$5 / night

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Established Camping

Crossroads Campground

10 Reviews

About

Bureau of Land Management

Parker Strip Recreation Area

Overview

Crossroads Campground is located on the riverfront of the beautiful Lower Colorado River. This campground is popular with winter visitors looking to enjoy the warm winter temperatures and relax on the riverfront. This campground has great access to fishing, boating and off-roading.

Recreation

The Lower Colorado River offers excellent boating, fishing, canoeing and swimming opportunities. The campground provides river front views and a beach. Just follow the Parker Dam Road Scenic Backcountry Byway to various recreation sites along the river. The Rock House Visitor Center and Boat Launch are within a mile of the campground, and offers information and a free boat launch open year-round. Other popular activities in the Parker Strip Recreation Area include hiking, biking, rock hounding and off-road vehicle travel.

Facilities

Natural Features

The campground is situated on the shoreline of the Lower Colorado River. The river runs through a backdrop of steep rocky terrain, and wind shaped sand dunes. The area is teeming with wildlife, especially fish, migratory birds and small mammals.

Nearby Attractions

The Copper Basin Dunes and Crossroads Off- Highway Vehicle Open Areas offer miles of off-road adventures. Rock hounders enjoy hiking and driving through the area to search for unique rocks. Rock House Visitor Center has a free boat launch and a visitor center stocked with brochures and information about the area.

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Location

Crossroads Campground is located in Arizona

Directions

From Lake Havasu City, this campground is about 45 minutes south of town. Visitors will need to drive over the Parker Dam onto the California side of the Colorado River. (Note: Oversized vehicles and vehicles towing trailers are not permitted to cross the dam.) Located about 9 miles south of the Parker Dam on the California side of the Colorado River turn left at the BLM sign. From Parker, drive north across the bridge over the Colorado River and turn right. Crossroads Campground will be 7 miles ahead on your right.

Address

1785 Kiowa Ave
Lake havasu city, AZ 86403

Coordinates

34.2108778 N
114.21505 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Available
Verizon
Fair
AT&T
Available
T-Mobile
Available

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets

For Vehicles

Big Rig Friendly

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General Info

Doug S.

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 19, 2023

Great little campground

Host was great, clean well cared for inexpensive dry boondocking.

Site9

Month of VisitMarch

Angie P.

Scout

Reviewed Feb. 15, 2023

Perfect

I absolutely love it here. Wish I could reserve a spot here. Definitely didn’t want to leave.

Site2

Month of VisitFebruary

Julie M.

Traveler

Reviewed Jan. 21, 2023

Pretty

Nice stop by the river. Only $5

Site17

Month of VisitFebruary

Christine C.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 29, 2022

Fun spot, friendly campers and donkeys

Pros: organized BLM campsites! Small, picnic tables, water access, upper exposed sites have better wifi, pit toilet. No road noise, and the daily visitors are cute (but watch your dogs, these burros are friendly with humans, not with dogs)

I showed up alone and met 7 other solo women vanlifing as well as a few other super friendly couples.

Cons: pit toilet could use a scrubbing, and ran out of TP, jet boats are obnoxiously loud, poor wifi

Site5

Month of VisitDecember

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Andi F.

Guide

Reviewed Feb. 4, 2022

Nice little spot on the river

This is a pretty organized little BLM campground. Spots are clearly designated with posts to separate them. There are three areas; the upper entrance area, the left of the park host, and the right of the park host.

We initially parked on the left side by the river but quickly figured out there is no cell service there. Moving to the upper entrance area improved signal substantially although it is more out in the open and faces the neighboring trailer park. Nevertheless, it’s quiet and still only a short walk to the water. On the right side of the host is a beach access area that’s quite nice.

Almost all the spots are clean and the park host is very active and watching the grounds well. He drives around on his little golf cart and we see him several times a day. Makes it feel very secure!

There are tons of burros and burritos this time of year which is a delight!

Pros: Burros and burritos River access Designated spots GREAT host

Cons: Small so spots may be unavailable Spotty cell service

Site22

Month of VisitMarch

Greg L.

Legend

Reviewed Nov. 11, 2021

Great small CG on the river

This is a great small BLM CG along the river. Used to be mostly reserve only but as of Nov 11 2031 there was no host and the site seems to have reverted to a first come arrangement. There are 26 sites with 1-20 on the lowered level by the river and many sites have shade. Sites 21-26 are on the upper level and there is no shade there but are away from the water where day use happens on weekends. Vault toilet, trash dumpster, tables and fire rings. Cell signal is very good. Sites are still only $5/$2.50 senior and that is incredible!! Usually has a host onsite but none present Nov 2021.

Month of VisitDecember

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Rachel W.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 24, 2021

Wind & Water

We've been to this campground twice, tent camping, and love the river access. Both times it got very windy, which made certain activities like cooking difficult. Went in summer to try and avoid people - 2 years ago before the Coronapocalypse, we had the place to ourselves, but in 2021 there were a couple more campers and also a few driving in and out, using as a day use area since most of the actual day use areas were full. There were also burros who came down to the river. They didn't mess with us, though one pregnant looking one stared at us a long time. I don't know if she was expecting to be fed maybe? The toilet is fine though we brought TP to be sure we'd have some. Pay attention to the reservations on the posts. Bring sunscreen and shade with stuff to windproof it. Stay up late and turn off your lights to enjoy the stargazing.

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Month of VisitJuly

Shawn A.

Ranger

Reviewed Jan. 19, 2021

The price is right!

Very nice spot on the California side of the Colorado river. No hookups, but nice tables & gravel lots. If you have your lifetime passport for American parks it’s only 2.50 a night! Can’t beat that! I loved the river and watching the duck, roadrunners, and quail. I didn’t however see any donkeys which was disappointing.

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Kate W.

Legend

Reviewed Jan. 4, 2021

What a gem!

We showed up after dark and the camp host came right out to welcome us and show us to our site. The site I had picked out was very small but right up against the river. The host (Mike?) invited us to change sites to the one at the very end and we couldn't have been luckier! I think it was site 19, but it felt very private but open to the water and had a little walkway to the river so it was like we had a private beach. It was our very first experience RV camping, so we didn't expect any frills and we didn't get any… but it was magical to wake up and walk outside and watch the sunrise!

Don't expect a ton of privacy (although we felt we had some where we were) especially if you're not along the water. This isn't the type of campground for a long stay, but for a shorty trip I would MUCH rather be here than in the RV parking lot type of "campgrounds" for sure.

There is a vault toilet that is simple but clean and the host put a couple DVDs at the info station which I thought was a cute touch. There are great trees along the water's edge but don't expect a lot of shade. Perfect on a clear night to stargaze!

Site19

Month of VisitJanuary

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Richard B.

Scout

Reviewed Jan. 9, 2020

Colorado River frontage on the Parker Strip south from scenic Parker Dam

25 sites (many bordering the River), many with Salt Cedar trees for shade, available for reservations online (recreation.gov). A few sites available on a first come, first served basis. 2 week limit. A small beach for swimming or kayaking. Peaceful, with desert trails across the road for ATVs.

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Month of VisitJanuary