Canyon Lake is located about 1 hour east of Phoenix and offers spectacular views of scenic canyon cliffs, wildlife and desert terrain.
Canyon Lake lies between Saguaro Lake on the west and Apache Lake on the east.
Canyon Lake Marina offers tent and RV camping, a day use area and slips for boat camping.
A trip up the lake by boat is a must. Take a ride on the steamboat, rent a boat, or bring your own boat (see "resources" below). The view is breathtaking. Bring your camera and binoculars. Remember that summer months can
be very hot. Fall through spring is the best time of year for this area.
Dolly Steamboat
Special Tips
Traveling with children, pets or special needs
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available near the restaurant. The two restrooms on the Dolly Steamboat are not wheelchair accessible, though the lower deck is wheelchair accessible.
Traveling with children
Bring a picnic meal or enjoy dining at the lakeside restaurant. Swimming, boating, hiking and wildlife watching provide plenty of activities for children.
Desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, white-tailed deer and bald eagles are a few of the local inhabitants you might be lucky enough to see.
Traveling with pets
Pets are welcome at the Canyon Lakes Marina Campground.
Directions & Resources
Located about 1 hour From the Phoenix area to Canyon Lake, Arizona: Take Highway 60 (Superstition Freeway) to Apache Junction. Exit at Idaho Road and turn North to Highway 88 (Apache Trail). Travel 14 miles Northeast on the paved Historic Apache Trail. Just past the second one-lane bridge, turn left into the Canyon Lake Marina and Campground.
Accessibility
Traveling with children
Traveling with pets