Lower Salt River

Picture of lower Salt River
The Lower Salt River seen here on a calm January morning is easily accessible below Stewart Mountain Dam and provides ample recreational opportunities throughout the year.
Picture of anglers on lower Salt River
Fishermen try their luck on a variety of game fish — native and non-native — on the tailwaters of Stewart Mountain Dam.
Picture of wild horses on the lower Salt River
Wild horses occupy the Lower Salt River and its adjacent lands. The horses are a major attraction for the area, albeit a controversial one.
Picture of petroglyphs
A variety of geometric and representational petroglyphs are etched into the rocks at a spring on the Hieroglyphic Trail in the Superstition Mountains.
Picture of Sonora sucker
Releasing the “Bronze Ghost,” a Sonora sucker caught on the fly. It took four trips to finally catch and land one.
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