Formation of Lake Mead began in 1935, less than a year before Hoover Dam was completed.[4] The area surrounding Lake Mead was protected as a bird refuge in 1933[5] and later established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936[6] and the name was changed to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 1947.[7] In 1964, the area was expanded to include Lake Mohave and its surrounding area and became the first National Recreation Area to be designated as such by the U.S. Congress.[8]
Lake Mead NRA features water recreation, including boating, swimming, and fishing, on both lakes as well as the stretches of river between the lakes. It also features hiking trails and views of the surrounding desert landscape.[9] Three of the four desert ecosystems found in the United States — the Mojave Desert, the Great Basin Desert, and the Sonoran Desert — meet in Lake Mead NRA. Tours of Hoover Dam – administered by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation – are also a major attraction within the recreation area.[8][10]
About 200,000 acres (81,000 ha) of the recreation area are managed separately under the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, established in 2000.[11] Water covers about 186,000 acres (75,000 ha) of the recreation area.[12]
The ghost town of St. Thomas, Nevada is contained entirely within Lake Mead NRA. The town, once entirely submerged beneath Lake Mead, features a two-mile-long loop trail with interpretative signage. It is accessed near the Northshore Entrance Station, just south of Overton.
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^"Listing of National Park System Areas by State". National Park Service.
^"Annual Park Ranking Report for Recreation Visits in: 2022". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
^ abCrossley, John. "Lake Mead National Recreation Area". The American Southwest. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^Rothman, Hal K. (June 2002). "Balancing the Mandates: An Administrative History of Lake Mead National Recreation Area" (PDF). National Park Service.
^Dodd, Douglas W. (2006-12-01). "Boulder Dam Recreation Area: The Bureau of Reclamation, the National Park Service, and the Origins of the National Recreation Area Concept at Lake Mead, 1929–1936". Southern California Quarterly. 88 (4): 431–473. doi:10.2307/41172340. ISSN 0038-3929. JSTOR 41172340.
^"Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Historic Timeline". National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^ abcde"Press Kit: About Lake Mead National Recreation Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^Glionna, John M. (August 27, 2015). "Enduring heat and history, hikers learn their place – far behind the ghosts of Hoover Dam". Los Angeles Times.
^. Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original on 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^"National Monument detail table as of April 2012" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^Barnes, John. "Inventory and Monitoring of Aquatic Bird Species on Lakes Mead and Mohave 2004–2006". Digital Scholarship@UNLV. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^"Wilderness Areas in the National Park System". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
^"Relict Leopard Frog". Lake Mead National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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HAER No. NV-22, "Lakeshore Road, Boulder Basin, Boulder City, Clark County, NV", 30 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. NV-40, "Route No. 1–Overton–Lake Mead Road, Between Overton Beach and Park Boundary, Overton, Clark County, NV", 4 photos, 39 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. NV-40-A, "Route No. 1–Overton–Lake Mead Road, Culverts and Headwalls", 30 photos, 21 data pages, 6 photo caption pages
HAER No. NV-40-C, "Route No. 1–Overton–Lake Mead Road, Dikes and Ditches", 6 photos, 11 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
HAER No. NV-40-D, "Route No. 1–Overton–Lake Mead Road, Low Water Crossings", 2 photos, 4 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
HAER No. NV-40-E, "Route No. 1–Overton–Lake Mead Road, Station Markers", 3 photos, 8 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U S national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona Operated by the National Park Service Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin Nevada and Bullhead City Arizona It includes all of the eponymous Lake Mead as well as the smaller Lake Mohave reservoirs on the river created by Hoover Dam and Davis Dam respectively and the surrounding desert terrain and wilderness 4 A boat at Lake Mead National Recreation AreaLake Mead National Recreation AreaIUCN category V protected landscape seascape Show map of ArizonaShow map of NevadaShow map of the United StatesLocationClark County Nevada and Mohave County Arizona United StatesNearest cityBoulder City and Las Vegas NevadaCoordinates36 00 35 N 114 47 48 W 36 00972 N 114 79667 W 36 00972 114 79667Area1 495 806 acres 6 053 31 km2 1 EstablishedOctober 13 1936 87 years ago 