Dolly Steamboat is a sightseeing and lunch or dinner cruise sternwheeler boat that tours on Canyon Lake near Gold Canyon. There are also some astronomy cruises on their calender. The Grimh family has offered daily sightseeing cruises of beautiful Canyon Lake on the Dolly Steamboat for over 20 years. This "Junior Grand Canyon" tour is consistently rated one of the "Best Things to Do in Arizona" by many tour operators and is a premier Arizona attraction for locals and tourists alike.
For more information about the Dolly Steamboat and its schedule visit their website. |
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The Goldfield Ghost Town began as a promising town back in the 1890’s. Back then Goldfield boasted three saloons, a boarding house, general store, blacksmith shop, brewery, meat market and a school house. The town was destined to explode in size and was predicted to outgrow Mesa. But then the gold vein faulted and the grade of ore dropped, leaving the town to die a slow painful death. After several unsuccessful attempts to reopen the mines, the town did come to life again from 1910 on and off until 1926 but it never could seem to sustain itself with continued growth. Today the town is a bustling tourist stop along the famous Apache Trail.
For more information visit Goldfield Ghost Town's website.
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The Lost Dutchman State Park is located near Gold Canyon. The park is named after the fabled lost gold mine of the Superstition Mountain. Several trails lead from the park into the Superstition Wilderness and surrounding Tonto National Forest.
In springtime, the park has an abundance of wild flowers that explode on the slopes of Superstition Mountain. Enjoy a weekend of camping and experience native wildlife including coyote, javelina and jackrabbits. The park offers a variety of hiking trails, nature trails, picnic facilities, 70 campsites, a dump station, restrooms, showers, and group use areas.
For more information visit the park's website.
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The Apache Trail, also known as State Route 88 is a popular Arizona auto tour road. The Apache Trail begins just east of Gold Canyon and winds its way through the volcanic rock fields of the Superstitions Mountains.The trail passes by Goldfield Ghost Town, the Lost Dutchman State Park, Canyon Lake, Tortilla Flat, Apache Lake, then on to Lake Roosevelt.
Completed in 1905 to accommodate the completion of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, the course mimics the course of the Salt River. There are zig zags and hairpin turns all among amazing views and and canyon creeks along the way.The Native Americans continued to use the trail as a migratory route between their winter homes in the desert lowlands and their summer homes in the mountains along the Mogollon Rim and various sky islands of the central mountain and basin range regions of Arizona.
To learn more, visit this website- once at the website click on Phoenix and Central to find info about the Apache Trail.
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The Superstition Mountain wilderness hiking area is located in the world famous mountain. Gold Canyon is located at the foot of the mountain. Only 45 minutes from Scottsdale, visitors can be dining at a 5 star restaurant and within 45 minutes they can be in a wilderness adventure.
There are hundreds of miles of pristine wilderness and a large network of hiking trails. There are two trails accessible within a short walk from the property line. There is the Hieroglyphic Trail and the new Lost Goldmine Trail which connects to the Peralta Trail (Lost Goldmine Trail does not show on the map being that it is new). Both trails begin from the Lost Goldmine Trailhead and connect to a network of literally 170 miles of trails in the Wilderness Area.
Click there to view an online wilderness map of the Superstition Mountain wilderness area with hiking trails. |
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