White Mountain Lake country is the open juniper plateau about 7 miles north-northeast of Show Low: a century-old lake behind Daggs Dam, two golf courses on its shore, the 55-plus communities of Juniper Ridge and White Mountain Lake Vistas, and Silver Creek, the stream that built Snowflake and Taylor. At about 6,000 ft it sits below the pines, with big skies and long views.
Explore White Mountain Lake country
Card pictures are illustrative: aerial crops come from the 2021 USDA photo above (public domain); the juniper photos are credited on our land and plants page.
White Mountain Lake
Daggs Dam, about 200 acres of water, and the story of an 1880s irrigation reservoir.
Read more →Golf
Eight courses within 19 miles, two right at the lake. Holes, yardage, access and prices.
Read more →Birdie Ranch
The former Silver Creek Golf Club: public, par 71, a 19th hole, open year-round.
Read more →Silver Creek
The creek that built Snowflake and Taylor, and a public trout stream that never freezes.
Read more →Concho and Vernon
A spring-fed lake, 1860s Hispanic settlers, and Vernon up at the pine edge.
Read more →Juniper Ridge
The gated 55+ resort of 528 lots at 6,100 ft, with its own private golf course.
Read more →White Mountain Lake Vistas
The 55+ golf villas beside the lake, and the county’s 2025 plan for what comes next.
Read more →White Mountain Lake Estates
The lake community 7.5 miles north-northeast of Show Low, in open juniper country.
Read more →The land and the sky
This is pinyon-juniper country on the plateau north of the Mogollon Rim’s edge: Utah and one-seed junipers, cliffrose blooming from May, rabbitbrush turning yellow in late summer, and monsoon storms in July and August. Read Mogollon Rim country: junipers and high-desert plants.
What’s on nearby
Community gatherings here are mostly posted on Facebook. The nearest confirmed public events, most of them in Show Low about 15 minutes away:
- Oct 23, Lakeside: Dragon Celebration (library)
- Oct 23, Show Low: Geek Out: TCG Hangout
- Oct 23, Sunrise Park Resort: High Elevation Horror
- Oct 23, Show Low: Paint Roulette
- Oct 24, Lakeside: Artisan Market at The Depot
See the White Mountain Lake, Concho and Vernon events page or send us an event.
Questions people ask
Where is White Mountain Lake, Arizona?
About 7.5 miles north-northeast of Show Low in Navajo County, at roughly 6,000 ft on the plateau north of the Mogollon Rim’s edge.
Is there golf at White Mountain Lake?
Yes: the public Birdie Ranch Golf Club (formerly Silver Creek Golf Club) and the private Juniper Ridge executive course are both on the lake.
Can visitors use White Mountain Lake?
The lake is private, overseen for the surrounding community by a Navajo County recreation district. Public anglers can fish Silver Creek at the state hatchery’s wildlife area.
Sources
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: National Inventory of Dams (Daggs, AZ00013; Concho Springs, AZ00032)
- USGS National Hydrography Dataset (lakes and streams)
- USGS Elevation Point Query Service
- Juniper Ridge RV Resort: About
- Birdie Ranch Golf Club
- Mountain Capital Partners: Our mountain golf
- Arizona Game and Fish: Wildlife Conservation Strategy, Silver Creek (Bourdon Ranch Road to hatchery)
- Navajo County Board of Supervisors: Aug. 13, 2024 agenda packet (special districts)
Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.