Arizona Road Trip: Roosevelt Lake and Apache Lake

[@zonacrs]

Good news, Apache Lake Marina is now open for business again. Strongly recommend going back. The bar and restaurant are a blast and the rooms at the hotel have cold AC. They have both dry and wet storage for boats as well. Stored our boat there for years. The north shore camping on this lake is beyond compare, if you have a boat to get to them. As a native I can very strongly say this is the best of the Salt River lakes. Major pain to get to, but that is also a strong point, it does not see the boating pressure the others do. At 23 miles long be prepared to use a lot of gas. I could go on but I won't.

[@pamfisher7700]

We are so blessed to live here!!!

[@nature10879]

@Solon Peet its so beautiful. Can't wait to relocate to Arizona

[@hansnordlander2618]

Watching from Sweden. Have driven the Apache Trail twice. Love that drive. So beautiful!! Watching your videos is special because i have so nice memories from my vacations in Arizona.

[@johnhenke6475]

4:15. I road my motorcycle through Tortilla Flats when I was 17. Standing up on the seat of my motorcycle. Good memories.

[@wolfgangmikeleit4630]

OMG, I would love to live there.... Greetings to all of you from good old Germany!

[@juangonzales3058]

Thx for doing my home state proud! Excited to see your video of Graham Mountain. Loved camping Riggs Flat. BTW I was born and raised in Safford.

[@anthonyberti9869]

Watching from New Jersey

[@reeceleresche6753]

There actually is a marina, restaurant, bar, and general store at Apache Lake

[@reeceleresche6753]

And a hotel!

[@terrancepinal9255]

My grandparents used to stay out there while it was being built and it was name after my grandpa used to work at the dam

[@7Eggbert]

Thanks for bring me home even if I’m still in Colorado.

[@juangonzales3058]

Hey I worked with Chris Brown in Santa Ana Ca. I'm born and raised in Safford Az

[@teresanaron9064]

One of the many gorgeous sites of the desert scenery of Az. Only been to these lakes once but felt I belonged...esp. that roaf to Young!♥️💖

[@mountainmedium111]

At Apache Lake, There is a boat ramp with gas pumps, and you can rent pontoons! 2 hotels and a great restraunt are there too! They also used to do "Crazy Days" on July 4th weekend back in the 70's & 80's. Our good friend Dave owned the entire place til he died in an Atv accident. Then, I heard his brother took it over. We used to go boating, and stay at the hotel, or camp regularly. You didn"t go far enough! You only went to the 1st campground off the road! You should do a video going in from Apache Junction, past Canyon Lake into Apache Lake! It's a gorgeous drive!

[@georges7340]

We've been to Apache Lake on this route before (2018) when the main marina, restaurant and motel were open . My brother was going here all the time (Tucson resident)before the fires and landslides closed the route from Apache Junction (And pretty much closed all activity at the Apache Lake marina complex 😣) Cannot wait to get back!! We loved it!!

[@zonacrs]

It's back open again. Camping on the north shore is boat access only and absolutely incredible. Have many camp trips there over the years.

[@JuneHeffer]

Hi from Thatcher! Really enjoyed this. Great videos! Looking forward to the upcoming video of Mt. Graham

[@luvadventuresandart]

I grew up on these lakes mainly Apache my dad had a pontoon boat wet docked and a pair of jetski's I miss it. He sold everything about 15 years ago.

[@harleyfreewheeler1531]

Love your videos. We're watching from Kenai Alaska. We used to live in Arizona.

[@felinemagic4473]

Love all the vids. Tuning in from Maryland. 😎

[@subthousandoaks]

Ty!!

[@TravellingTrav1025]

Hello from Sacramento ! Great videos! You take some cool roadtrips😁 keep up the good work. We been thinking about moving to the valley of the sun for many years

[@stevealacavage2321]

actually there was a restaurant store on Apache lake on the way out to campgrounds from Apache jct. ---back in '05 !!

[@bradhart107]

Terre Haute, IN. here. Hope to make a trip to Arizona next Sept. Your videos are very good.

[@alfredomoreno6551]

bro your videos are so awesome. I just moved here from Houston tx doing some work at the Intel in chandler. Thank you so much for your videos it's gotten me to fall in love with arizona , I've gone all over in the last months we've been here and your videos are so knowledgeable and very well made. so I just wanted to thank you for that and praise how professional your videos are!💯💯

[@desertrose9499]

Wow! I went to Saguaro Lake in June. Missed this one! Awesome!

