As the Northshore Rd takes you deeper into the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the desert presents one surprise after another and there just are not enough pull out areas to enjoy it in full.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area follows the Colorado River from the western side of the Grand Canyon National Park, includes lakes Mead and Mojave, reaching Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. It was the first National Recreation Area designated in 1964.

Lake Mead has the potential to be the largest reservoir in the United States, formed by the Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, damming the Black Canyon and constructed between 1931 and 1936. The lake has not reached full capacity since 1983 due to drought and larger water demand. That surrenders the largest lake title to Lake Sakakawea.

References: Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Lake Mead