Hi Woodartist:
Hmmmm. Not such a good picture you paint of one my favorites.
? I do "completely" disagree -- but in a nice way, of course.?
>> Well, Laughlin only has one RV Park at the Riverside. They have clamped down on Dry RV camping and currently reviewing whether to permit it this year. Bullhead is rapidly growing and has traffic problems as well as many others The cost of housing and living is going through the roof and that pulls other costs along with it.
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For the past several years I have stayed at the Riverside at their weekly rate of $109. or thereabout. Hardly a "going through the roof" rate for a such a location just a short walk to the banks of the Colorado. It may have gone up $10. this spring so that makes it $18 or so vs. $16/night. There are many nice parks w/even lower rates in Bullhead -- some with incredible views from that side of the river.
>> It has become a haven for Californians...like Havesu.
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Is that a bad thing. ???? It's been a haven for RVers from "everywhere" ever since Don Laughlin opened his first motel. Yes, and we Californians "have" found it great haven for many, many, years. The reason it has been a haven is because it's such a great alternative to LV. Can't imagine living as a monthly in any surrounding area to LV such a Pahrump or Henderson when Laughlin is so close.
>>? Davis Camp is across the Laughlin Bridge and has reasonable rates, but is locally considered a "poor camp." We stayed there for a few years and wouldn't recommend it. Searchlight is in the middle of no where and the park is isolated...except for the small town of Laughin and Bullhead. It gets cold there and they can have snow. No shopping.
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I don't think anyone has suggested Searchlight or Davis Camp.? Searchlight is just a rest stop between Laughlin and LV. And Davis Camp could hardly be considered typical of Laughlin RV parking. It's "not" a camping town.
>> Also keep in mind that Laughlin does have some special events and in April they have the Motorcycle River Run....60-75,000 bikes and things kind of come to a stand still :
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Yes, I was there this spring the week before that event. They also have their answer to Reno's, "Hot August Nights" -- plus other events as well. That's how they make their money and stay alive. I actually enjoy most of those kinda events.? Even during the week before the biker event, I became surrounded by bikers. However, they were all nice folk and were careful of how much noise they allowed their bikes to make. I became the Satellite dish guy and helped many of them point their dishes. Of course, I had a bike also -- but it didn't have a motor.?
>> Laughlin used to be nice . . .
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Correction -- Laughlin "to you" used to be nice.
? What you describe has been Laughlin since Don Laughlin first enticed RVers to his motel on the River. The whole idea was to find a nice place on the River away from LV. It "has" grown ever since and the prices have gone up ever since -- of course they would. However, compared to LV, Laughlin, to me, is still and will remain a much nicer spot for extended stay with pricing exponentially lower.
But as you suggest, one should check it out and decide for themselves. I find it hard to believe, for example, that some actually "like" brussels sprouts and dislike Haagen Dazs Coffee ice cream covered with kiwi fruit and and brandy. Different strokes . . .?