Hundreds illegally camped in Lake Mead National Recreation Area forced out
An abandoned speedboat that once protruded vertically from Lake Mead National Recreation Area has been displaced to the great dock in the sky. … The boat’s removal is part of a larger clean-up effort at the cove, located about 40 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, where park officials hauled away over 20,000 pounds of rubbish over the last year. … Water levels have plummeted at Lake Mead for several years and the reservoir’s 2025 level is the third lowest it’s seen in a decade. … The Park Service noted that as water levels declined, some visitors moved into the expanding dry area for long-term stays.
Other Lake Mead cleanup news:
- FOX5 (Las Vegas, Nev.): Want to live in a national park? Lake Mead seeking volunteers for Government Wash
- KLAS (Las Vegas, Nev.): Lake Mead looking for campground host, volunteers for site reopening this fall