APACHE LAKE, AZ (AZFamily) — First responders described a wild rescue near Apache Lake in the Superstition Mountains after a man crashed along State Route 88 just after midnight on Sunday.

Arizona has so many scenic byways ... with rugged desert mountains and deep reservoir lakes (including Apache Lake and Canyon Lake). Apache Trail History Type: scenic byway Length: approx.

The 900-acre lake sits along the Apache Scenic Byway (Arizona State Route 88), which was once an Apache tribal route. Over the years, it became a road used primarily by miners and cowboys.