources.
Weight in the total: High weight
Weather comfort
45/100
Heat, storms, flooding, smoke, winter, seasonal swings, and how much resilience planning the move demands.
What’s good: Evidence that outdoor life works in ordinary seasons, plus clear planning sources for heat, storms, winter, smoke, or emergency readiness.
What to check: Sustained heat, hurricane or flood exposure, wildfire or smoke risk, winter driving, evacuation complexity, and missing resilience sources.
Plan the hard season, not the best week.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar · Watch: Lake Havasu City · 75F annual average, 290 sunny days
Evidence weighed: Emergency management, weather-resilience, utility, health, parks, insurance, and local government sources.
Weight in the total: Core weight
Getting around & family visits
65/100
Driving, parking, airport access, golf-cart life, visitor logistics, medical trips, and family backup.
What’s good: Airport or transit access, shuttle or senior transportation, walkable routines, golf-cart usefulness, and simple family-visit logistics.
What to check: Traffic, parking scarcity, seasonal congestion, night-driving issues, long medical trips, or no car-light backup.
Test the drive on an ordinary Tuesday.
How this factor is scored
Signals checked: Lake Havasu Senior Center · Watch: Lake Havasu City
Evidence weighed: Transit agencies, airports, city transportation pages, senior services, tourism access pages, and guide items with location detail.
Weight in the total: Supporting weight
How we keep this current
Sources for Lake Havasu City
A mix of city pages, community calendars, senior services, council agendas, official tourism, restaurant sites, and registration pages. Every claim above links to where it came from.
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official / weekly
Lake Havasu City
Official city source for resident services, notices, departments, and local information.
official / weekly
Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation
Official parks and recreation source for programs, parks, facilities, and activity planning.
official / weekly
Lake Havasu City Calendar
Official city calendar for civic meetings, parks items, and dated local activity.
institutional / weekly
Go Lake Havasu
Visitor source for lake recreation, restaurants, attractions, and family visits.
institutional / weekly
Go Lake Havasu Events
Dated visitor event source for lake, downtown, and community outings.
official / weekly
Mohave County Assessor
County property and assessment source for housing-cost checks.
institutional / weekly
WACOG Area Agency on Aging
Area Agency on Aging source for Mohave County older adults, caregivers, SHIP, and support services.
official / weekly
Lake Havasu City Council
Official city council source for meetings, governance, and civic context.
community / weekly
Shugrue's Restaurant & Bar
Long-standing waterfront restaurant overlooking the Bridgewater Channel and London Bridge; seafood, steaks, pasta, and an in-house bakery.
community / weekly
Barley Brothers Brewery & Grill
Brewery and grill with channel views, wood-fired pizzas, and house beers; one of the most-reviewed sit-down spots in town.
community / weekly
Juicy's
Beloved local spot for breakfast, hand-cut steaks, and comfort food; open all day, family-run, on Smoketree Ave.
official / weekly
Lake Havasu State Park (Windsor Beach)
State park on the shoreline with beaches, boat ramps, the Mohave Sunset Trail, and camping.
institutional / weekly
London Bridge
The relocated original London Bridge spanning the Bridgewater Channel, with walking paths, photo spots, and nearby shops and dining.
community / weekly
Lake Havasu City Hiking Trails (Roger Naylor)
Local trail guide covering desert and shoreline hikes around Lake Havasu, including Cattail Cove and SARA Park.
community / weekly
Lake Havasu City Pickleball Association, Places to Play
Local pickleball association listing the dedicated outdoor courts on Avalon Ave (sixteen courts) and other play locations.
official / weekly
Lake Havasu City Community Center
City-run community center on McCulloch Blvd with indoor courts for basketball and pickleball plus open play time.
community / weekly
Pickleball courts in Lake Havasu City (Pickleheads)
Crowd-sourced directory of indoor and outdoor pickleball courts in Lake Havasu City, including the popular Dick Samp Memorial Park courts.
institutional / weekly
Lake Havasu Senior Center
Local senior center and Meals on Wheels hub offering lunches, laughing yoga, classes, a thrift shop, and social activities.
institutional / weekly
London Bridge Days
Annual fall festival built around the London Bridge Days Parade on McCulloch Boulevard, with a Renaissance faire and waterfront events each October.
institutional / weekly
Havasu Balloon Festival & Fair
Hot-air balloon festival and fair held each January, named one of the top events in North America; next dates Jan 21-24, 2027.
community / weekly
Lake Havasu Farmers Market
Saturday-morning farmers market at 2144 McCulloch Blvd N with local produce, meats, bakers, and artisans; accepts SNAP with Double Up bucks.
institutional / weekly
Winterfest Street Festival
Two-day winter street festival that closes McCulloch Boulevard to traffic for vendors, food, and entertainment.
institutional / weekly
Lake Havasu Boat Parade of Lights
Holiday boat parade on the second Saturday of December, with lit boats running from the skate park along Rotary Park beaches.
official / weekly
Concerts in the Park (City of Lake Havasu City)
Free city Parks & Recreation concert and recreation programming, including summer evening Concerts in the Park.
official / weekly
City of Lake Havasu City, official site
Official city website for services, parks, recreation, utilities, and city departments.
official / weekly
Mohave County Assessor
County office that sets full cash value on taxable property in Mohave County; runs the parcel and owner search used for property assessments.
official / weekly
Mohave County Treasurer, Property Taxes
County treasurer page for property tax statements, due dates, and online payment in Mohave County.
institutional / weekly
Havasu Regional Medical Center
The main acute-care hospital for Lake Havasu City, at 101 Civic Center Lane, serving the wider Lake Havasu area.
official / weekly
Arizona SHIP, Navigating Medicare
Arizona's free State Health Insurance Assistance Program; counselors help with Medicare choices and premium-assistance programs.