[@rubyred8845]

Majestic

[@PAWS0810-]

Love

[@nitenite1986]

ThNks brotha for the video

[@luvadventuresandart]

Apache has a great restaurant and two hotels you didn't show. They used to have a marina as I stated my dad has his boat wet docked. I remember getting soft serve when I was little and staying in the original hotel. We watched OJ run from the cops there 🤣

[@superjames3000anes]

Great video! Thanks!

[@ssharp11]

Never got to Globe on the Apache Trail because we had some time commitments. I’m really looking forward to seeing Roosevelt dam after seeing this video. Thank you. Wishing you a super week. Hugs Susan

[@earthgirl7861]

Beautiful!

[@jameslyons1624]

Thank you

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

Great work

[@fillazur]

Greetings From The UK.

[@josevantrabuco9425]

Belas imagens, parabéns!

[@justincase2830]

Cool picture of the cactus at the 10 minute mark! It looks like a head of broccalie (SP)!

[@edwardmorgan9411]

Awesome, great videos!

[@danielrub9380]

Watching in Maricopa AZ

[@JadeCampbell40]

Awesome video Jeff. I also love the intro music. Can't wait to move there soon.

[@josetrillo2428]

I grew up in Phoenix and definitely explored that whole are you just showed. My best childhood memories are there. Now living in Lubbock TX. Arizona is a beautiful state to live. Also Sedona and the slide rock is awesome!! I will probably move back to Arizona when I retire in like 30 more years lol!!! Awesome video!!

[@rgjbruin]

Thanks J. Anyway you can post a map of your route? Maybe next video a little picture in picture version 👍

[@rvlife289]

I’m in Benson, AZ!

[@ArtDickinsonPhotography]

Hey Jeff, we are in Peoria in the Arrowhead area. Love your videos,learn a lot, we have just been here for four years. Now that its getting cooler I hope to get my drone up too . Keep em coming dude !

[@juangonzales3058]

When you pass by the fair grounds and the minimum security federal prison with the 3 foot high rock fence, a lot of the rocks used were hand picked by us.... a group of school students working through the summer!

[@jwrappuhn71]

Good vid bro.

[@wassupwithlordbuckly1218]

That road down to Apache Lake is very, very rough. I have a Dodge Grand Caravan and had to inch my way down for miles. The campground down there is a tight, tight spot. Not very attractive but I think it was cheap or free.

[@sirjlogan]

The dirt roads from Roosevelt dam, were they two-way traffic? Real narrow with limited pull-offs.???

[@PaulSlade1]

Thx, Jeff, very cool, a long trip but we wouldn’t change it, will have to try it in the new truck, will we see your truck?

[@davidparnell3241]

Good video

[@mieldulce8601]

♡ Really lovin' your videos, no complaints if you film longer vlogs especially those beautiful aerial views @ sun rise/sets Muchas Gracias!! Health & Prosperity.

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

I live in Gold Canyon and I've never been to Roosevelt Lake. I've been to Saguaro lake (Isn't that the one by Tortilla Flats?). The road after that is closed, so I figured you can't go any further, so let me get this straight. If I go through Globe and Miami, I can hit those lakes from that end, correct?

[@earthgirl7861]

I'm in Wichita ks

[@rainethelbah522]

For 2021 do videos of hiking up the mountains around arizona

[@ruthhoward1587]

Sierra Vista

[@ronpackwood8772]

👍👍✌️

[@connieatkins7390]

Are there boondocking areas around here? It would be nice to have that info in your videos.

[@locoparentis244]

F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C.

[@ddbrink663]

theres no apache lake marina? i literally just booked a room at the apache lake marina

[@michaelkurz9067]

Very nice video, but to hot to camp and to many campers all at once: )

[@azspotfree]

Are those current images? Roosevelt looks full

[@LivinginArizona]

That was this Labor Day weekend

[@dougpoulton5544]

The Salt River Project obviously does a better job of resource management than the environmentalists on the Colorado River lakes Mead and Powell.

[@willie9smith875]

WAYCOOL ... T.U.

[@trubadorphotography2541]

Now, why do they call it the Salt River? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LivinginArizona]

TrubadorPhotography it has salt springs that flow into the river near Apache reservation

[@trubadorphotography2541]

Living in Arizona Now Thanks, Jeff! Now I know. 😆👍🏻