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Dolly Steamboat, Apache Junction, AZ
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Dolly Steamboat

Dolly Steamboat is a tour in Apache Junction, AZ, part of the Phoenix & Scottsdale guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Temporarily closed for lake maintenance and dam construction; expected to reopen late January 2027.

16802 AZ-88 · Apache Junction, AZ

Why you should go…

The Dolly Steamboat has cruised Canyon Lake near Apache Junction, Arizona since 1983, continuing a steamboat tradition on the lake dating to 1925. The 140-passenger boat runs scenic nature cruises, twilight dinner cruises, and bighorn sheep and wildlife cruises with climate-controlled and open-air decks. As of this research the boat is temporarily closed for lake maintenance and dam construction, with operations expected to resume in late January 2027.

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  • #lake
  • #scenic
  • #wildlife

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What's around here?

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