The lake itself is great minus the really bad parking etc. Millions of signs to be fined if you don't have a Tonto pass but they don't sell them within 20 Miles of lake. Butcher Jones has many cool trails but it's filled with city people with attitudes and don't know how to let people by or be friendly with a wave etc. The beaches were beautiful way back but when we got there we saw fire pits everywhere across the beach area and nails . Holy crap nails and glass so much so you need work boots to walk on the beach area. Kinda sad cause it's all the street trash coming out there destroying the area. I'd love to bring my dort bike out there and see more of the back trails along the lake. We saw wild horses and that's the best thing about the lakes and river out here. Actually seeing wild life etc. If your on a boat it's much better to visit . The back beach is fun and can be wild or really boring any day of the week.