Emerald Cove

Emerald Cove is a small cave in the Black Canyon area in Arizona and Nevada Border about 50 minutes from Las Vegas. It gets its name from the brilliant, greenish hues that light up the water when the sun's at just the right angle.

It is Kayaker's favorite because of the beautiful tributary canyons, natural hot springs, rugged cliffs, and seeing remnants of early settlement. 

There is hot mineral water in the river 2,000 to 4,000 years old trapped rain waterfalls throughout the Great Basin that create hot springs in the area.

A fun half-day kayak trip in the Black Canyon, it is just 2 miles upstream from Willow Beach to Emerald Cave (4 miles round trip). The cove is a great place to picnic and the cave, in the afternoon's light, is a great place for photographs!