Apache Junction Dam

Apache Junction Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Apache Junction Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Apache Junction Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.43650, -111.54417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Junction Dam

• KVIT-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Pinal · ~7 km · Must-see
• KVVA-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Maricopa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~11 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~15 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~20 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~23 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~25 km · Must-see
• KZON-FM (Gilbert) · attraction · Pinal · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Arizona Temple · church · Maricopa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Junction Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Apache Junction Dam

• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Riverview Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Apache Lake · lake · Gila · ~42 km · Must-see

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