Scholz Lake, Arizona
Scholz Lake is not very big but it's one of the most pristine lakes you're
going to find in the greater Flagstaff/Williams region of northern Arizona.
A dirt road will get you within a quarter-mile of the water but the shoreline
itself is refreshingly free of roads, campgrounds, restooms, docks and
other unsightly development. Scholz Lake is also a great place to see birds
including Ospreys, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons (the north half of
the lake is closed from Feb. 1 to Aug 1. to protect nesting birds).


    Monsoon clouds gather over Scholz Lake in northern Arizona (in the distance are the San Francisco Peaks).   Monsoon clouds gather over Scholz Lake in northern Arizona (in the distance are the San Francisco Peaks).   Pinecones at Scholz Lake in northern Arizona.