Location: Off State Route 87, about halfway between Phoenix, Arizona, and the ghost town, Sunflower.
Accessibility/Parking (Volkswagon Golf or Jeep Cherokee): VW Golf, and don't forget to pre-purchase a Tonto National Forest pass. You can't buy one there and could be fined without one. I purchased ours online and printed the pass at home.
Challenge Level (1: A female in her late 20's in decent shape thought it was easy as pie to 5: Gonna need a forklift to help me finish this): 2, a moderate hike with little elevation gain.
Best Time: For hiking the winter months are best. There were very few people out on the lake and the weather was perfect.
Overall Rating (1: Wouldn’t recommend 2: Bleh 3: Fun but wouldn't do it again 4: Loved it 5: A favorite, must plan return trip immediately): 5, I would love to come back and camp out on the beach that we found.