Beach · Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A straightforward Lake Mohave cove for paddlers and small boats.
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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.
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Arizona Telephone Coves: Choose the Swim Beach or Launch“The Arizona Telephone Coves are coming up on Lake Mohave. For swimming and a picnic, choose South Cove, a protected sandy beach with picnic tables and a covered shelter.”
Plays as you drive up to North Arizona Telephone Cove in the Parkwolf Lake Mead Tour Guide.
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North Arizona Telephone Cove is a small beach and boat access on the Arizona shore of Lake Mohave. Two gravel ramps reach the water for smaller motor craft and paddle craft. This is a practical stop if you’re launching or want time at the shoreline; the draw is the water access itself.
The approach is paved until a short gravel section at the cove. There are two launch ramps and trash dumpsters. Camping is prohibited here. Toilet availability at North Cove isn't clear; the separate South Arizona Telephone Cove is where vault toilets and six sheltered picnic ramadas are listed, so don't assume those facilities are at this launch.
North Telephone Cove is one access point on the Mohave National Water Trail, designated in 2020. The trail follows 76 miles of the Colorado River from Eldorado Canyon to the Laughlin Bridge beyond Davis Dam, with access to about 190 miles of shoreline and roughly 190 coves. For a photo, keep some of the gravel shore in the foreground and the low desert ridges across the lake in view; that gives the open water a sense of place.
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
Beach · 0.2 mi awaySouth Arizona Telephone CoveA sandy Lake Mohave swim cove just north of Katherine Landing
Beach · 0.4 mi awayCabinsite CoveA pair of beaches, a small-craft launch, and two wrecks below.
Campground · 0.9 mi awayKatherine Landing RV ParkA small full-hookup RV base at Lake Mohave.
Sight · 1 mi awayKatherine LandingBoat access to Lake Mohave, with two trails to sandy coves.
Beach · 1 mi awayNevada Telephone CoveSandy shoreline for swimming, paddling and camping on Lake Mohave.
Restaurant · 1.1 mi awayNo Bad Days Bar & GrillA lakeside meal steps from the launch and swim beach
Lodging · 1.1 mi awayLake Mohave LodgeStay steps from Lake Mohave’s marina, launch ramp and swim beach.
Campground · 1.1 mi awayKatherine Landing CampgroundA lakeside base for Lake Mohave’s coves and boat days.Parkwolf’s Lake Mead ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
