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Point of Pines Lake is a beautiful 34-acre high mountain Lake surrounded by ponderosa pine forest. Travel along Indian Route 8 (1000 road) roughly 50 miles from the junction of Highway 70 to reach this quiet and peaceful Lake. Point of Pines Lake is stocked annually with Rainbow and Brown Trout during the Fall and Winter months with larger Trout being caught as a result of over summer survival in this high elevation lake.
Plenty of Camping is available on the south end with all other areas along the lake accessible for day use only. Must have a permit to use the lake.
Permits
Check for the latest permit costs at the Recreation & Wildlife Department in San Carlos
Permit required for fishing, hunting, or special-use
Family permits include parents and children 18 and under
Visitors to the Black and Salt Rivers or Bear Wallow Creek must have a special permit
No permit is needed for driving through on US 60, US 70, Road 800 to San Carlos, or Road 500 to Coolidge Dam
Black and Salt River permits may be used for fishing in those rivers or Bear Wallow Creek; special permit fees per day for ages 12 and up
Boat permits are issued on a daily or per calendar year basis; a combined fishing and boat permit can be purchased for a full calendar year
Water-skiing/personal watercraft permits are also available for annual access; free if under age 12 with a permit-holding adult
One-day permits are good for 24 hours, from midnight to midnight.
For More Info San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Department PO Box 97 San Carlos, AZ 855
Fish Species
Exclusively Rainbow Trout.
Fishing Strategy
Fishing from the shore with worms and small boats works best. Cowbells work very well trolling at low speeds.
Boating Options
Small boats electric or people-powered boats.
Camping Options
There are picnic tables, campsites, and restrooms located at the lake. Overnight camping is available in close proximity to the lake.
Directions
To reach San Carlos Lake, take State Route 70 east from Globe for 25 miles, then turn south at Indian Route 3. Stay on that road for nine and one-half miles to reach the Soda Canyon General Store, where you'll find a 60-foot-wide concrete launch ramp within a mile of the dam itself. The lake is a little over 100 miles east of Phoenix and about 125 miles north of Tucson. The San Carlos Apache Tribe has sovereign rights over the lake and the land, and the tribe has managed water recreation since 1968 under contracts with the U. S. Interior Department.
For more adventure activities visit www.discovergilacounty.com
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