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No designated camping areas, grills, tables, or ramadas provided. No Trash Services. PACK IN, PACK OUT. 14 day stay limit.
Catfish Point Catfish is a site located on the Horseshoe Reservoir in Cave Creek. This site offers beautiful vistas of the surrounding mountains. Horseshoe Reservoir provide opportunities for many water activities. Catfish Boating Site offers access boat for non-motorized boating ONLY. It will not accommodate larger boats. Horseshoe Reservoir is one of the most remote lakes in the area and is ideal for anglers looking for a quiet lake.
From Carefree, take Cave Creek Road to the junction of Bartlett Road/Forest Road (FR) 19. Turn right and travel 7 miles to the junction of FR 205. Turn left onto an unmaintained, unpaved road. Continue for 11 miles to Horseshoe Reservoir. Click Here For Map.
4 wheel drive recommended
Awesome, beautiful... will be back when i dont require a data connection(no at&t service in area)
Oh btw the road is terrible so plan for about 1hr on gravel going 15mph
Still 5 stars
This was our first time visiting Horseshoe lake. We normally head straight to Bartlett lake like everyone else. I was pleasantly surprised by the campground. It's small, but it has nice level sites. A few of them are a little over grown, so maybe bring a weed whacker. The lake itself is not very accessable by vehicle. If you have a boat of any sort, you're in luck. We tried to had out at the boat ramp, but it's small and became very crowded. We decided to visit the dam, and happen to stumble upon this little spot right below the main lookout area. It's hidden between a rock cropping and the river, and it's surrounded by trees for complete privacy. We spent both of our days here completely undisturbed. We have 5 little dogs so that was really awesome!! I would recommend taking a vehicle with some clearance. I have a Subaru Outback sport, and it made it there and back fine, but it was really rough on it. Happy camping!
Well worth the off-road drive. You can get there in a front wheel drive car as well. We got to see lots of wildlife along the way as well. Great views.
We all loved it there. It was great weather. Not too many people and good fishing.
It's definitely a more primitive area, though. No cell service and no restrooms. There are lots more bugs and reptiles and birds.
