Meadview is located in north west Arizona at the point where the Grand Canyon ends and Lake Mead starts. Meadview is surrounded on three sides by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, which is approximately twice the size of the entire State of Rhode Island.

At elevations between 3,150 and 3,550 feet, and just 10 miles south of Lake Mead, Meadview enjoys summers a little cooler than the low lying deserts and winters a little warmer than the mountain areas. Meadview is on the Grapevine Mesa, nestled against the Southwest rim of the GRAND CANYON called the Grand Wash Cliffs where there are spectacular views colorful sunsets.

Land for the Meadview development was purchased in 1960. Portions of that land were later determined to be inside the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and that land was exchanged for inland parcels. Meadview now has around 850 homes with some 1,700 residents.

Meadview, the only community in Arizona with access to Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon by personal watercraft, graces the easterly end of Lake Mead on an unspoiled plateau swept with Joshua Trees. As you drive into the Meadview area you will pass through the extensive Joshua forest, the largest of its kind in the United States and boasts some magnificent specimens of this unusual tree. The Joshua Tree, the largest of the yuccas, grows only in the deserts of the Southwest. Natural stands of this picturesque, spike-leaved evergreen grow nowhere else in the world. Its height varies from 15 to 40 feet with a diameter of 1 to 3 feet.

There is a long history to the area including the Ute Trail, used for centuries by Indians crossing the Colorado River just east of Meadview. Harrison Pearce run a ferry across the Colorado at the Ute Trail crossing which is now a boat ramp and is the preferred landing for all raft trips through the Grand Canyon.

East of Pearce Ferry is Sloth Cave, once home to the Giant Sloth 40,000 years ago. The Grapevine Mesa is dotted with old mine sites and abandoned cabins.

A lot of our people are retired, many young retired. Others are raising families, running businesses and enjoying a slower lifestyle. The crime rate is nearly zero.

Outdoor activities are wide and varied including many hiking trails and 4-wheel drive trails. There is also gold prospecting, with good access to Gold Basin meteorite area. Boating up the Grand Canyon from Lake Mead is close-by.