Copper Mine

Copper Mine: 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 Copper Mine

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 Copper Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.30204, -111.10541. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Copper Mine

• Boyce Thompson Arboretum · sanctuary · Pinal · ~7 km · Must-see
• Picketpost Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~9 km · Must-see
• White Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Pinal · ~18 km · Must-see
• Reavis Falls · waterfall · Maricopa · ~28 km · Must-see
• KQMR (Globe) · attraction · Gila · ~28 km · Must-see
• KLKA-FM (Globe) · attraction · Gila · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~31 km · Must-see
• KIKO-FM (Claypool) · attraction · Gila · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pinal Peak · viewpoint · Gila · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lime Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~36 km · Must-see
• St John's Episcopal Church · church · Gila · ~39 km · Must-see
• Besh Ba Gowah Archaeological Park and Museum · fort · Gila · ~40 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~40 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~45 km · Must-see
• Apache Lake · lake · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tonto National Monument · sanctuary · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Copper Mine

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Copper Mine

• Apache Lake · lake · Gila · ~48 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt Lake · lake · Gila · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Coolidge Dam · lake · Pinal · ~69 km · Must-see

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