TIP:  GAS rules @ Bullhead City-laughlin

If you launch your craft on the Colorado River below Davis Dam, there are strict regulations about filling boats with gasoline on the river water within Bullhead City limits on the Arizona side.  DO NOT fill your tank with a gas can, or carry a gas can in your boat in this area.  There is a heavy fine for filling gas tanks with a gas can, or even carrying a can.  This applies to PWC too.  To fill the tank yourself from a can you must pull the boat out of the water. The ONLY way to get gas without removing your craft from the water is to use the gas dock across from the Riverside Resort Hotel.  This is the only gas dock in the area for miles.  They have a special permit to sell gas on the river.  They use a gas absorbing diaper to fill your tank, preventing any spills into the water.  The nearest gas dock on the water is downriver at the Avi Resort, about 15 miles away.  This gas dock closes after Labor Day, as well as the Needles Marina gas dock.  Topock is open year round.

Laughlin is the closest town to Katherine Landing launch ramp Telephone Cove on the south end of Lake Mohave. Laughlin is situated just south of Davis Dam.  Below is a link to 12 of our recommended hotels in the Laughlin-Bullhead City area.  

LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Harrahs Hotel

Tropicana Express Hotel

Golden Nugget

River Palms Resort