Located South of Laughlin, Nevada the Big Bend Conservation Area is a partnership between the Nevada Division of Wildlife, Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Nevada Division of State Parks, and the LCR MSCP. The partnership began with the acquisition of a small 15-acre private in-holding within the Big Bend State Park. The in-holding, typically referred to as the Boy Scout Camp, was purchased by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, which is returning the site to its natural state. The upland site combined with an adjacent backwater managed by the State of Nevada has collectively been identified as the Big Bend Conservation Area.

The dry upland area is being restored with native plants for education and outreach purposes. A hiking trail and interpretive exhibits have been already been installed. The backwater portion is being monitored by biologists for use by native fish and marsh birds. Past native fish monitoring efforts have indicated the presence of native fishes in and adjacent to the existing backwater. Successfully securing this site has resulted in the protection of 15 acres of backwater that benefits flannelmouth sucker, razorback sucker, and bonytail. This reach of the lower Colorado River maintains the only self-sustaining population of flannelmouth sucker and has very few undeveloped backwaters, which make protection of these existing backwaters a priority for the LCR MSCP.