The Bullhead City Senior Center has groups and activities, and Meals on Wheels is active. There are also two nine-hole golf courses and three 18-hole golf courses. Rotary Park, the largest, runs along the river and has beaches, boat ramps and fishing jetties. Lake Havasu, another favorite recreation area, is only 50 miles to the south.īullhead City's parks and recreation department has a few senior programs, including Senior Softball, and it maintains a good selection of public parks. Fishing, boating, swimming, water skiing, camping and picnicking are popular, although many beaches along the water can only be reached by boat.
Just a few miles north of the city, it is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and is 4 miles across and 67 miles long. Laughlin, which is a mini-Las Vegas with its glass towers, neon lights and 11,000 hotel rooms, brings tourists to Bullhead City, but so does Lake Mohave. There are also a number of festivals, including the annual boisterous River Regatta, Hardyville Days (named for the city's founder), Riverfest, Cornfest and the Chile Cook-Off.
With the economy revolving around these visitors and gambling, Bullhead City has a good variety of restaurants and retailers. In addition to gamblers, large numbers of RV 'snowbirds' make their way to the 21 local RV parks each year, filling them to capacity from November through May.
