Parker Dam California Map

About Parker Dam, California

Parker Dam is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Parker Dam is located at 34.2872°N, 114.1430°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92267.

Parker Dam occupies a stark, sun-bleached corridor where the earth yields to the relentless heat of the interior desert. It lies 17.0 miles southeast of Lake Havasu, AZ (from Lake Havasu, AZ: bearing 143°T), and is situated 17.0 miles southeast of Lake Havasu City. The Desilt Wash carves a jagged, arid path through the terrain, its dry bed a reminder of the sudden, violent rains that occasionally scour the landscape. To the west, the Aubrey Hills rise in shades of ochre and bruised purple, their ridgelines sharp against a sky that burns with a pale, unyielding clarity. Near the Giers Basin, the ground is a mosaic of cracked silt and resilient scrub, while the nearby State Trust Land serves as a quiet buffer between the raw, elemental desert and the engineered reality of the river. When the sun hangs low, the light flattens the topography, turning the surrounding slopes into silhouettes that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the light has failed.

Parker Dam owes its existence to the mid-century drive to harness the river, a project that fundamentally altered the flow of the region’s primary water source. Life here is defined by the proximity to Lake Havasu, a sprawling reservoir that provides a cool, emerald contrast to the surrounding dust. The economy remains tethered to this vital infrastructure and the seasonal movement of those drawn to the water for recreation, creating a rhythm that shifts with the intensity of the summer sun. Residents and visitors alike move through a landscape defined by industrial concrete and the quiet, persistent encroachment of the desert, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the distant, mechanical drone of water management systems. In the quiet hours, one can feel the immense weight of the arid expanse pressing against the edges of the settlement, a reminder that the desert is not merely a backdrop, but the primary tenant of this land.

About This Parker Dam Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parker Dam, California. Coordinates: 34.287237, -114.143003. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Parker Dam includes the ZIP code (92267), telephone area code (714), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.