Cemetery

A short trail that can be utilized to access Roosevelt Cemetery as well as a passage 19 off the 800-Mile Arizona National Scenic Trail.

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

255

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

General Information

Roosevelt Cemetery is the final resting place of some of the local settlers and also workers who built Theodore Roosevelt Dam. A self-guided walk is available. Visitors may pick up brochures at the Tonto Basin Visitor Center located directly across Highway 188. The trail up to the cemetery has a hardened surface and the cemetery interior trails are made of natural material.

January

Closed to all motor vehicles. Protect this special place by confining your footsteps to the outlined path. Help keep your trails clean. If you PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT!! Please close gate behind you.

Getting There

Trailhead/Starting Points

Trail can be accessed from directly across State Route #188 from the Tonto Basin District Ranger Office.

Directions

North End: (Cemetery Trailhead): From Roosevelt Dam, take State Highway 188 for 1.5miles east to the Lakeview Park. Turn onto the park entrance road for about 75 feet; the trailhead is just off to the right.South End: Thompson Trail 121