Route 66 Golden Shores RV Park

Despite all the deserts, you're in a devilishly good spot for water-based activities here: you can access Goose Lake from the park to fish from the shore or by boat for blue gill, catfish, striped large- and small-mouth bass, or make for the mighty Colorado River, a 10-minute drive away for canoeing and kayaking and boat rides through the impressive Topock Gorge. There's a multitude of watersports to be tried out on Lake Havasu, 40 minutes away, along with the startling sight of the original London Bridge, shipped out in 1967. If it's wilderness hikes and encounters with wildlife you're looking for, head to the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (20 minutes), where snow geese, coyote, bobcats and desert bighorn sheep roam the mountain vastness, make the half-hour trip to the Dead Mountains Wilderness Area or experience the woodlands, cliffs, canyons and singing dunes of the Mojave National Preserve, an hour away. Delve into the history of the area in the former mining town of Oatman (half an hour) for a flavour of the Old West, complete with burros roaming the streets, staged gunfights and the Black Mountains providing such a filmic backdrop you expect Clint Eastwood to pop up in a poncho. Further afield, the unnatural wonders of Las Vegas are a two-hour drive away while the southern side of the natural, but no less wonderful Grand Canyon can be reached in around three and three-quarters of an hour.