Activities & recreation in Lake Havasu City
What there is to do here, with the sources.
The things people retire for, in Lake Havasu City. Each links to the full activity guide and the states that fit it.
The Lake Havasu City Community Center at lhcaz.gov/616 features outdoor pickleball courts available for open gym play alongside basketball. LakeHavasuPickleball.com tracks places to play across the city for casual and organized pickleball across Mohave County.
Lake Havasu City Community CenterThe Western Arizona Council of Governments serves as the Area Agency on Aging for the region, coordinating senior services across Mohave County including Lake Havasu City. The city's parks and recreation programs and the Lake Havasu City Chamber Foundation support active adult programming across the community.
Go Lake HavasuGraceArts Live at 2146 McCulloch Blvd is the city's primary performing arts venue, presenting community theater productions and touring shows including Broadway junior productions. The Lake Havasu City Museum and the London Bridge history interpretation site at its Arizona location offer locally focused cultural programming.
Go Lake Havasu EventsLake Havasu ranked in Game and Fish magazine's top 100 fishing destinations in the U.S., holding largemouth bass, striped bass, bluegill, and catfish along the Colorado River. Arizona and California share jurisdiction of the river, so anglers should hold a license for both states; Arizona fishing licenses are available through the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Published local price
Resident general fishing license; valid 365 days from date of purchase; no senior fishing discount listed
Arizona Game and Fish Department - Fishing Licenses and Regulations · as of 2025Lake Havasu State Park offers the Mohave Sunset Trail, a 1.75-mile easy shoreline path winding through lowland desert along the Colorado River, as well as the Arroyo-Camino Interpretive Garden area. The city's parks and trails page lists over a dozen neighborhood and desert parks including London Bridge Beach and the surrounding channel area.
Published local price
Arizona State Parks annual day-use pass for up to 4 people; day-use vehicle entry at most parks is $10 (1 person) to $20 (2-4 people)
Published range: $10 to $200.
Arizona State Parks - Fee Schedule and Annual Pass · as of 2025Lake Havasu State Park maintains four boat ramps, and the Havasu Riviera Marina at 2067 Havasu Riviera Parkway now operates a six-lane launch, fuel dock, and marina store as a concession of Arizona State Parks. The surrounding 400-plus miles of Colorado River shoreline, including 87 Bureau of Land Management boat-in campsites, make water access the defining feature of life in Havasu.
Published local price
Arizona watercraft registration fees are set by the AZGFD and vary by vessel class; the fee chart was not fully rendered in the published PDF; non-resident boating safety infrastructure fee applies to out-of-state vessels
Arizona Game and Fish Department - Boating Fees and Forms · as of 2023Lake Havasu Golf Club operates the West and East Courses as the city's primary public facility, with local resident rates starting around $76 to $78 before noon and afterthought twilight rates from $46 to $48 in the 2025-2026 season. Bridgewater Links Golf Course at the London Bridge Resort offers a more compact 9-hole executive layout with green fees of $25 to $40 and panoramic lake views.
Lake Havasu Golf Club RatesLake Havasu City's community center and parks programs support ornamental desert landscaping across the city's parks, and the Arroyo-Camino Interpretive Garden within Lake Havasu State Park showcases the diverse desert life of the Sonoran and Mojave zones with self-guided interpretation. The city's Mohave County Extension office provides Master Gardener resources for residents learning to grow in the desert climate.
Arizona State Parks - Lake Havasu State Park TrailsGolf
Golf near Lake Havasu City
Courses around Lake Havasu City worth a round, with how to book each one.
- Par
- 71
- Back tees
- 6,466 yds
- Round
- ~4h
Mature lakeside layout with desert and water views across town · Lawrence M. Hughes
The longer of the club's two 18s, with broad Bermuda fairways and water views as you play. Afternoon and twilight rates bring the price down nicely.
Opened 1968 · $$$ · Slope 127
Photo: Charles O'Rear, U.S. National Archives (DOCUMERICA), public domain
- Par
- 71
- Back tees
- 6,036 yds
- Round
- ~4h
Elevation changes open up views of Lake Havasu and the city · Lawrence M. Hughes
The shorter, friendlier sibling course, with rolling elevation changes and big views of the lake. A good walk-up round when you want something a little gentler.
Opened 1970 · $$$ · Slope 117
Photo: Charles O'Rear, U.S. National Archives (DOCUMERICA), public domain
- Par
- 70
- Round
- ~4h
- On foot
- Cart required
Desert target course with white sand bunkers and water accents · Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay
A redesigned desert course, formerly The Refuge, with bright bunkers and water in play. Carts are required here, so plan to ride the round.
- Par
- 30
- Round
- ~2h
- On foot
- Walkable
Short executive nine with views of the London Bridge and lake
A walkable executive nine at the London Bridge Resort, right by the water and the bridge. Easy on the legs and a relaxed way to spend a morning.
$$ · Slope 93