he Lake Havasu City Council has approved an intensified and expanded parks and recreation program. During the summer a wide variety of programs are conducted and attended by an excess of 1300 participants on a weekly basis. Programs continue through the school year for both adults and children. "Recreation Opportunities' brochures are printed by the department three times a year and are available at the parks and recreation office and businesses throughout the City.

The completion of Jack Hardie Park signaled not the end but the beginning of a park expansion program. The major park development program at Rotary Community Park (formerly Mud Shark Beach) was completed in May 1991. Many vistiors and residents are now enjoying this beautiful park. The 4.8 million dollar complex, C.V. Wood Family Recreation Center, opened in May, 1995. This recreation / aquatic complex is a complete recreational facility providing meeting rooms, a gymnasium with 1,000 seating capacity, administrative offices, a wave pool, a competition pool, jacuzzi, whirlpool, kiddie cove, and 225 ft. water slide. Through, the efforts of private citizens working together with city government, the Pearl Bailey Showmobile was purchased in 1992. This Showmobile is available for Special Events scheduled within the Community. For more information call (520) 453-8686. Windsor Beach State Park offers camping, picnicking, hiking trails and bird watching, for more information call (520) 855-7851.

Lake Havasu's new Water Safety Center centralizes the operation of four law enforcement agencies responsible for boating safety and law enforcement: State Parks Department, Mohave and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Lake Havasu Police Department Watercraft Patrol. The new multi - million dollar facility sits high atop Contact Point, where dispatchers have a sweeping view of Thompson Bay and the lake. Emergency launch ramps are designed for easy access for transporting accident victims from rescue boat to waiting ambulance, where paramedics are standing by to provide trauma treatment and transport victims to the hospital. According to Mayor Dick Hileman, who chairs the Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Committee, "its and excellent facility in a great location that gives law enforcement the potential to spot boating hazards before they occur."

For emergency help call the
Mohave County Sheriff's Office, (520) 453-0700.

For boating emergencies in the Bridgewater Channel call Lake Havasu Police (520) 855-1171.