Site Six Fishing Pier

Site Six is an excellent fishing spot with a handicapped-accessible fishing pier, fish cleaning station, restrooms, a small beach area, and a small picnic area with a BBQ. History Information provided is credited to our friends at River Scene Magazine . In 1942 when the United Stated entered WWII, the U.S. Army scouted for and established airfields nationwide for the purpose of training pilots and aircrew. Seven emergency airfield sites were developed in Mohave County and along the Colorado River, including what's now known as Site Five and Site Six. In 1942, the US military built the Havasu Auxiliary Airfield #6 to serve as an emergency landing strip as part of its World War II defense plan. In 1943, the military expanded this airfield to include barracks, officers' quarters and a mess hall. This location soon was used as an R&R location (rest and relocation) for Air Force personnel; with fishing, swimming, boating, skeet shooting, and hiking readily available for soldiers on leave. B-17 bombers landed weekly, dropping off a new load of personnel and picking up the previous week's personnel to be returned to their bases. Intending to reopen and develop it in the future, the military closed the facility in November 1946—unaware, however, that this property was privately owned by Corinne and Victor Spratt of Needles, Calif. the entire time!