Lake Mead Poster Rocky This is due in part

This is due in part to the excellent access there is to this stunning mountain

000 years of history

granting access to all

Improved roads soon followed

Today’s Desert View Drive was improved further between 1955 and 1963 to accommodate comfortable travel within view of the spectacular Grand Canyon

Lake Mead Poster Rocky This is due in partDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy When Hoover Dam was completed in 1935, the newly formed reservior was named after Elwood Mead, who was the Bureau of Reclamation commissioner at that time. By 1964, the lake drew large crowds to what became the first National Recreation Area in the country. Today, millions of visitors come to enjoy camping, boating, and the many other activities Lake Mead offers.