Water · Heron Cove & Cottonwood Creek
Two waters, zero hassle
Cottonwood Creek is stocked with catfish and bass each spring, and Heron Cove lake offers glassy morning water for canoes. Borrow a rod and tackle box free from the camp store, buy your license at the counter, and be on the dock before the coffee cools.
Free loaner rods, tackle, and life vests for guests
Canoe sessions daily; kayaks on weekends
Fishing licenses and bait sold at the camp store
The rules of the water
Catch-and-release on the lake dock; generous keep limits on the creek. Kids under 12 borrow gear free and fish the stocked junior pool by the bathhouse. Life vests are required in all boats — no exceptions, no charge.
Mornings belong to anglers
"Borrowed a rod at 7am, landed my first bass by 8, back for pancakes by 9. That's a perfect morning." — Daniel O., Tucson
Come thirsty for sunrise bites
Dawn patrol meets at the Heron Cove dock — coffee's on us.
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