Really beautiful area to camp and fish right on the Colorado River. We pulled off to let the kids enjoy the river for half an hour. It is very rocky so would recommend wearing water shoes if you want to wade in. Lots of areas along the river that are safe and shallow enough for young children to enjoy (just don't let them go into the middle where the river is flowing swiftly).
Also we found what may have been a leech. Could also have been some sort of river slug (that's what it looked like), but be aware. read more