Cattail Cove State Park Campground

Cattail Cove State Park is a nice park with about 60 spaces. They are laid out nicely so you don’t feel like you’re on top of one another. The park is 90% dirt and gravel so bring shoes to wear around your site. Now I do NOT recommend going in June, July or August unless you have a boat and plan to be out all day long. Our trip they said hit record temps that day…June 118 degrees. It was so freaking hot it was unreal! I didn’t get to see the people beach as I have dogs (another HUGE positive for me is dogs are very much allowed) and do have their own “beach.” Now it’s a very very tiny beach right off the boat dock but I’m not complaining when my babies got to go swimming! The water’s edge, at least at the dog beach, is all rocks so I would totally suggest river shoes. I have to get HUGE props to both Ranger Keith and the park host Gary. We had an issue with our pop up camper and they both helped us for over an hour, in the 118 degree heat, to get it fixed! They went so far above and beyond what they had to do I was impress. They are the reason we will be back…a nice campground and even nicer rangers tops it all!! But it won’t be in the summer months ; )

Nice campground...just not in the summer!!

Lake Havasu is beautiful. This campground has amazing hiking trails that take you around the park and give spectacular views of the lake. The beach is nice, the sites are large. We will be back!

Gorgeous!

Lake side with power water and dump station. Nice beach large sites. Lake side trails for hiking

Great place 

The Cattail Cove Campgrounds are perfect for a beginners camp site. The campsites are flat and easy to back in your car and set up your tent. The table on site is big enough to sit 6 people. There is water on site and a fire ring. The staff was very helpful and the gift shop has ice, firewood, ice cream bars, and small essentials for sale. The reason for the 4, is due to the dog beach being a small rocky area and the water wasn’t as clean. 

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We woke up to birds that sounded like nothing I’ve ever heard. Pretty sure the one we called the alarm bird was a myna or some other starling because it sounded exactly like someone’s alarm clock followed by a chirp!

Easy access to the lake, a few miles of trails, very clean bath houses. But the sites back right up to each other so no way to avoid hearing your neighbors noises. STS. 

To avoid this, recommend site 53 or 52. They look ideal. 

Amazing birds! But the sites are too close to each other.

This is another Arizona state park on Lake Havasu. About 20 miles south of Havasu City. Electric &amp; water, dump site. Cellular is not as good here as Lake Havasu State Park, and I am an AT&amp;T user, 2 bars.... The trees in this park are specimens, and are labeled on a ground stake. They were interesting. The beach area is sand &amp; there are water devices to rent if your into that. I found this park more noisy than some other parks in the area. There is a boat ramp, so there are people launching boats all day. 

Nice Sandy beach

We stayed just one night at this very nice lakeside campground. Temps were triple digits, so the lake was a great way to cool off. Sites had water and electric. They were fairly close together, but had a picnic table a small tree, and ours was a pull-through. The camp store had ice and very friendly and courteous staff.

A nice Lakeside campground 

We have camped at Cattail Cove just South of Havasu City in Arizona a couple of times.  We love the white sandy beach and clear water.  Campsites and bathrooms are clean.  We rented the sites near the beach and enjoyed walking the beach under the stars and going kayaking during the day.

White Sandy Beach in Arizona - Truly!

Sites are really close to each other and we went when it was too hot! Our fault so definitely wouldn’t recommend in a tent. It was still in the 90’s at night and a storm came through so that helped provide some relief. Bathrooms and showers feel like a sauna but still feels good to clean up even if the water doesn’t really get cold in the summer. Gravel spots but nice views of the lake and surrounding area!

Nice place

Loved the filtered water for filling our water containers, easily accessible dumps, dog beach, cleanliness and quietness of the campsite. Quietness of the campsite is really important for us as our dogs our sensitive to noise and bark whenever they hear something. Only downfall was the campsite was too small for my liking. 

Liked this spot

Nice campground off the Colorado river. Had fun fishing and exploring the Lake Havasu area. 

Fun by the river

Got to this campground because lake havasu was full. It’s about 20 minutes from Lake Havasu city and I liked how it’s not so crowded compared to there. There’s a nice beach area and bathrooms/showers were clean! 

Quiet campground not too far from Lake Havasu

Nice and hot

Good location and nice beach. However the site was more of an RV site, and not much privacy. All sites are $30 which is a bit expensive in my opinion
Nice clean restrooms with showers though! 

Good location but not the best tent site

We had to make the miles, so we arrived late after dark and left fairly early the next morning, so we were not able to fully appreciate this campground, located right on the Colorado River. We are glad we made a reservation, however, as the campground was full (Easter night).

  

**Site Quality:** We were in one of the three “premium” sites. Site 4 has no neighbors on one side and direct beach access from the rear of the site. A large picnic table and fire pit are at each site. All sites are paved and level and most can fit an RV or car/boat. The sites in the middle do not have much privacy and are separated by a chalk line in the sand. 

  

**Bath/Shower house:** Several are located throughout the campground. Clean. Didn’t use the shower so cannot comment on that. 

  

**Activities/Amenities:** All expected river activities, including swimming, boating, and fishing (many brought all the toys). Beach volleyball, sandy beach. Kayak and SUP rentals are available. ADA-accessible path. Nice amphitheater. Fish cleaning station and desert plant garden. A labyrinth, something we have never encountered in a campground. 

  

Even though we don’t have a boat or fish, I wish we had more time to relax on the beach and enjoy this campground, but I would choose one of the premium sites for more privacy.