Needles, CA

United States

Needles is a small desert city on California's eastern border where I-40 crosses the Colorado River into Arizona. It's a popular rest stop for cross-country travelers, sitting 350 miles from LA and 150 miles from Flagstaff. Highway 95 connects north to Las Vegas, about 100 miles away. The Colorado River offers year-round recreation, and the city takes its name from the distinctive pointed rock formations visible across the river in Arizona.

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The closest airport to Needles, CA is Lake Havasu City Airport, 55 km (about 41 min by car).

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Needles, CA is in United States, at 34.816, -114.619 - about 24 km south of Fort Mohave, AZ.

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