Visitor center · Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A practical headquarters stop for maps, passes and park questions.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Lake Mead Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Lake Mead National Recreation Area. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Lake Mead audio tourRecorded for this area
Magma in the Cracks“Black Canyon's volcanic story includes molten rock that hardened underground. Magma squeezed into cracks in older rock, forming bodies called dikes. A dike can cut across existing rock layers.”
Plays on the road 1.8 mi from Lake Mead Headquarters Information Kiosk in the Parkwolf Lake Mead Tour Guide.
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Guide
The headquarters is at 601 Nevada Way. The kiosk is wheelchair accessible. It is separate from the main Lake Mead Visitor Center on Lakeshore Road, so check which location you need before driving over.
If you are in Boulder City and need park information, a map, water or a pass, this is a useful place to stop. For the park's main visitor-center visit, go to the separate center on Lakeshore Road.
Wildlife
525 sightingsBighorn SheepMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
116 sightingsBurroMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
18 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 4 PMSighting map
99 sightingsWhite PelicanMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
145 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
106 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Lake Mead. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingRiver Mountains Loop Trail34.4 mi · 13 hr · 3.3 mi awayA paved circuit linking Lake Mead, Boulder City and Henderson.
EasyHistoric Railroad Trail7.5 mi · 3 hr · 3.5 mi awayFive dark tunnels on a railbed high above Lake Mead.
ModerateBoy Scout Canyon Trail3.6 mi · 3.5 hr · 3.9 mi awayA sandy volcanic wash ends above a 330-foot plunge.
ChallengingColorado River Overlook Trail3.6 mi · 3.8 hr · 3.9 mi awayA river overlook reached by a rough wash, loose ridge, and scramble.
Visitor center · 3.3 mi awayLake Mead Visitor CenterStart here for park maps, desert exhibits, and Lake Mead views.
Campground · 4.6 mi awayLake Mead RV VillageAn RV base with full hookups and lake-view sites.
Campground · 4.7 mi awayBoulder Beach CampgroundShaded, paved campsites with Lake Mead views near Boulder Beach.Parkwolf’s Lake Mead ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
