Lost Dutchman State Park | |
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Location | Pinal, Arizona, United States |
Coordinates | 33°27′22″N 111°28′36″W / 33.45611°N 111.47667°W |
Area | 320 acres (130 ha) |
Elevation | 2,060 ft (630 m)[1] |
Established | 1977 |
Named for | Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine |
Visitors | 204,597 (in 2022)[2] |
Governing body | Arizona State Parks |
Lost Dutchman State Park is a 320-acre (129 ha) state park located in northwestern Pinal County, Arizona on the Apache Trail (State Route 88) north of Apache Junction, near the Superstition Mountains in central Arizona. It is named after the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, a famously lost gold mine legendary in the tales of the Old West. It is accessible about 40 miles (64 km) east of Phoenix via U.S. Highway 60, the Superstition Freeway.
The park provides hiking trails and mountain bike access to the area known as the Superstition Wilderness, as well as views of the mountains.