Lake Havasu City is a haven for those who love outdoor living year round. It’s an active community, which regularly hosts fishing tournaments, boat regattas, rodeos, firework displays, classic car shows, jet ski races, golf tournaments concerts, art shows, off-road exploration, festivals and much more.

Lake Havasu is internationally known as the "Personal Watercraft Capital of the World" and offers virtually every form of water-related activity.The waters of Lake Havasu have been providing recreation and reservoir water storage for California and Arizona for over 65 years.

Admirers of the outdoors will appreciate this region's stark beauty, embodied within the spectacular convergence of Lake Havasu's desert ecology, and 450 miles of breathtaking shoreline and sparkling waters.

The lake was created in the mid 1930’s with the construction of Parker Dam, along a section of the Colorado River. The city itself was founded in 1964, after its developer, Robert McCulloch, discovered the area while searching for a location to test his outboard engines. In 1963 he purchased a 26 mile square parcel of barren land, which would eventually become Lake Havasu City.

The community has grown considerably since it was labeled “home of the Famous London Bridge”, for the historic bridge that was moved to its shores in 1971. Today the population is approximately 50,000. Its residents are varied, including the winter residents who begin arriving around October and often leave before the summer visitors start arriving in the spring.

The Lake Havasu area is one of the most beautiful places in the world fun to visit and a great place to live. Lake Havasu City is nestled amidst craggy desert peaks on the Colorado River in northwest Arizona and offers jaw-dropping scenery.

Dozens of restaurants offering a wide variety of menus await your arrival. Shopping is plentiful, and new stores seem to be popping up everywhere. You will enjoy the casual southwest living of Lake Havasu City, located on the shores of Lake Havasu.

Retirees and snowbirds really like the climate and beauty of the area. Warm, dry air, rich animal life, boating, good fishing, hiking and camping attract them. Lake Havasu has something to offer for everyone including relaxing in the warm desert sun.