Lodging · Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A quiet Lake Mead base for boaters and cabin stays.
Overview
The resort sits in Temple Basin, named for a massive rock formation nearby. The area is also known for long, unobstructed water-ski runs on Lake Mead, which the park describes as stretching about 20 miles.
Parkwolf’s verdictWhy it’s called Temple BarMap
Plan your stop
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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Temple Bar: The Marina and Its Namesake Rock“Up ahead is Temple Bar Marina, a base for boating and fishing on the Arizona shore. Rentals and fuel make it useful for a day on the lake.”
Plays as you drive up to Temple Bar Resort 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
Temple Bar Resort is the motel-and-cabin lodging at Temple Bar Marina, on Lake Mead’s Arizona shore. It has motel rooms, kitchen units and fishing cabins; the RV spaces and campground are separate. It makes the most sense as a base for a trip built around the lake, rather than a quick roadside stop.
The fishing cabins share a community restroom and shower. Kitchen suites and kitchenettes have cooking facilities, so check the individual room details when choosing what suits your stay.
Across the resort campus, you’ll find small-boat rentals, fuel, a launch ramp and slip rentals. The wider campus also has a seasonal café and bar and a gift shop; those are resort amenities, not services in every lodging building.
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
Sight · 0.1 mi awayTemple Bar MarinaA practical eastern Lake Mead base for boating and fishing.
Restaurant · 0.1 mi awayTemple Bar Restaurant & BarPizza, fish tacos and desert views at a remote marina.
Campground · 0.1 mi awayTemple Bar Marina RV ParkA remote marina RV park with full hookups, showers and laundry.
Campground · 0.4 mi awayTemple Bar CampgroundA remote base camp for quiet nights and dark desert skies.Parkwolf’s Lake Mead ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
