Callville
Bay, Lake Mead NRA
Callville
Bay, one of the closest marinas to Las Vegas is 40 to 50 miles
outside of Las Vegas, depending on where you start from. It is
close enough to
Las Vegas to be convenient, yet far enough away to be a little
less crowded than other places on Lake
Mead. It
is Located at the north part of Boulder Basin on Lake Mead. Just
to the east of this marina is Boulder Canyon. Known to some
local boaters as the "narrows", Boulder Canyon was
originally considered for the location of the Hoover Dam.
Callville Bay has all the amenities that you should expect from
a marina. With over 600 slips, Callville Bay is one of the
largest 'inland' marinas in the United States and is considered
the best inland marina in North America. One of the reasons for
its popularity with boaters is probably its central location on
Lake Mead.
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Callville
Bay is reasonably close to many of the attractions - over the
water - at Lake Mead to make it a reasonable base camp for other
activities such as sight seeing along the North  Shore
Road or a quick visit to Hoover Dam.
There is a small community of permanent residents. Living at
Lake Mead is an attractive alternative for living in the Las
Vegas area. The convenience of Las Vegas is just a few miles
away. The atmosphere and recreation possibilities of Lake Mead
are always at hand.
This is one of the things that makes Callville Bay interesting.
The community which lives here is probably less than a few
hundred (we have no idea really just going by the number of
trailers).
Sport fishing is also an interest to visitors and probably
anyone who chooses to live here. As you look back at the
Callville marina, the calm dark blue water is inviting. you get
a sense of safety going out over the water. This can change to
driving winds and incredibly choppy water very quickly at
certain times of the year.
The views are interesting and stark. Callville bay sits next to
an ancient volcanic lava flow. In fact there are volcanoes
everywhere in this part of Lake Mead NRA. Sometimes we don't
even notice that they are volcanoes.
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This
photo looks up at the volcanic mesa. The climb up is amazingly
difficult. At the top you 
get a great view of Boulder Basin. The surface is covered in
some areas with small circular clearings made by the Desert
Bighorn Sheep.
The masthead photo at the top of this page was taken from
Callville Mesa In August 2004. The effects of the drought are
considerable here. We have photos and pictures from 1999 up to
2004 on these pages to show the contrasts.
Due time limitations we have not been able to post these images
yet.
This image was taken in May 1999 and it looks back the slips and
Callville Mesa.
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