Canyon Lake in Maricopa, Arizona For Fishing & Camping

Fish Species

• Carp
• Crappie
• Largemouth Bass
• Rainbow Trout
• Smallmouth Bass
• Sunfish
• Walleye
• Yellow Bass

Canyon Lake is one of four reservoirs that were formed by the damming of Salt River in Arizona. Completed in 1925, after two years of construction, the Mormon Flat Dam was built, thus creating Canyon Lake with the surface area of 950 acres. It is the third smallest of the four that were formed along the Salt River. Two of the four, the Apache and Roosevelt Lake are upstream from Canyon Lake.

Canyon Lake lies approximately 15 miles up the Apache Trail from Apache Junction, AZ. Canyon Lake is within the Superstition Wilderness of Tonto National Forest and is a popular recreation area for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Recreational amenities include hiking trails, camping sites, and boating all managed by the United States Forest Service. Also, there is a historic sightseeing tour of the lake and surrounding canyons aboard the Dolly Steamboat. Canyon Lake is a popular stop on the way to Theodore Roosevelt Dam and Tortilla Flat, AZ..

Fishing is grand here with rainbow trout, large and smallmouth bass, yellow bass, crappie, sunfish, channel catfish, walleye and carp all here for the taking.

Average Depth: 130ft.
Elevation: 1,660ft.