★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic landFree
Clark County
Drive-up · public land · Clark County, NV · 35.23394, -114.59355
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Telephone Cove Campground. A free campground on the shore of Lake Mohave in southern Nevada. Some cell service. Enough room for multiple vehicles. Beach setting likely extremely busy during summer. There were several other campers during my stay in November. Vault toilets. Fire rings. Some trees. A lot of beautiful coves along the shore. Located on the water. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 644 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump2 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- WWater28 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 28-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
644 ft
County
Clark County, NV
Coordinates
35.23394, -114.59355
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureColorado River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townKatherine · ~2.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelGas N Grub · ~4.8 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~30.2 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~2.5 mi
- GroceriesRegency’s Gift and Convenience Store · ~5.1 mi
- PharmacyLaughlin Pharmacy · ~6.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicTalas Harbor At Bullhead City · ~4.9 mi
- HardwareLowe's · ~7.7 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomKA Nevada Telephone Cove Vault Toilet 173 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomKA Nevada Telephone Cove Vault Toilet 172 · at this camp · NPS
- RestroomKA Nevada Telephone Cove Vault Toilet 171 · ~0.2 mi S · NPS
- RestroomKA Nevada Telephone Cove Vault Toilet 184 · ~0.3 mi S · NPS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mount Nutt Wilderness~16.3 mi
- Dead Mountains Wilderness~18.6 mi
- Camp Ibis-Patton ~22.7 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Clark County, NV). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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