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What is the biggest lake in Phoenix Arizona?
Arizona is known for being a pretty dry place. I was wondering what the biggest lake would be in the surrounding Phoenix area. Where is this lake located, and is it open to the public? This meaning I would like to know if I could take my whole family to this lake for a nice day, and maybe go swimming? Also how much does it cost?
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The largest lake in the Phoenix area is Roosevelt Lake, which at 22,000 acres is the 3rd largest (man-made) lake in Arizona, after Lakes Powell and Meade, neither of which is in the near vicinity of Phoenix.
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Size of Roosevelt Lake.
Once the world's largest man made lake, today Roosevelt is the third largest in Arizona behind the monster lakes of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. When full, Roosevelt Lake has a water surface of over 21,000 acres, a length of 22 miles and 128 miles of shoreline. Its maximum depth is over 300 feet. Sitting at the northern end of the scenic Apache Trail, Roosevelt Lake is the first and largest of a series of lakes created on the Salt River as it meanders to the Phoenix area over a course of about 40 miles. Those lakes are Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake as they gradually get closer to the Phoenix Az area.
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The lake is about 40 miles east-north-east of Phoenix, and the fastest way there is via Highway 87 north, and then south on Highway 188, passing through Jake's Corner and Punkin Center to Lake Roosevelt. The link above offers an alternate route which is far more scenic, though slower.
The lake is open to the public for recreational activities, which include camping, water-skiing, swimming, boating, etc. There are several marinas around the lake, fee-based camp grounds, and a wildlife refuge. For additional information on activities see http://www.lrf.org/Rec/Rec-PointsofInterest.html .
Read additional information at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/recreation/rogs/boating/LB-ROGs/tontobasin/RooseveltLake.pdf . See links to other lakes in the Phoenix area at http://www.arizona-leisure.com/phoenix-lakes-boating.html .
Fees are discussed at http://www.lrf.org/Rec/Rec-CampBoatLaunch.html :
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NPS NOTES
Fees for car accessible campround sites:
$10 per night 5/1--9/30, $5 per night, 10/1--4/30 Fees for boat launches: $6 for seven consecutive days, or $40 per season.
COLVILLE NOTES
Fees for campground sites:
1 day permit, $15
3 day permit, $35
7 day permit, $80
Seasonal permit, $350,
limited to 8 persons per site.
SPOKANE NOTES
Fees for campground sites:
$16 per night, per site.
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Size of Roosevelt Lake.
Once the world's largest man made lake, today Roosevelt is the third largest in Arizona behind the monster lakes of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. When full, Roosevelt Lake has a water surface of over 21,000 acres, a length of 22 miles and 128 miles of shoreline. Its maximum depth is over 300 feet. Sitting at the northern end of the scenic Apache Trail, Roosevelt Lake is the first and largest of a series of lakes created on the Salt River as it meanders to the Phoenix area over a course of about 40 miles. Those lakes are Apache Lake, Canyon Lake and Saguaro Lake as they gradually get closer to the Phoenix Az area.
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The lake is about 40 miles east-north-east of Phoenix, and the fastest way there is via Highway 87 north, and then south on Highway 188, passing through Jake's Corner and Punkin Center to Lake Roosevelt. The link above offers an alternate route which is far more scenic, though slower.
The lake is open to the public for recreational activities, which include camping, water-skiing, swimming, boating, etc. There are several marinas around the lake, fee-based camp grounds, and a wildlife refuge. For additional information on activities see http://www.lrf.org/Rec/Rec-PointsofInterest.html .
Read additional information at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/recreation/rogs/boating/LB-ROGs/tontobasin/RooseveltLake.pdf . See links to other lakes in the Phoenix area at http://www.arizona-leisure.com/phoenix-lakes-boating.html .
Fees are discussed at http://www.lrf.org/Rec/Rec-CampBoatLaunch.html :
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NPS NOTES
Fees for car accessible campround sites:
$10 per night 5/1--9/30, $5 per night, 10/1--4/30 Fees for boat launches: $6 for seven consecutive days, or $40 per season.
COLVILLE NOTES
Fees for campground sites:
1 day permit, $15
3 day permit, $35
7 day permit, $80
Seasonal permit, $350,
limited to 8 persons per site.
SPOKANE NOTES
Fees for campground sites:
$16 per night, per site.
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