Beach · Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A cove for swimming, picnics, and launching onto Lake Mohave.
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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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Princess Cove: Swimming and a Picnic“Princess Cove is coming up, with a swimming beach, shaded picnic tables and a paved launch ramp on Lake Mohave. I'd choose it for a swim and a picnic without a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Princess Cove in the Parkwolf Lake Mead Tour Guide.
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Princess Cove is a developed Lake Mohave swimming beach and picnic area about eight miles north of Davis Dam. A paved launch ramp shares the shoreline with picnic shelters, so it’s an easy stop if you want to get onto the water without a hike.
The cove serves swimmers, motorboats and paddlecraft. Use the beach area for swimming and keep clear of the active ramp; swimming is prohibited at launch areas.
There are six sheltered picnic tables and six grills. Bring drinking water; none is provided. Restroom information is unclear, so plan as if there isn’t one.
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 · 1.9 mi awayCabinsite CoveA pair of beaches, a small-craft launch, and two wrecks below.
Beach · 2.3 mi awayNevada Telephone CoveSandy shoreline for swimming, paddling and camping on Lake Mohave.
Beach · 2.3 mi awayNorth Arizona Telephone CoveA straightforward Lake Mohave cove for paddlers and small boats.
Beach · 2.5 mi awaySouth Arizona Telephone CoveA sandy Lake Mohave swim cove just north of Katherine Landing
Campground · 3.1 mi awayKatherine Landing RV ParkA small full-hookup RV base at Lake Mohave.
Sight · 3.2 mi awayKatherine LandingBoat access to Lake Mohave, with two trails to sandy coves.
Campground · 3.2 mi awayKatherine Landing CampgroundA lakeside base for Lake Mohave’s coves and boat days.
Restaurant · 3.4 mi awayNo Bad Days Bar & GrillA lakeside meal steps from the launch and swim beachParkwolf’s Lake Mead ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
