Golf in Needles

Needles is a city in San Bernardino County on the Colorado River at the Arizona border, in the eastern Mojave Desert. The city sits at roughly 480 feet elevation on the west bank of the river, where Interstate 40 crosses into California from Arizona. San Bernardino County's Colorado River communities, including Needles, are in the hottest and driest portion of the county, with summer temperatures regularly reaching extreme highs. The local economy centers on tourism services for river recreation, Interstate 40 travelers, and retail. The Colorado River provides boating and fishing recreation in the surrounding area. Needles is one of the more isolated cities in California, far from any metropolitan area, and functions as a service point for the surrounding desert region.