WESTERN ARIZONA
GoLakeHavasu.com; @GoLakeHavasu—Home to the real London Bridge and a replica English village, as well as Lake Havasu—featuring 400 miles of coastline on the Colorado River—Lake Havasu City offers a unique draw for visitors. Set on the Arizona/California border, the area is known as “Arizona’s West Coast” and is just three hours from Phoenix. Lake Havasu City was established in 1963 as a planned community, now attracting more than 800,000 visitors annually.
Lake Havasu City hosts movie and television filming, a balloon festival, boat regattas, fishing tournaments, festivals, and street fairs, offering planners great options for events, according to GoLakeHavasu.com.
Lodging includes condominium and vacation home rentals, resorts, and hotels. The 139-room Nautical Beachfront Resort has 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space with a climate-controlled 2,400-square-foot Lakeside Pavilion. The resort opened in 1964 as the city’s original lodging and today features pools and cabanas, beaches, boat launch ramps, various water sports and activities, and multiple dining options. Additional event options include the 122-suite London Bridge Resort, with 12,000 square feet of function space, and 173-room Hampton Inn Lake Havasu City, with 3,276 square feet of function space.
