Lake Mead is located in southern Nevada
and northwestern Arizona. Water activities at
Lake Mead include swimming, boating, water
skiing, rafting, diving and fishing.

Other activities include hiking, camping and
horseback riding. Tours of the Hoover Dam are
conducted daily. The many swimming beaches
are open year round.

Lake Mead is home to bighorn sheep, mule deer,
coyotes, kit foxes, bobcats, ringtail cats,
jack rabbits, numerous lizards and snakes,
and a wealth of bird species. Threatened and
endangered species such as the desert tortoise
and peregrine falcon are found here, as well
as ancient Colorado River fish species.