Exploring SARA Park Trails

SARA Park is a marvelous recreation area where folks come to enjoy all types of outdoor activities. There is something for everyone. The entire area includes the rodeo grounds where we are dry camping; baseball fields; a bicycle-moto-cross track; a shooting range; a radiocontrolled airplane and event area; and a race track. Even pets come to enjoy play time at the dog park. SARA Park also provides access to hiking and mountain bike trails, which we explored in the mornings. Here are pics from some of the hikes we enjoyed - 

miles of desert trails to explore

along this trail, we noticed quartzite scattered all over 

wild heliotrope scorpionweed, the desert's poison ivy

hiking in the wash

One morning, we hiked to the saddle between two mountain outcrops.  It is also the trail to the rock lizard which is best seen from a higher elevation - 

the saddle between the outcrops ahead of us

climbing higher 

a great bird's eye view of the rodeo grounds and the RV's

closer to the top

the 80-foot long lizard, artwork created with rocks

higher up the view is better still... we can see the Alpines 

almost at the top

great view of Lake Havasu City and the rodeo grounds... and the vast beyond

Another morning, we hiked through the popular Crack-In-the-Rock, affectionately referred to as SARA's Crack. The canyon rocks were stunning, if not a little scary for me to negotiate in one spot especially. I had not anticipated a hike that included some rock scrambling, climbing and sliding.

starting out into the slot canyon

entering the "crack"

squeezing our way through the smooth pink rocks

fascinating formations and colors

you want me to do whaaat?   this is where it got to be
a bit more challenging than I bargained for... and with all those cameras
focused on me, just a little intimidating too!

h-e-l-p!...is this the only way out??

Once we were through the "crack" the rest of the trail led up and over the canyon. The views from up here were stunning with the lake visible in the distance.

Alpine friends Jack, Diane and Brian

standing on top of the world

Lake Havasu in the distance

The trail eventually linked up with the Lizard Peek Trail and we had yet another great view of the lizard geoglyph. I read that this trail was established in 1982 by Tim O'Connor and the Leaping Lizard Tribe, a hiking club. Tim also developed the huge rock lizard. 


Michael uploaded a short video clip capturing our hikes in the SARA:

https://youtu.be/pNtEnQh_F9A
He also stitched together photos to create a panoramic scene from a couple of hikes - 

view across the rodeo grounds to Lake Havsu City

view towards Lake Havasu