Local favourite river spot · Mohave, Arizona
Lava Cliff Rapids
Lava Cliff Rapids is a river spot in Mohave, Arizona.
Lava Cliff Rapids: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lava Cliff Rapids
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Lava Cliff Rapids — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 35.82554, -113.64772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lava Cliff Rapids
- Skywalk · viewpoint · Mohave · ~32 km · Must-see
- Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Mohave · ~34 km · Must-see
- Bat Cave · cave · Mohave · ~35 km · Must-see
- Grand Wash · viewpoint · Mohave · ~65 km · Must-see
- Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument · sanctuary · Mohave · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mount Tipton · viewpoint · Mohave · ~73 km · Must-see
- Lava Cliff · viewpoint · Mohave · ~1 km
- Clay Tank Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~8 km
- Lower Granite Gorge · viewpoint · Mohave · ~11 km
- Horse Flat Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~13 km
- Jackson Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~18 km
- Amos Spring · attraction · Mohave · ~21 km
- Jeff Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~22 km
- Waterfall Rapids · waterfall · Mohave · ~23 km
- Quartermaster Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~23 km
- Red Rock Spring · attraction · Mohave · ~24 km
- Travertine Falls · waterfall · Mohave · ~25 km
- Burnt Canyon · viewpoint · Mohave · ~30 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Lava Cliff Rapids
- Two Hundred and Fivemile Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~43 km
- Pearce Ferry Rapid · river spot · Mohave · ~57 km
- Whitmore Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~67 km
- Decision Island · river spot · Mohave · ~78 km
- Heron Point · river spot · Mohave · ~81 km
- Plane Crash Island · river spot · Mohave · ~84 km
- Houseboat Island · river spot · Mohave · ~84 km
- Gateway Rapids · river spot · Mohave · ~95 km
- Pool Islands · river spot · Mohave · ~100 km
- Fern Glen Rapids · river spot · Coconino · ~102 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Lava Cliff Rapids?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lava Cliff Rapids?
Nearby: Skywalk (viewpoint, 32 km), Diamond Peak (viewpoint, 34 km), Bat Cave (cave, 35 km), Grand Wash (viewpoint, 65 km), Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (sanctuary, 70 km), Mount Tipton (viewpoint, 73 km).