4.64144 reviewsPrice
$5/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
60 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Pets Allowed
Price
$5/night
Booking
Reservable
Sites
60 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
Has Service
Pets
Pets Allowed
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29.7212, -84.7479
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Learn more about alerts →Paddlers and trail riders within an hour of Tampa get the most out of this place. The Little Manatee River is right there for kayaking, the Oxbow Trail earns its reputation, and sites 1, 3, and 5 have paved pads that make setup easy. Spring mornings on the water are hard to beat.
Heavy RVs will fight the deep sugar sand on most sites trying to level out. Summer is genuinely brutal here: shade is sparse, heat pushes past 90°F, bugs are thick, and afternoon storms can flood trails. The campground also sits inland, not on the river.
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Context for the broader area surrounding Dr. Julian G. Bruce St. George Island State Park Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Located 8 miles north of the City of Laughlin on the Nevada side and 10 miles north of Bullhead City on the Arizona side of the Colorado River. Lake Mohave resulted from the construction of Davis Dam which spans the Colorado River below Hoover Dam, a portion of the Boulder Canyon Project. On the Arizona side of the river and managed by the Mohave County Parks Department (1-877-757-0915) is Davis Dam Camp, a campground and day use area well appointed for the physically challenged angler and also has boat launching facilities, numerous campsites, RV hookups, and picnic areas. Davis Dam Camp was built to house the workers who constructed Davis Dam. A few of the original camp buildings remain, although they have been altered. Available fish species include rainbow trout, striped bass, and catfish. The City of Laughlin has numerous casinos, lodging, eating establishment, and entertainment.<A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Parker+Dam">Parker Dam</a> and <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Davis+Dam">Davis Dam</a> (originally named Bullshead) comprise the <A HREF="http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Parker-Davis%20Project">Parker-Davis Project.</a>
Take US 95 south from Las Vegas about 30 miles, east on State Highway 164. Parking is available near the dam site but, <b>as of April 2004, the roadway across Davis Dam is closed to all vehicles; pedestrian and bicycle access to the dam is still allowed.</b>
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Spring and fall deliver the sweet spot for camping here—comfortable temperatures, manageable bugs, and that perfect beach weather that keeps you outside all day. Summer transforms the island into a turtle-nesting wonderland with warm Gulf waters ideal for swimming, though you'll want to pack extra bug spray for the mosquitoes and embrace the Panhandle heat. Winter brings cooler, windier days that birding enthusiasts love, along with peaceful solitude and dramatic weather watching from this exposed coastal outpost.
Spring is cited as the sweet spot: pleasant beach weather and fewer bugs.
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About 60 campsites with water and electric hookups, two bathhouses with showers, a central dump station, day‑use picnic areas and beach access (including mobility mat). Sites are primarily gravel/sand pads and many have fire rings.
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