Andrew C.
Yelp
Came here expecting a nice play to chill at after a 2.5 hour drive from Las Vegas. I did some research and believed this to be a good place to go.
I had prepared some meats to grill, with drinks, and my own small charcoal grill with coal chimney and mesquite charcoal. Upon arrival at the gate, I had paid the $20 entrance fee per vehicle ($15/day M-Th, $20/day F-Su) and asked for some recommendations on where I should go if i want to grill. The person who was at the gate had said, "due to a state law, charcoal is not allowed, only liquid gas such as propane". I didn't question the workers her as i believed they would know it better than I did so i drove in. Drove around the parking lot, passed the boat launch area, and there was an area with cover, WITH BUILT IN CHARCOAL GRILLS !? Not to mention the bathroom that is locked....
On multiple web sites such as GoLakeHavasu.com, it mentions "Picnic tables, grills, and shade covers make this the perfect site to spend the day at the beach" or AzStateParks.com states "Picnic tables, shade ramads, grills, potable water, and restrooms available".
Quite the lies flying around? I dont mind the $20 fee but at least give me the facilities that i had expected to be able to use. I had been too heated and decided not to even go back to the guard to argue for my $20 back. Just thought of it as a lost cause and went on my way in search for new possibilities
Granted, if you do have a boat, i think this is a great place to set your boat off... But since i don't, i cant say much about it.
Without any possible way to cook, i had drove to the nearby wal-mart in search for a small, cheap gas grill to possibly use for the duration. I had asked an employee there and he was baffled at my question about what the gate guard had told me. He himself has never heard of such as thing. He mentioned possibly due to a fire in recent history done by homeless on a beach but he's never heard of charcoal being not allowed. In fact, 90% of the grills Wal-mart carried were charcoal ! This nice employee had recommended Rotary Park, which was a little passed this state park, which is where we ended up at