FINAL; Lake Mead best beaches...

[burtandnancy]

After a week and a half of searching, including a complete fly-over of all 7 Marinas and miles and miles of shoreline, interviews with experienced, regular Lake Mead boaters, 1st place goes to the beaches and coves along the north side of the Overton arm between Echo and Ann Margaret (Overton).
The criteria required sandy beaches, good drop offs close to shore, no mud, friendly people, warm water and cold beer. Everything else was second place (aka - first looser).
The winds this week were up and down, calm AM's breezy PM's and vice versa. Launch ramps were varied, good/bad depending on what you expected. Parking was easy, expecially if you are a mountain goat or marathon hiker. Gas prices jumped from $2.689 last week-end to $2.919 this AM. It was worth every penny...

[Debbolas]

Well I know all the beaches on the dam side before the narrows and to the dam side of the lake after the narrows is muddy.
Sinking up to your knees in mud, quicksand, icky mud.
And sometimes just for fun, little rocks that cut your feet in the mud. You don't know this untill you drop someone off to check it out and they sink up to their knees in this stuff. (not fun)
I really liked Hallet Beach:D
And we are camping at Overton in two weeks!
:D :cool: :D

[dicudmore]

I had a muddy spot sunday @ Hallett beach but still way better than the beaches she talks of on the dam side of the lake....
good sand once you got to shore. muddy under the boat....

[dicudmore]

Originally posted by titties and beer
FATHERS DAY WEEKEND WITH US(LVHB)RIGHT:D :D
working on my crew to be there that weekend....

[Debbolas]

We are going the weekend before ( I just checked)
:(

[Debbolas]

How do you do that?
You are so persuasive!!!
I am thinking how I can change it............and then it hits me............I can't .............I didn't plan this trip....I am cargo driving the motorhome.....................
LMAO!!!!:D

[Debbolas]

See, now why didn't I think of that......you are a genius!
LOL:D

[dicudmore]

thats what I was thinking....whats wrong with 2 trips :confused:

[Debbolas]

K
That would be four trips in four weeks!
LOL:D
H e l l, I'm up for it, but we must talk to Scream............;)

[dicudmore]

sounds like my schedule....
mohave week before last.
mead memorial wkd
op6 the next
either camping at buena vista the following or going to the cheetah regatta at the zoo
fathers day weekend after that (LVHB)
mead for a week 4th of july....
we're gonna need to make some gas $$$

[dicudmore]

Originally posted by titties and beer
DAN, ARE YOU GUYS COMING OUT FOR FATHERS DAY WEEKEND ?ROOMS @EHCO BAY;)
probably stay in Henderson again. Unless theres something happening at echo I should know of and be at....
and rooms available. Otherwise I can sleep in the boat if needed, its a closed bow :D
hang w/the festivities then down to the boat...

[dicudmore]

Originally posted by titties and beer
O-YA AND DRINKS AND MORE DRINKS AND MORE:DAND A POKER RUN ;)
drinks and more and poker run are why we are going in the first place right :confused:
LVHB beach?
Is everybody else just staying at echo bay?

[dicudmore]

prob wind up like last time, pull back to vegas at night.
may have a different crew fathers day weekend though. they might be up for sleeping in the boat or on the beach...

[Debbolas]

The wind was nice this weekend (NONE)
:D
glassy on the way back in each night!

[dicudmore]

Originally posted by Debbolas
The wind was nice this weekend (NONE)
:D
glassy on the way back in each night!
was a little rough i thought sat night.
sunday was pretty nice....

[dicudmore]

Originally posted by titties and beer
LETS HOPE NO WIND:(
not a big fan of the wind....
i hear if you pick a south facing beach it will blow right over you...

[burtandnancy]

The good news about camping near Overton is that they have the cheapest gas on the lake...

[Dr. Eagle]

Or suck from behind you..........

[dirty old man]

Big Sandy is also good this time of year, good sand, lots of room