Black Canyon & Lake Mojave
The water temperature in the Black Canyon from Hoover Dam to Willow Beach is usually about 53 F.
Black Canyon and Lake Mead Paddling Information
Information for Kayak and Canoe Paddlers
The page is under construction, project started early November 2009.
Pictures are worth a thousand words, so we added lots and lots of photos to our interactive maps, Google Map, Google Earth, and Black Canyon Topo - enjoy!
Black Canyon and Lake Mead: If you're bringing your own boat...
The Black Canyon of the Colorado Rive between Willow Beach and Hoover Dam is a wonderful place to paddle. However, often overlooked as a paddling destination is the rest of Lake Mojave and especially Lake Mead.
Both Lakes Mead and Mojave have miles and miles of shoreline and coves to explore by kayak. It's an amazing area, a water playground in the middle of the desert. Paddle in the eastern basins and canyons of Lake Mead or south of Willow Beach on Lake Mojave - and you will probably not see another paddler.
If you like hiking and exploring backcountry areas off road - you will definitely see no one! Much of the desert surrounding Lake Mead is roadless. So, your kayak is a great means to access hiking and exploring adventures.
If you like playing in the big winds - Lake Mead can be windy! There are few things more fun than paddling and paddling and playing in the wind and waves of the warm waters of Lake Mead during the hot Summer months is priceless. You need only wear a bare minimum of clothes and paddle gear. You get to practice your wind-driven-wave surfing on miles of big fetch. You get some respite from the desert heat and you get to play in warm water outdoors. Lake Mead water temperatures in the Summer can be in the 80's.
But if you're trying to miss the wind, you can often find protection in the Virgin Canyon with its high canyon walls.
Black Canyon and Lake Mead: General Info
Black Canyon and Lake Mead: If you're looking for an outfitter...
Here is some info and links to local outfitters and guide services.
info soon...
Lake Mead NRA Wilderness Areas:
info soon...
