Many folks in Tucson don’t consider a day trip or overnight road trip to Patagonia and Patagonia Lake State Park because they think it’s too far. In early April 2013 I left downtown at 8:30 AM and was strolling along the lake at 9:45 AM. Should you wish, you can rent a boat and be on the lake in about an hour and a half. Stay the night or two in a tent, RV or camping cabin.

Watch this slideshow, and hover over a slide for captions to get a feel for the area. This is probably the best State Park Camping around. Also the coziest.

Patagonia Lake Bridge

Patagonia Lake Bridge from water

Pat Lake Paddle Boat

Patagonia Lake Fishermen

Pat Lake Pontoon Leaves Marina

Pat Lake Picnic Table lake background

Pat Lake from boat

Pat Lake Picnic Tables Shore

Pat Lake Reeds

Pat Fishermen

 

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