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Lake Havasu City takes its name from the lake by which it lies. (Havasu is a Mohave Indian word meaning “blue-green water.”) Formed by the impoundment of Parker Dam in 1938, Lake Havasu is fed by the Colorado River. The 45-mile-long lake has a maximum width of 3 miles and supplies water to Arizona, Los Angeles and intermediate cities.

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ARTICLELake Havasu City Lake Havasu City takes its name from the lake by which it lies. (Havasu is a Mohave Indian word meaning “blue-green water.”) Formed by the impoundment of Parker Dam in 1938,Lake Havasuis fed by the Colorado River. The 45-mile-long lake has a maximum width of 3 miles and supplies water to Arizona, Los Angeles and intermediate cities.Lake Havasu City
NATIONAL PARKAgua Fria National Monument Semidesert grasslands and a riparian forest support abundant wildlife, including pronghorn, mountain lions, javelinas and white-tailed deer.Agua Fria National Monument
NATIONAL PARKAngeles National Forest Rising above the northern rim of the Los Angeles Basin, the Angeles National Forest covers more than 650,000 acres of the rugged San Gabriel Mountains, which in 1894 famed naturalist John Muir described as “one vast bee-pasture, a rolling wilderness of honey-bloom…” The forest encompasses terrain ranging from rugged, arid desert on the north slope to heavily timbered high mountain ridges and meadows.Angeles National Forest
NATIONAL PARKApache Sitgreaves National Forests Along the south rim of the Colorado Plateau in east-central Arizona, the Apache-Sitgreaves national forests comprise nearly 2.1 million acres. They are named, respectively, for the Apaches and for Lt. Lorenzo Sitgreaves, who in 1851 led the first military topographical mapping expeditions across Arizona. The forests include the Mount Baldy, Bear Wallow and Escudilla wilderness areas and the Blue Range Primitive Area.Apache Sitgreaves National Forests
NATIONAL PARKCanyon De Chelly National Monument Cottonwood Campground is managed by the Navajo Nation and offers primitive campsites for tent and group camping on a first-come, first-served basis. Restroom facilities are on-site; no showers or hookups are available. Limited services are offered in winter. A nightly fee is required. Phone (Canyon De Chelly National Monument
NATIONAL PARKCasa Grande Ruins National Monument Off SR 87/287, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument lies within the city limits of Coolidge. The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
NATIONAL PARKCedar Breaks National Monument Cedar Breaks National Monument is off SR 14 between Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar City. It encompasses a 5-mile-wide natural limestone amphitheater eroded to a depth of nearly 2,500 feet. Settlers mistook the junipers growing at the base of the rock layers for cedars, hence the name.Cedar Breaks National Monument
NATIONAL PARKChannel Islands National Park Access to the Channel Islands can be arranged at locations in Oxnard, Ventura and Santa Barbara. Of the eight islands in Southern California's Channel Islands group, Anacapa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa constitute Channel Islands National Park. The ocean waters up to 6 miles offshore surrounding these five islands are protected as Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. San Miguel Island was an active bombing range from World War II through the 1970s.Channel Islands National Park
NATIONAL PARKCleveland National Forest Divided among three separate areas in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties, Cleveland National Forest covers more than 460,000 acres in Southern California. These areas include chaparral and conifer woodlands and offer many recreational opportunities, the most popular of which are camping and hiking.Cleveland National Forest
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