Lost Dutchman State Park
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Lost Dutchman State Park is a 320 acres (129.5 ha) state park
in central Arizona
, USA.
The park was scheduled to close on June 3, 2010. A man from Katy, Texas
donated $8,000 so the park could stay open. This State Park has camping facilities, day use parking and acts as a trailhead for the trails leading into the Tonto National Forest at Superstition Mountain. Some of the most popular walks are from the park onto the National Forest Service trails that lead across the western face of the Superstitions (Jacob's Crosscut trail) and up the face of this edge using Siphon Draw trail. Many people confuse these National Forest trails with trails that are maintained by Lost Dutchman State Park.
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
in central Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, USA.
The park was scheduled to close on June 3, 2010. A man from Katy, Texas
Katy, Texas
Katy is a city located in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller Counties in the U.S. state of Texas, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area...
donated $8,000 so the park could stay open. This State Park has camping facilities, day use parking and acts as a trailhead for the trails leading into the Tonto National Forest at Superstition Mountain. Some of the most popular walks are from the park onto the National Forest Service trails that lead across the western face of the Superstitions (Jacob's Crosscut trail) and up the face of this edge using Siphon Draw trail. Many people confuse these National Forest trails with trails that are maintained by Lost Dutchman State Park.