River Island State Park

Another nice Arizona State Camp. Motorhomes, 5th wheels and tents all find comfortable places here. We didn't get any cell service (T-Mobile) and the camp wifi doesn't extend much past the half dozen sites closest to the entrance. There's not much shade but the little cove on the Colorado is deep blue and very inviting. Some noise from Hwy 95, but nothing too bad.

This is a good stop if you are wanting to be near Lake Havasu and can't get a spot closer. It is very clean and surrounded by beautiful mountains. However it is bordering highway 95 and the noise is constant up until 9 pm or so. Sites have a reasonable amount of space between them and usually a tree for shade. The showers and washrooms are excellent, altho my husband complained about the fixed shower head that is too low for a taller person. Lots of dogs and there is a small dog park that owners seemed to appreciate. There is a good hike to Buckskin Mountain right from the park. The river looks reasonably clean but not sure I would swim in it unless the heat demanded it. There is no cell service and wifi is good only near the ranger station. An extra note about Lake Havasu City: this was our first time in Arizona and I was excited to find a warm place (in the winter) that was on a lake. However we were disappointed by the lack of character in this place. It felt manufactured rather than an organic city with lots of real charm. Restaurants were mediocre.

The sites were large, paved, and mostly flat. The site had water and elecric (50amp) for $30/night. If you have a 24 ft or under van/RV/trailer, there were sites overlooking the river for $20/night with 20 amp electric/water. The park had a bonus free WiFi with pretty good speed. AT&T was either 1 bar or non-existent unless you walked down by the Colorado River. There were no OTA TV channels. Our hot spot with a MyFI antenna gave us a decent speed. The bathroom/showers were clean and the showers had hot water. There was a dump station, but only had one opening, so if there are more than one RV in line, you will have to wait twice as long as you normally would. It is relatively close to Parker, AZ (10 miles) and Lake Havasu City (35 miles). It was a great two-night stop for us after dry camping for the past two weeks. We would definitely stay here again.

I would not recommend the group site. The fee structure is problematic to begin with. There is a group reservation fee that includes 4 cars but every car over 4 is an additional fee. I offered to pay when I drove in seeing that more than 4 cars were already there and I was told it would be settled up later. Later the camp host was taking photos of our license plates and treating us like criminals for not already paying.
There is a lot of road noise at the group site, all night long. I had to use ear plugs which helped but was still no match for the semis.
At 11:30 the first night I had a very rude awakening. They forgot to shut the sprinklers off and my tent was getting horizontally pelted from 2 sides. I managed to find traffic cones to put over the sprinkler heads so that my tent wouldn’t get saturated while I got the camp host out of bed. He eventually shut them off but 2 continued to leak and create puddles the rest of the weekend. The host never apologized for this oversite.
The bathrooms were clean but the showers were not. The showers were in need of a serious scrubbing and repairs. The bench had been broken out of one that I used leaving holes in the wall and no place to put my change of clothes. And beware that the bathrooms are usually shut down for cleaning for an hour in the morning between 7:30-8:30 am. Peak usage time if you ask me. My group does not have plans to camp here next year and has made inquiries at another state park where the host actually seemed happy to have us camp there next year.

When we pulled in, our whole campsite was freshly raked. This seemed a little odd, like what's the point, but we weren't complaining. The bathrooms were spotless, and the showers were the cleanest we've seen with high pressure and plentiful hot water. Whoever manages this place deserves kudos for attention to detail. The beach by the river was nice for the kids to play in. There's a boat ramp. There are hiking trails in the area, but they don't go very far. The wildflowers were beautiful when we visited in late March. There was no Verizon internet to speak of, maybe one bar and super slow page loading if you're lucky.

We love this campground. Clean, well maintained, right on the river. Electric and water and a few full hookups, but the E/W sites are great. The rangers here are very nice and helpful and the campground is very well taken care of. Pay attention to the time of year and where the sun is because our site was in full sun even though we were right up against the rocks (which were beautiful), but our friends site was a pull through and they had shade most of the day. Not a big deal unless it is hot. It is close to the main highway, so there is highway noise. Showers are good (not anything stellar). Great dog park, really one of the best we have encountered! Beautiful little cactus gardens in the front of the park. Very little cell signal. We have a weboost and were able to boost our signal for calls and texts, but not much more. But the park wi-fi which is free worked for us enough to get lots of stuff done for our business, so that was a plus.

We will always stay here when we are in this area!

This is such an awesome campground (as are all of the Arizona State Parks!). The sites are long and (mostly) pull throughs. The only sites right on the river are for tents/vans but it's just a short walk to the water. The campground is set between the hills and it's gorgeous! The camp hosts are friendly. AZ always has free wifi for its state park guests too! One of our favorite parks!

One of the cleanest and neatest parks I’ve ever seen! Each camp spot was raked clean by the camp host prior to guests arrival. There wasn’t a spot of trash to be seen anywhere. The camp host obviously takes pride in his duties.

The restrooms were spotless, had plenty of hot water, and the showers were private, clean, and well maintained.

Had a nice 1/2 mile trail - the Wedge Trail - on the hills overlooking the camp and river and a cactus garden. Both were great for getting some exercise. The dog park was also very nice and hd water and enclosed fence to keep dogs safe.

The boat ramp and beach were nice for water sports. Unfortunately the fishing was not good for us this time of year.

It was a bit noisy at times due to proximity to the highway, but traffic dies down at night, so not too bad.

We stayed here in February. We had a reservation for a one-night stop over and liked it so much we stayed an extra day. Our pull-through site was a large site with power and water right on the Colorado River with a boat launch and a small beach. The park was immaculate...very well maintained.

It is in a small area surrounded by close-in mountains. Kind of like a mini-canyon and very scenic. There are some hiking trails at Buckskin Mountain SP a mile up the road and your camping pass is good for day use there too. There is a store and gas station (with diesel) also a mile up the road and they have most anything you need. The stars at night were spectacular.

The main drawback to this campground was the noise from the highway. It tends to reverberate in the canyon although it is mostly quiet at night. This is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. There is also very spotty cell service, but they do have free wifi.