Standard Wash Dispersed Camping

Lots of room, rocky and not too level - but passable. We were at least 1/4 mile off Hwy 95, and more than 200 yards from the nearest other campers. View was very good. You could hear the traffic on the highway if you were awake in the middle of the night, but it did not keep us awake.

Some dirt-bikers came through around 8:30 AM, but we were up long before then so they weren't a bother.

This spot was ok. Its basically a open area in the desert that had RV drivable road. As we were coming to this area we saw many spots like this one to pull off and set up camp. There are a few more spots closer to Lake Havasu City but they get busier the closer you get.

This is simple desert boondocking here. There are no amenities of any kind. And being wide open desert area it can get really windy here and hot. Access was easy enough, like I said there were lots of pull off areas East of the 95, some where easier access then others. Cell service worked fine here. Its about a 10 minute drive into town. There is also a camp host here, but don't think they really do anything. Everything seemed fair game out here. There is some traffic noise off the busy 95, but you can camp further away from the road if it bothers you.

As for activities in the area, there is lots to do here. Obviously Lake Havasu is right here so there is plenty of boating, kayaking, SUPing, fishing. There are some good hiking and okay biking trails at nearby Sara Park. If you are a ATV'er there are lots of dirt roads that head off into the desert in every direction. There is plenty of night life in town too. It was spring break while we where here so it was probably extra crazy.

This is nice BLM land but not a lot of space to find a spot. There were probably 10 other rigs scattered among the fire rings. No trees, rutted entrance and Hwy 95 was visible from all spots. Close to town and free.

It's a big area but not a lot of level spots. The entrance is between mile marker 174 and 174 on 95. You can hear the traffic from 95. When you head up the road towards the back of the property the road splits. The road that goes to the right has a wash crossing the road. I would have bottomed out if I took the right fork. The left fork goes up a hill there are only a couple flat spots on top of the hill. The only good thing; it's a couple of miles from the town of Lake Havasu. The BLM location North of Lake Havasu is much better

Not a bad spot, close to town.. day I was there it was pretty windy, it’s an exposed area. Had great service there. Not a place I would spend multiple days, there are better locations for that but good for a night!

Great spot close to town. Quiet and somewhat clean. I would def go back there.

We stayed here for 9 nights in late January 2021. We were surprised to hear the beeping of a frontloader backing up at the nearby concrete plant on the first morning, but it quickly became a non issue and more background noise than anything. We drove in almost a mile from the highway, and the road is rough, but doable if you drive slowly. Because it is desert, you could still hear the highway even a mile away. That, too was usually jsut background noise until a loud rig or motorcycles drove the highway. There were a number of campers who came and went during the 9 days we were there, but it never felt crowded. The area is well spread out and you can find a site some distance from others if you look and drive around a bit. As noted by others, a good staging area for the numerous ATV opportunities, many starting with a long drive up Standard Wash, but still fun. The weather got cold after a few days, and we experienced one of the few snows in that area. It was interesting to see cacti and other desert plants with snow on them.

Lake Havasu City is a fine city, but they lack good bicycling trails and diverse places to go besides the London Bridge, the "island" and the walking around the "channel". I guess we got a little spoiled at some of the other destinations we visited on our month long January 2021 quest for the sun and warmth. Cell phone service was unavailable until you drove a couple of miles on the highway towards town. If you're a fisherman, Site 6 on the island is a fun place to shore fish from where you can snag your bait then fish for bass and catfish in the same spot.

Stayed here in a 40 foot-long Fifth Wheel (RV).

While it is close to the road the noise wasn't bad. Small area with level sites. We usually visit Craggy Wash but is was over crowded and this fit us just fine.

Camped 5/3/21 (Monday night). When we arrived we pulled in by the BLM sign and spoke to a guy who had been contemplating camping there. He had driven around some and warned us the roads were soft - he was moving on to camp elsewhere. Our truck has 4WD, so we decided give it a go anyway and followed the road straight back to get farther away from the highway noise (non-stop). Yeah, it was VERY soft gravel in a lot of areas and rutted.

We chose the first spot that looked pull-in-able, and it happened to be right next to a fence. On the other side was the cement company. They started the equipment the next morning, oh right around 5 am.

Our view in the other direction of the cement plant was nice. There was a fire ring of rocks, and our site was actually fairly level and big. I think there was one other camper in the distance; it was understandable why we had the place to ourselves. The 2014 road pictures here on Campendium do not reflect the roads as we found them, torn up by ORVs. I took a picture in the evening light to show how the road we took looks. In all fairness, based on what the guy told us, we did not explore other roads in this BLM area. Some may not be as bad. There was one that went right along the fence and it was not soft, but where it intersected with the road we took, it was super soft sand/gravel. The front area where you pull in from the highway was not soft.

With the continual road noise, the cement plant noise and soft roads, we'd choose another place next time.

What can you really say. Its a place to stay for free!!