Alamo Lake Arizona Map

About Alamo Lake, Arizona

Alamo Lake is a locality in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Alamo Lake is located at 34.2439°N, 113.5584°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85357.

Alamo Lake lies a vast, shimmering expanse of blue against the arid canvas of western Arizona. It lies 46.6 miles east-south-east of Lake Havasu, AZ (from Lake Havasu, AZ: bearing 111°T), and is situated 27.9 miles north-east of La Paz. The surrounding landscape is a study in rugged beauty, where the earth, baked by an unyielding sun, rises in ochre and sienna undulations towards distant, hazy mountains. Sparse creosote bushes and prickly pear cacti cling tenaciously to the slopes, their muted greens and grays a testament to resilience. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of dust and sun-warmed rock, a perfume of the desert that clings to everything. At dusk, the light softens, painting the sky in hues of lavender and rose, and the surface of Alamo Lake transforms into a mirror reflecting the dying embers of the day, a quiet, breathtaking spectacle. This water, a reservoir formed by the damming of the Bill Williams River, has brought a different kind of life to this corner of La Paz County, a region historically shaped by mining and ranching. The economy, once dominated by the extraction of minerals from the surrounding hills, now finds a significant pulse in recreation. Anglers come seeking the plentiful bass and catfish that thrive in its depths, their boats etching fleeting white lines across the placid surface. Campgrounds dot the shoreline, their inhabitants a transient collection of families and adventurers seeking respite from busier lives, their laughter a counterpoint to the desert's profound silence. Alamo Lake, though a relatively modern creation, has quickly become a focal point, drawing people to its stark, elemental beauty, a place where the vastness of the sky meets the quiet power of the desert water.

About This Alamo Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alamo Lake, Arizona — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.243919, -113.558401. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Alamo Lake and La Paz County.

Detailed location data for Alamo Lake includes the ZIP code (85357), telephone area code (480), county seat of La Paz County (Parker), and school district assignment (Bicentennial Union High School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Alamo Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.