The Best of Fun in Lake Havasu City, AZ
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Mockingbird Wash Trail
Mockingbird Wash Trail
Overview
Follow a wide wash down to Lake Havasu's Solitude Cove, where picnic tables and restrooms await you. Learn what peace and tranquility are all about.
The trail follows Mockingbird Wash down to Lake Havasu where boat-in campsites maintained by the Bureau of Land Management are located.
Details
Rating: 2.0Trailhead Location: South end of Powell Dr.
GPS Coordinates: 34.452105, -114.287707
Trail Length: 4 hours
Difficulty: Easy, mostly gravel wash
Time to Trailhead: 15 minutes
Time Commitment: less than 2 hrs
Vehicle: Car
Directions to Trailhead:
Go south on Hwy 95; turn right on Acoma Blvd S and make an immediate left on Sweetwater Ave. Turn right on Powell Dr and park at the end. An alternative trailhead is from Oro Grande Blvd. See map.
Trail Route Instructions:
- Walk down the wash until tree growth blocks progress.
- Walk around the edge of the greenery on the right side, or find the trail up and over the right bank and follow it out to the Solitude Cove campsite on the lake (elev 450 ft).
- Return back the same way you came.
- If you intend to spend more than 20 minutes within 200 feet of Solitude Cove campsite, the user fee is $10 per day for up to six people, with a $2 fee for each additional person. If you intend to camp, an additional overnight fee of $10 is good until 9 am the following day.
- Fee ballards (known as "iron rangers") are located onsite beside the picnic table. Funds should be deposited in the permit envelope and dropped inside the ballard. You must present a use permit upon demand to any authorized Bureau of Land Management official inspecting the site.
