Theodore Roosevelt Lake

The largest, Theodore Roosevelt Lake, spans nearly 21,500 acres when full and is popular with locals who like fishing, boating, and water sports. The lake's southern side is lined with marinas, campgrounds, and RV parks. Roosevelt Lake is located 60 miles northeast of Phoenix and 30 miles northwest of Globe, Arizona. The Tonto National Forest includes it.

Cholla Bay and Bachelor Cove are two of the most interesting sites to explore on the lake. For a more remote experience, you may drop anchor along the north coast of the lake, where road access is limited and nature rules dominant. The water here, like other lakes in Arizona, warms up significantly in the summer, with temperatures averaging in the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit, which encourages lengthy lying on air mattresses or other inflated toys.