1936 10 13 2 Visitors5 578 226 in 2022 3 Governing bodyDepartment of the Interior DOI National Park Service NPS WebsiteLake Mead National Recreation AreaLake Mead from the Hoover DamFormation of Lake Mead began in 1935 less than a year before Hoover Dam was completed 4 The area surrounding Lake Mead was protected as a bird refuge in 1933 5 and later established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936 6 and the name was changed to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 1947 7 In 1964 the area was expanded to include Lake Mohave and its surrounding area and became the first National Recreation Area to be designated as such by the U S Congress 8 Contents 1 Amenities 2 Wilderness areas 3 Park resources 3 1 Fish species 4 Visitation 5 References 6 External linksAmenities editLake Mead NRA features water recreation including boating swimming and fishing on both lakes as well as the stretches of river between the lakes It also features hiking trails and views of the surrounding desert landscape 9 Three of the four desert ecosystems found in the United States the Mojave Desert the Great Basin Desert and the Sonoran Desert meet in Lake Mead NRA Tours of Hoover Dam administered by the U S Bureau of Reclamation are also a major attraction within the recreation area 8 10 About 200 000 acres 81 000 ha of the recreation area are managed separately under the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument established in 2000 11 Water covers about 186 000 acres 75 000 ha of the recreation area 12 The ghost town of St Thomas Nevada is contained entirely within Lake Mead NRA The town once entirely submerged beneath Lake Mead features a two mile long loop trail with interpretative signage It is accessed near the Northshore Entrance Station just south of Overton Wilderness areas editThere are currently nine officially designated wilderness areas under the National Wilderness Preservation System lying within Lake Mead National Recreation Area All are in the Nevada portion Parts of some of these wildernesses as indicated lie outside Lake Mead NRA and are managed by the Bureau of Land Management 13 Black Canyon Wilderness Nevada Bridge Canyon Wilderness Eldorado Wilderness partly BLM Ireteba Peaks Wilderness partly BLM Jimbilnan Wilderness Muddy Mountains Wilderness mostly BLM Nellis Wash Wilderness Pinto Valley Wilderness Spirit Mountain Wilderness partly BLM Park resources edit900 plant species 500 animal species 24 rare and threatened species The relict leopard frog Lithobates onca is now believed to survive only in this area 14 9 designated wilderness areas 122 166 museum objects and archives 1 347 recorded archeological sites 23 historic structures 8 listed National Register Properties 2 Traditional Cultural Properties 8 Fish species edit Lakes Mead and Mohave offer some of the country s best sport fishing The following species are found in both lakes 8 Largemouth Bass Striped Bass Crappie Rainbow Trout Catfish Channel BluegillVisitation edit nbsp Rock formations near Echo Bay nbsp Satellite image of Lake MeadFor 2012 with 6 3 million recreational visits Lake Mead National Recreation Area was the 5th most visited national park 8 Calendar Year Annual Visits Total Cumulative Visits19361937 552 128 552 1281938 533 914 1 086 042 18 214 3 30 1939 649 624 1 735 666 115 710 21 67 1940 668 027 2 403 693 18 403 2 83 1941 844 733 3 248 426 176 706 26 45 1942 338 778 3 587 204 505 955 59 90 1943 214 190 3 801 394 124 588 36 78 1944 263 533 4 064 927 49 343 23 04 1945 587 436 4 652 363 323 903 122 91 1946 1 165 369 5 817 732 577 933 98 38 1947 1 426 831 7 244 563 261 462 22 44 1948 1 654 004 8 898 567 227 173 15 92 1949 1 423 552 10 322 119 230 452 13 93 1950 1 798 280 12 120 399 374 728 26 32 1951 2 053 619 14 174 018 255 339 14 20 1952 1 946 706 16 120 724 106 913 5 21 1953 2 220 940 18 341 664 274 234 14 09 1954 2 112 724 20 454 388 108 216 4 87 1955 2 675 371 23 129 759 562 647 26 60 1956 2 672 774 25 802 533 2 597 0 10 1957 2 955 257 28 757 790 282 483 10 57 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National Recreation Area Historic Timeline National Park Service Retrieved 2013 11 15 a b c d e Press Kit About Lake Mead National Recreation Area PDF National Park Service Retrieved 2013 11 15 Glionna John M August 27 2015 Enduring heat and history hikers learn their place far behind the ghosts of Hoover Dam Los Angeles Times Hoover Tour Information Bureau of Reclamation Archived from the original on 2013 11 19 Retrieved 2013 11 15 National Monument detail table as of April 2012 PDF Bureau of Land Management Retrieved 2013 11 15 Barnes John Inventory and Monitoring of Aquatic Bird Species on Lakes Mead and Mohave 2004 2006 Digital Scholarship UNLV Retrieved 2013 11 15 Wilderness Areas in the National Park System Wilderness net Retrieved 2013 11 15 Relict Leopard Frog Lake Mead National Recreation Area U S National Park Service Retrieved 2020 04 26 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Mead National Recreation Area nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for 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