Needles
Needles is a city in California on the border with Arizona near the Colorado River.
Understand
[edit]Climate
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Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]I-40 passes to the south of the city before crossing the Colorado River and entering Arizona.
By train
[edit]Needles is a stop along Amtrak's daily Southwest Chief line between Los Angeles and Chicago. The westbound train arrives at 12:49AM and the eastbound train arrives at 12:56AM.
Get around
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Map of Needles
See
[edit]- 1 Needles Regional Museum, 929 Front St, ☏ +1 760 326-5678. M-Sa 10AM-2PM (Closed August).
Do
[edit]- 1 Rivers Edge Golf Course, 144 Marina Dr, toll-free: +1-866-808-9136. 18 holes, par 70, 6,515 yards.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- River City Pizza Co., 1901 Needles Hwy, ☏ +1 760-326-9191. 10AM-10PM.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Best Western Colorado River Inn, 2371 Needles Hwy, ☏ +1 760 326-4552. $83.
- Rio Del Sol Inn, Needles, 1111 Pashard St, ☏ +1 760 326-5660. $70.
- Budget Inn of Needles, 2104 Needles Hwy, ☏ +1 760 326-2212.
- Days Inn And Suites, 1215 Hospitality Ln, ☏ +1 760 326-5836. $50-$60.
- Desert View RV Resort, 5300 National Old Trails Hwy, ☏ +1 760 326-4000, desertviewrv@citlink.com. Offers campsites and RV sites. Free Wifi. $27.50.
- Fender's River Road Resort, 3396 Needles Hwy, ☏ +1 760 326-3423, fenfab5@aol.com. $12/25/40/65-85 (Tent/RV/Riverfront RV/Rooms).
- Motel 6 Needles, 1420 J St, ☏ +1 760 326-3399. Pet friendly.
- Rainbo Beach Resort, 3520 Needles Hwy, ☏ +1 760 326-3101, fax: +1 760 326-5085. RV sites and mobile home rentals.
- Rodeway Inn & Suites, 1195 3rd St, ☏ +1 760-326-4900. $50–$85.
Camping
[edit]- Needles KOA Journey, 5400 National Old Trails Hwy, ☏ +1 760-326-4207. Check-in: 1PM, check-out: 11AM. Pull-through RV and tent sites, with a year-round outdoor pool and WiFi.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Needles |
| Los Angeles ← Barstow ← | W  E |
→ Kingman → Albuquerque |
| END ← Barstow ← | W  E |
→ Kingman → Flagstaff |
| Barstow ← Amboy ← | W  E |
→ Topock → Kingman |
| Las Vegas ← Laughlin ← | N  S |
→ Jct W  → Blythe |
Laughlin via  ← Bullhead City ← |
N  S |
→ Lake Havasu City → Quartzsite |