Tonto National Forest, one of the largest national forests in the U.S., is often said to be the perfect alternative to the more popular Saguaro National Park in Arizona, thanks to its gorgeous desert ...

Arizona's serene desert landscape is a big draw for hikers looking to commune with nature — but what if we told you it's also home to a hidden paradise where you can have a beach day in a landlocked ...

The federal government is accepting public comments on a plan to increase the size of Bartlett Dam and Bartlett Lake on the Verde River, an effort to bring new water supplies to metro Phoenix as ...

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued an advisory recommending people limit consumption of channel catfish and largemouth bass caught from Bartlett Lake. Samples of fish ...

BARLETT LAKE, AZ (AZFamily) — Following a summer that has seen several wildfires in the Tonto National Forest, those at Bartlett Lake Marina are thankful to be able to spend Labor Day weekend on the ...

On Saturday, KTAR learned of a brushfire near Bartlett Lake. According to Tonto National Forest, the three-acre blaze has been mostly contained after crews established a fireline around it. The fire ...

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was working to find a man who witnesses said had drowned at Bartlett Lake in Carefree. The Sheriff's Office received a call around 4:30 p.m. on May 3 that a ...

The body of the 21-year-old man who drowned after falling underwater during a walk on the Bartlett Lake Flat shoreline area in Carefree has been recovered, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's ...