Lake Mead Canoe Trip - Cahuilla Lodge # 127, Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America

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Lake Mead Canoe Trip

Two, Three, Four, Five, or Six day canoe trip.

Day One: Drive to Lake Mead, 5 Hour drive, spend night.

Day Two: Meet ranger at Hoover Dam at 8:30 A.M. or 10:00 A.M.. Launch canoes an hour later (Note: Ranger will charge a fee for each canoe launched.). One mile downstream, stop for lunch at Boy Scout Cove on the Nevada side. Boy Scout Cove has a natural hot spring. Also, it is a good spot to rest the sore bodies. After lunch continue downstream five more miles to Ring Bolt Rapids on the Arizona side. This is a primitive camp with no water or restrooms.

Day Three: Continue downstream for 8 miles to Willow Beach (Note: You may canoe from Lake Mead to Willow Beach in one day. This is a total of 14 miles, but would be tough for inexperienced canoeists). If canoeing a fourth day, canoe past Willow Beach four miles and camp at Monkey Hole on the Nevada side or one mile farther or marker 48 on the Arizona side.

Day Four: Continue canoeing downstream for 13 miles to Nelson's landing. If canoeing a fifth day, canoe past Nelson's Landing to marker 28 on the Nevada side.

Day Five: Continue canoeing downstream 18 miles to Cottonwood Cove. If canoeing a sixth day camp here.

Day Six: Continue canoeing downstream hugging the Arizona side. Remove canoes at Katheryn's Landing.

Type:
Boating, Canoeing, and Waterways

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Maps:
Day Two: Topo Map Ring Bolt Rapids (7.5", File # 01199)
Day Three: Topo Map Willow Beach (7.5", File #01617
Day Four: Topo Map Fire Mountain (7.5", File # 00483)
Day Five: Topo Map Spirit Mountain (7.5", File # NW 1196)
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