BLM 4429 — Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM 4429 — Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in AZ

Road corridorBLM, Lake Havasu

2.6 mi from Desert Hills

8.5 mi off I-40 (straight line)

Maps 782 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 3.8–4.2 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–8.7 are inside the City of Lake Havasu City, whose rules apply there.

BLM Lake Havasu Field Office ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 28 days · then move 25 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans all 15.5 miles of this road as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 8.2 miles of it dirt, but the condition is unverified.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 10 switchbacks.

Known camping along this road at mile 6.1: 1 mapped spot.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Mohave Mountains stands 4,312 ft above the map pin, 11 miles east.

Rules

  • Dispersed camping in undeveloped areas is authorized without permit for up to 14 days within any 28-day period. After the 14th day, campers must move beyond a 25-mile radius of their previous camp. This does not apply to concessions, public agency leases, and Long-Term Visitor Areas.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 60–89°F, 0.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.