How to Find Cheap Hotels in Lake Havasu, Arizona

Known around the globe as the "Personal Watercraft Capital of the World," the small town of Lake Havasu, Arizona, offers visitors rugged desert terrain to explore, scenic mountain peaks to view and 450 miles of coastline to delight watersport enthusiasts.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet access

Know Your Destination

1. Cross over a famous landmark. When the bridge crossing the Thames River in London was said to be "falling down," Lake Havasu's founder, Robert McCulloch, purchased the granite bridge for $2,460,000 and arranged to have it shipped over in sections. It took three years, another $7,000,000 and the digging of an eight foot, man-made canal before the bridge was dedicated in Lake Havasu City in 1971. The famous bridge now spans the Colorado River in Lake Havasu to Thompson Bay.
2. Bring your binoculars. There are more than 340 species of birds that make their home in Arizona along the banks of the Colorado River.

Choose Your Accommodations in Lake Havasu, Arizona

3. To book accommodations, contact Lake Havasu Convention and Visitors Bureau at [phone] or visit their Web site (see Resources below).
4. Reserve accommodations at one of the economy motel chains in the area for a cheap price. Some offer rates as cheap as $50 or less per night.
5. Consider lakeshore cabin accommodations, many with full kitchens, including a dishwasher. Rates can be surprisingly cheap. Some places start at $135 a night.
6. Find cheap accommodations and be close to the beach at one of the nearby campgrounds.

Come to Lake Havasu

7. Fly US Airways. Depending on your location, you may be able to fly nonstop into Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport.
8. Ride the Amtrak Passenger Rail Service into Needles, California (40 miles northwest of Lake Havasu), or Kingman, Arizona (60 miles northeast of Lake Havasu).
9. Take to the road to get here. Several interstate highways lead to Lake Havasu, including I-95, I-40 and I-17.

Seek Out Primary Attractions

10. Plan to spend an afternoon boating, jet skiing or taking a cruise on a paddlewheel boat on the beautiful Lake Havasu.
11. Steer off the beaten path on an off-road tour of the Sonoran Desert, Mohave Mountains and ghost towns of the area, courtesy of Outback Off-Road Adventures.
12. Reach new heights with a memorable hot air balloon ride from Wanderlust Hot Air Balloon Adventure Rides.
13. Dig your heels into a day of horseback riding at the Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch in nearby Yucca, Arizona.

Tips & Warnings

• Be aware that although Lake Havasu does not generally swarm with tourists, it is populated with as many college students as Panama City, Florida, during Spring Break.