Also known as North Reach, it was included in President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) initiative, which highlights two projects in each of the 50 states that promote conservation and outdoor recreation.

The Colorado River Heritage project is part of a larger regional trails system designed to link Laughlin and the surrounding community to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and parts of Arizona.

The project consists of 9 miles of trails in the Laughlin area for bicyclists, pedestrians and equestrian riders, and includes expansion of the Laughlin River Walk, fully-developed restrooms and trailheads, picnic sites, shade shelters, fishing piers, and a highway pedestrian bridge overpass and underpass providing access to the Colorado River.

Three trail loops extend south from Davis Dam for 2 miles along the Colorado River and an additional 3-mile Desert Trail now connects the Laughlin community to the North Reach and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area under State Route 163.

The Riverwalk Exploration Trail Loop is an extension of the Laughlin Riverwalk and runs 2 miles adjacent to the Colorado River from the hotel resorts up to the new Pyramid Canyon day-use area at the base of Davis Dam in Pyramid Canyon. In Pyramid Canyon, fishing platforms cantilever over the Colorado River with Davis Dam as their backdrop.

Other amenities in Pyramid Canyon are a turf area, amphitheater type area, children’s play equipment and spray pad, group and individual shade shelters and restrooms. Also within the day-use area is the ½ mile Pyramid Canyon Loop Trail.

The Equestrian Trailhead offers access to two multi-use dirt trails, the 2.75 mile Horseshoe Trail Loop and the 3 mile Desert Trail. A portion of the Riverwalk Exploration Trail Loop adjoins a portion of the Horseshoe Trail Loop so all users can experience being close to the river. A Contractor’s Camp Interpretive Trail and an Overlook are also part of the development.