Arizona Places

Willow Springs Lake

Willow Springs Lake is a cold water lake located on top of the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona, about 23 mi (37 km) east of the city of Payson in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, immediately adjacent to SR 260. It is a canyon-bound lake located on the Mogollon Rim, and is part of the collectivity known as the Rim Lakes. It can be found upstream from Chevelon Canyon Lake.

Willow Springs Lake

Facts and sources

Place

Category
Natural Landmark
Destination
Payson
County
Coconino County
State
Arizona

Visitation

Annual visits
Not published

Ranking

Overall score
43.0 / 100
Visitation score
No published count
Popularity score
25.1
Significance score
58.0
Confidence
medium

Visiting

Coordinates
34.3036, -110.8710
Last verified
2026-08-12

Where it is

Willow Springs Lake is a natural landmark near Payson, in Coconino County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

This place scores 43.0 out of 100, at medium confidence. No official visitor count is published for it, so the score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

Nearby attractions