Bartlett Lake

Planning a day at Bartlett Lake

Bartlett Lake sits at 33.8186, -111.6319. Maximum depth is around 174 feet. Outflow feeds the Verde River. It lies at roughly 1,600 feet of elevation.

The level comes from gauge 09509502, BARTLETT RESERVOIR AT BARTLETT DAM, AZ, and carries the time it was taken. The last value stored here, 182.92 ft, is from 2026-09-09. A falling pool widens the beaches and shortens the ramps, so it is worth checking before you drive out.

Swimming season in Arizona runs through the warm months, and day-use areas set their own opening dates. If the water looks like pea soup or paint, stay out and report it to the managing agency. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown.

The closest lakes in this guide are Horseshoe Lake (Arizona, 13 mi), Saguaro Lake (Arizona, 18 mi) and Canyon Lake (Arizona, 22 mi). In all, 14 lakes in Arizona are covered here.

No named swimming beach is mapped at Bartlett Lake in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Access is through whatever the operating agency provides on the ground, so check with them first. Many smaller lakes have no designated beach at all, only informal shoreline access. C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir, on C.C. Cragin Reservoir, is the closest named beach in this guide, about 57 miles off.