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Right off HWY 95 between Boulder City and Searchlight. I've taken my CJ7's there a couple of times, but was afraid to take my TTS. That road takes you down to Nelson's Landing on Lake Mohave. There was a flash flood there many years ago, and many people died, and their campers, motorhomes were washed into the lake. I only know this because I have a vacation home on Lake Mohave at Cottonwood Cove.
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Nelson's Landing
The town was the site of one of the biggest mining booms in state history, in the Eldorado Canyon. Gold and silver were discovered here around 1859.
In its heyday, the area established a reputation for being rough and lawless. During the American Civil War, deserters from both the Union and Confederate armies would wander there, hoping that such an isolated location would be the last place military authorities would look for them.
Nelson's Landing, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Nelson at the downstream end of Eldorado Canyon, washed into Lake Mohave in 1974 after a strong downpour in the regional mountains sent the runoff down the channels and produced a flash flood.
There are five wide channels that run from the local mountains toward the river, all of which converge into a small outlet where Nelson's Landing was. The entire landing and village was destroyed and nine people died when the flood came through the wash. The wall of water and debris was reported as about 40 feet (12 m) high as it reached the river.
Much of Nelson, which was not impacted by the 1974 flood, remains today and is located way up the wash, away from the flood channels.
The sparsely populated community consists mainly of privately owned ranch houses, and a river and mining tour business housed in a former Texaco gas station that has been used as a filming location for several feature films, including 3000 Miles to Graceland.
The community was named for Charles Nelson, a prospector who was slain at his mine in 1897 by the Indian killer, Avote.[2]
In its heyday, the area established a reputation for being rough and lawless. During the American Civil War, deserters from both the Union and Confederate armies would wander there, hoping that such an isolated location would be the last place military authorities would look for them.
Nelson's Landing, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Nelson at the downstream end of Eldorado Canyon, washed into Lake Mohave in 1974 after a strong downpour in the regional mountains sent the runoff down the channels and produced a flash flood.
There are five wide channels that run from the local mountains toward the river, all of which converge into a small outlet where Nelson's Landing was. The entire landing and village was destroyed and nine people died when the flood came through the wash. The wall of water and debris was reported as about 40 feet (12 m) high as it reached the river.
Much of Nelson, which was not impacted by the 1974 flood, remains today and is located way up the wash, away from the flood channels.
The sparsely populated community consists mainly of privately owned ranch houses, and a river and mining tour business housed in a former Texaco gas station that has been used as a filming location for several feature films, including 3000 Miles to Graceland.
The community was named for Charles Nelson, a prospector who was slain at his mine in 1897 by the Indian killer, Avote.[2]
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I started going to Lake Mohave a few years after the flood at Nelson's, but have been told some of the wreakage is still in the lake. Nelson itself, is an intimidating little town---we use to take our 4X's through the desert, and one time going through the town the locals were not to happy about us being there.
Great info you gave about the history
Great info you gave about the history
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Killer photos. Love the white and red combo. Thanks for sharing!
