New launch ramp at Lake Mead delayed

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It’s been 13 years since the hotel at Echo Bay at Lake Mead closed its doors, but people continue to look for ways to access the lake from there. But Lake Mead has presented a new problem to the National Park Service (NPS) just as it was about to open a new boat launch area. According to the NPS, it has been building out a “primitive dirt ramp launch” next to the old cement ramp at Echo Bay. It was scheduled to open today, Apr. 3. However, the NPS now says “park facilities crews have encountered…