Bachelor Cove Shoreline Area

Located along the shoreline of central Arizona’s largest lake. The setting is in the Upper Sonoran Desert; Vegetation includes mesquite, cat claw, desert broom, as well as cholla and saguaro cacti, this site provides spectacular views of the Sierra Ancha Mountains.

General Information

Open Season: November 15 - February 15

Quiet hours are 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.

The links below provide additional information on pricing and purchasing information.

Tonto Daily Pass (and Watercraft Sticker, if required). Available at Tonto National Forest Offices and retail vendors (please call for availability).
Tonto Discovery Pass. Available at Tonto National Forest Offices.
Tonto Fee Machine Pass.

Restrictions

Stay limit 14 days, closed during high lake level, no camp units provided,
Pack it in pack it out!
Internal roads are unpaved
Rules and regulations are posted. Please read and observe
This area is prone to flash floods. Camp out of flood areas and watch the weather carefully.

Day Use: $8/vehicle/day.
REQUIRED: Tonto Watercraft Sticker: $4/motorized watercraft.
Tonto Fee Machine Pass: $12
Tonto Forest Passes are Honored: $80/annual; $60/senior/access annual.

Address: 28079 N. AZ Highway 188, Roosevelt, AZ 85545
Phone: (602) 225-5395
Hours: Open Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (closed noon to 1:30 p.m.) Passes, permits and products not sold after 4 p.m. Closed Saturday and Sunday (Closed on federal holidays) (Closed on federal holidays)

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 33.713997

Longitude: -111.20411

Elevation

2,100 Feet

Directions

This site is 4 miles west of Roosevelt Dam.

From Mesa: Take State Hwy. 87/Beeline Highway north for approximately 60 miles to its junction with State Hwy. 188. Turn right onto State Hwy. 188 and continue southeast for 29 miles to the site.

From the Globe area: Take State Hwy.188 west for 30 miles to the junction of State Hwy. 88 and State Hwy. 188. Continue on State Hwy. 188 across the bridge for 4 miles to the site. View Map.