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Pearce Ferry & upper Lake Mead. Meadview, Arizona at lower right, Hualapai Indian Reservation upper right. 2012 photo by Doc Searls. Pearce Ferry (sometimes misspelled Pierce Ferry) marks the boundary between Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon, where the low sandy banks around the lake give way to imposing, colorfully layered cliffs that enclose the Colorado River for the next 277 miles upstream.
The Alan Bible Visitor Center is a visitor center located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. [1] The visitor center features a 20-minute movie about the recreation area. [1] There is also an array of exhibits, a gift shop, and a desert botanical garden. [1] It was completed around 1966. [2]
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 ]
The Desert Princess, operated by Lake Mead Cruises, is a three-level paddle wheeler certified by the U.S. Coast Guard to carry 275 passengers. It cruises to the Hoover Dam five days a week. It cruises to the Hoover Dam five days a week.
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Las Vegas Bay is a bay at the western edge of Lake Mead in the U.S. state of Nevada. The bay is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area to the northeast of the city of Henderson, Nevada, near the junction of Lake Mead Drive and Lake Mead Boulevard. A public campground and boat access are available in Las Vegas Bay.