Apache Trail

Historic 1900s wagon route past the Superstition Mountains to Roosevelt Dam

Arizona State Route 88, the Apache Trail, was cut in the early 1900s to haul materials to Roosevelt Dam and still keeps much of its raw character. The first stretch from Apache Junction past Tortilla Flat is paved and twisting beneath the Superstition Mountains, then it turns to a narrow shelf of dirt through Fish Creek Hill before reaching the dam. The eastern dirt section has reopened after flood damage but remains rough and is not for low cars. Mind unguarded cliff edges at Fish Creek Hill, the unpaved washboard surface east of Tortilla Flat, and midweek maintenance closures.