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Enjoy golf, lakes (fishing and boating), great dining, antiquing, shopping, cinemas, scenic trails (hike, bicycling, horseback riding, ATV), hunting, wildlife watching, bird watching, museums, festival and art fairs, rodeos, fun park, indoor aquatic center and casino with live entertainment. | City of Show Low Show Low, the commercial and tourism hub of the White Mountains, was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. Located in southern Navajo County at an elevation of 6,412 feet, our city is 175 miles northeast of Phoenix and 195 miles north of Tucson. | The Sunrise Ski Resort is a pleasant 45 minute drive away, offering
downhill skiing, snowboarding and snowmobiling in the winter. You will find Fools Hollow Lake 5 minutes away. A short ten minute drive into Show Low's main street "Deuce of Clubs" where you will find a Safeway Grocery Store, shopping and dining venues. You are 5 minutes away from a golf course and 20 minutes from Hon-Dah Casino. |
Outdoor Adventure and Recreation.
Water recreation abounds both within Show Low and in the White Mountains area with beautiful mountain lakes and streams. Bass, Walleye, Crappie and species of Trout populate the waters in the area. This is the only place in the world to find the Apache Trout.
This high country is a hiker's dream where a variety of landscape features both easy and more difficult hiking trails from mountains to rugged cliffs, around lakes, alongside mountain streams and among thick pines and colorful aspens. An abundance of wildlife including black bears and elk and deer are often seen by hikers along with hawks and eagles that fly the skies above.
A few miles north of Show Low, the Pintail Lake Wildlife Area offers exceptional bird-watching opportunities. Migratory geese as well as the famed white-breasted pintail are a few favorites, but there are many other bird species to behold.
Show Low and the area also features several championship golf courses that meander through the forests and around the lakes. The cool summer temperatures makes the Show Low area a great place for a golf getaway.
Located on the southern boundary of the City is Show Low Lake, operated by Recreation Resource Management under contract with the City of Show Low, which offers campgrounds and picnic areas, including a 75-site group campground area.
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Show Low Lake is located adjacent to Show Low Lake Rd about 1 mile from Hwy 260. It is a 100 acre lake that sits at an elevation of 6500 ft. Adjacent to the lake is Show Low Lake Campground, a 75 site campground with some electric sites, dump station, shower facility, and small convenient store. The store rents boats, sells fishing licenses, bait, tackle, drinks and snacks. The campground also offers a playground, day use ramadas and group camping. For more information you can call the park at 928-537-4126 or for reservations, please call 1-888-537-7762.
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