This is the store for the campground, with the lake in the background. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that our senior pass entitled us to a 50% discount for our camp site. We had a reservation for the handicap site. Since it was the beginning of Father's Day weekend, it was also the only site we could have gotten.
This is another view of the lake. There are kayak and boat rentals available. I went onto the lake with my one person kayak early in the day and stayed on the water for about an hour.
By mid-day the temperatures were in the low 100's. It got up to 115 degrees. At 9:00 pm the wind coming up off of the lake was still very hot.
The entry into the camp is very steep so we decided to leave very early Sunday, June 18th (Father's Day). We wanted to avoid having our truck over-heat climbing up out of the park. We also wanted to avoid as much of the mid-day heat traveling across the desert to Cedar City.
We arrived in Cedar City about noon and it was a "cool" 81 degrees.
I’ve never been too fond of Lake Mead. No shade ANYWHERE to camp under and the water is dangerous as hell to boat on.
ReplyDeleteRight after moving here, we bought a 20 foot cuddy cabin to use on weekends on Lake Mead.
It turned out that boating wasn’t much fun on the lake either, as the wind would show up in a matter of seconds, creating some fairly large waves that made for a very unpleasant, even a bit concerning, return to home. Plus, the water levels were constantly changing due to water needs below the dam, often exposing unmarked reefs that could literally destroy the boat and cause serious injuries the family; an experience I came within inches of doing one day, as I came close enough to see an unmarked reef just 5-6 inches below the surface of the water at about 45 MPH.
I put a for sale sign on the boat the next day.
Thanks for your comment, Bob. We were lucky not to have any unfortunate incidents on the lake or in the camp ground. You are right, there was no shade anywhere in the campground, and we were happy for the "cool" temperatures in Cedar City Utah.
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