Tonto Basin Ranger District

Apache Lake

Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake is east of Apache Junction in the Superstition Mountains. It was formed in 1925 after the completion of Mormon Flat Dam.

Dolly's Steamboat

Dolly's Steamboat is a 100-foot replica of a double-deck sternwheeler, with tours of Canyon Lake. There are nature and dinner cruises offered and chartered cruises can be arranged.

Fish Creek Hill

Fish Creek Hill, in the Tonto National Forest, is the most exciting (and dangerous) part of the Apache Trail, dropping 1,500 feet in just three miles.

Reavis Ranch Trailhead

The Reavis Ranch Trail Head is at the former home of Elisha Reavis, who lived as a hermit in the area from 1872 to 1896.

Theodore Roosevelt Dam

Tonto National Monument

To the south of Theodore Roosevelt Lake, near SR 88, is the Tonto National Monument, a pueblo constructed by Salago Indians in the 14th century.

Exhibits show how the Salado lived in the cave dwellings.

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat is an old stagecoach stop in the Superstition Mountains, constructed in 1904. The town has become a popular tourist destination with restored buildings, a wooden sidewalk and a post office that was established in 1927.