1Score 78.2 out of 100
Landmark
Hoover Dam
A concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, built between 1931 and 1936.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area Attractions
The 5 attractions in this database associated with Lake Mead National Recreation Area, ranked by the site's overall score.
5 attractions
- 2Score 50.1 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Lake Mohave
A Colorado River reservoir between Hoover and Davis dams on the Nevada–Arizona border, part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. - 3Score 46.8 out of 100
Canyon
Black Canyon of the Colorado
The canyon on the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was built, named for the black volcanic rock exposed along its walls. - 4Score 42.9 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Black Mountains
A 75-mile range in north-western Arizona along the Colorado River below Hoover Dam, holding three wilderness areas and the mining site of Oatman. - 5Score 24.5 out of 100
Landmark
Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery
A US Fish and Wildlife Service hatchery on the Colorado River in Mohave County, twelve miles south of Hoover Dam.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Lake Mead National Recreation Area still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. None of these publish an official visitor count, so they are ranked on public interest and tourism significance. Each page says so.
Near Lake Mead National Recreation Area
The closest attractions outside Lake Mead National Recreation Area, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Davis Dam — 17 miles away, Laughlin
- Santa Claus — 23 miles away, Kingman
- Oatman — 32 miles away, Needles
- Monolith Garden Trail — 36 miles away, Kingman
- White Cliffs Wagon Trail Park — 36 miles away, Kingman
- Mohave Museum of History & Arts — 36 miles away, Kingman
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