Explore Arizona's White Mountains
Arizona White Mountains
Lakes, Rivers & Streams
Find structured trip-planning information for lakes, reservoirs, rivers and streams across eastern Arizona—from fishing and paddling to access, permits and nearby recreation.
Conditions, permits and seasonal access can change. Check the managing agency's current information before traveling.
Choose your next water destination
Use this directory to compare established Waterbody records rather than static promotional cards. Each destination page brings together verified location, access, recreation, fishing and managing-agency information where reliable sources are available.
Structured Waterbody directory
Lakes & Reservoirs
The initial inventory focuses on established lakes and reservoirs. Select a Waterbody name or image to open its detail page. Region labels help orient your search; records with unresolved identity or access questions remain drafts and are intentionally absent from this public staging grid.
A-1 Lake
A permit-controlled fishing lake on White Mountain Apache tribal lands near the State Route 260 corridor.
Fool Hollow Lake
A developed 149-acre lake and state recreation area in Show Low with year-round camping, fishing, boating, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.
Show Low Lake
A 100-acre lake on Show Low’s southern boundary with camping, picnic facilities, fishing docks, showers, and a small store.
Scott Reservoir
A Show Low-area reservoir included in Arizona Game and Fish fisheries management and high-country trout stocking programs.
River Reservoir
One of the Greer-area reservoirs managed for fishing within the upper Little Colorado River system.
Rainbow Lake
A 116-acre impounded lake in Pinetop-Lakeside with a public access parcel, boat ramp, accessible fishing pier, and mixed coldwater and warmwater fishery.
Nelson Reservoir
A reservoir in the Nutrioso-Rudd landscape of eastern Arizona, managed within Arizona Game and Fish fisheries and conservation programs.
Mexican Hay Lake
An Apache-Sitgreaves lake shown on the Eagar-area forest map and included in federal-state sport-fish planning.
Lee Valley Reservoir
A high-elevation reservoir in the Big Lake and Greer area that is managed as part of Arizona’s high-country fishing network.
Hurricane Lake
A permit-controlled lake on White Mountain Apache tribal lands with access governed by current tribal recreation rules.
Horseshoe Cienega Lake
A permit-controlled fishing lake on White Mountain Apache tribal lands where current access and recreation rules must be verified with tribal authorities.
Luna Lake
A high-country lake near Alpine managed for fishing, with seasonal wildlife-protection restrictions possible.
Carnero Lake
A high-country fishing lake included in Arizona Game and Fish Department fisheries management planning.
Crescent Lake
A high-elevation Apache-Sitgreaves lake near the Big Lake area, managed for fishing and subject to seasonal wildlife-protection and access considerations.
Hawley Lake
A lake on White Mountain Apache tribal lands where fishing, camping, and watercraft access are governed by current tribal permits and rules.
Big Lake
A high-elevation, 450-acre lake in the Big Lake Recreation Area, best known for trout fishing and a cluster of nearby Forest Service campgrounds.
Plan for changing conditions
Fishing rules, tribal permits, fees, road access, closures and water conditions may change. Use each Waterbody page's source links, verification dates and managing-agency information as a starting point, then confirm current requirements before departure.
Rivers, streams & creeks
The directory architecture also supports rivers, streams and creeks. Those records will appear through the same structured workflow as that inventory is reviewed; no placeholder destinations have been added.
Browse with local context
Waterbody records use the site's shared Region taxonomy and may carry more than one Region where communities are similarly relevant. The current native Divi query exposes Region as its supported taxonomy filter; richer activity, permit and editorial-group views remain a follow-up Loop Builder configuration.