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ALAMO
LAKE
38
miles
north
of
Wenden,
Alamo
Lake
offers
excellent
bass,
bluegill
and
catfish.
The
Arizona
State
Park
can
be
accessed
by
a
paved
road
from
Highway
60
at
the
Wenden
turn-off
to
the
north
on
Alamo
Lake
Road.
Owing
to
its
remoteness
the
park
is
often
considered
one
of
the
"best
kept
secrets"
of
the
state
park
system.
Alamo
Lake
State
Park
features
camping
facilities
and
attracts
wildlife
enthusiasts,
as
the
park
is
home
to
numerous
wildlife
species
including
the
bald
eagle.
The
park's
remoteness
and
distance
from
cities
also
makes
it
a
destination
for
stargazing.
MAKE
QUARTZSITE
YOUR
BASE
CAMP
FOR
FUN!
IMPERIAL
WILDLIFE
REFUGE
58
miles
south
of
Quartzsite
on
U.S.
95.
Turn
right
on
Martinez
Lake
Road
and
drive
10
miles
to
Red
Cloud
Mine
Road.
Follow
the
brown
refuge
signs
about
3.5
miles
to
the
visitor
center.
Free.
928-783-3371,www.fws.gov/ref-
uge/imperial.
Painted
Desert
Trail
makes
a
1.3-
mile
loop,
following
a
wash,
crossing
a
ridge
and
tracing
another
sandy
wash
back
to
the
trailhead.
It's
a
lavishly
fractured
terrain,
weaving
among
colorful
mounds
that
look
like
petrified
sand
dunes.
The
walking
is
easy
with
just
a
short
climb
to
the
ridgeline
where
I
soak
in
fine
views,
a
mosaic
of
desert
patterns
and
the
wet
knife
of
the
river
carving
a
verdant
slice
in
the
distance.
