Maps at the Ranger Stations. Good bank fishing and a nice area to picnic. No tables or picnic fees. BIG LAKE Store, and boat rental. There are more trout taken from this lake than any other Arizona water.
Bank fishing is good from the dam.
Sunrise Reservoir and Crescent are excellent trout lakes, both have boat rentals. Fishing report, Arizona Game and Fish. An excellent forest hiking trail starts on the other side of town and follows the creek to Sheep's Crossing. Butler Canyon Nature Trail, just before entering Greer, is an easy one mile walk. Beginning at the South Fork Campgrounds down 10 miles west of Springerville, this trail follows the South Fork of the Little Colorado River, a stocked trout stream.