Crescent Lake

At 138 surface acres, Crescent Lake shouldn't be overshadowed by any body of water, but it's nearest neighbor, Big Lake, does exactly that. Crescent Lake offers shore fishermen a total of 4.5 miles of shoreline to work.

This impoundment is home to rainbow and brook trout. Annually it will receive around three rainbow trout stockings, the first in early May and the last in late June. This lake is something special, and I've enjoyed every day I've spent here. -G.J Sagi, from the travel handbook Fishing Arizona

Bait and shore fishermen can try night crawlers and Power Bait. Rocky points on the west side are good for shore anglers when the lake is weedy. Boat anglers consistently do better at Crescent than shore fishermen. Boaters can try trolling with flies, such as wooly buggers, prince nymphs or peacock ladies, or use spinners like Panther Martins, small Mepps or Rooster Tails. - Arizona Game and Fish

GPS:

the gps for Crescent Lake trail is Latitude: 33° 54' 32.0"N Longitude: 109° 25' 9.71"W

Phone Numbers for more information::

Game and Fish (928)367-4281

Restrictions/Season of Use:

Crescent Lake is open from May to November

Road Conditions:

Paved to gravel

Land Ownership:

Crescent Lake is owned by the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest

Ranger Station/District:

Pinetop Game and Fish (928)3674281 or the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest at (928)333-4301

Elevation:

The elevation at Crescent Lake is 9400 feet

Max Surface Acres:

138

Average Depth:

15 ft

Bag Limit:

6 trout for licensed anglers and 3 for unlicensed under 14

Boat/Engine Restrictions:

10 horse or less

Boats to Rent:

You can rent boats at Crescent Lake

Swimming:

No

Camping:

No but there is at Big Lake

Barrier free Access:

No

Trailer Spaces:

No

Electricity:

No

Launching Area:

Yes there are three and one on the west side of Crescent Lake

Water Skiing:

No

Marinas:

No marinas at Crescent Lake

Located in the White Mountains, Crescent Lake is south of Springerville off the 273. Go west on the one of the exit to get to the lake. There are a few different roads to take to the west depending on what side of the lake you want to land on. Be sure to check ahead if your going in the winter because many of the road close do to ice. The Lake is at 9,000 feet you it is fairly common. There is snow mobile access though in the winter and most of the roads are paved. 2 miles north of Big Lake, at the junction of State Highway 261 and Forest Road 113 (Highway 273). It is less than 30 miles southwest of Springerville and Eager by paved road, or less than an hour’s drive from Pinetop using Highways 260 and 273 and Forest Road 113