We decided to meet my sister-in-law, Marcie, and her husband, Ed, for the weekend at the Laughlin / Avi KOA which is 15 miles south of Laughlin proper. Many of the reviews I read were correct. It is a dust bowl. Dirt/gravel open spaces with designated spots with full hookups. The unique part of this CG is that if you have a buddy with an RV, you can pull into one big spot with the front of the RV going opposite ways so you form a little quad area between your sites. The Road Warrior below in the right photo shows Ed and Marcie’s 5th wheel and our travel trailer on the right. However, overall, this CG is pretty drab as far as CGs go but it did have excellent wifi and cable if that’s important to you. It was $35/night. You’re about a ten minute walk east to the Colorado River which is the state line for Arizona, Nevada and California where the 3 states meet. You’re also a ten minute walk west to a golf course which is right next door to the CG.

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We pretty much chilled while we were there, doing some day drinking by the firepit and watching the sun set over the mountain range to the west of us. It was more of a catching up with family type of weekend. We did, however, take a 20 minute drive east to Oatman, Arizona, which is an old mining town from the 1910’s that is now more of a ghost town with small gift shops. Located on the old Route 66, the unique thing about this place is that they have wild burros (donkeys) roaming around the town streets. Apparently, back when the town shut down the mines, the locals just let the burros go when the miners left town for greener pastures. The burros have multiplied and live around the town and its neighboring hills. Absolutely recommend going to do this. It’s just one of those weird things of the American past.

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