Lost Dutchman State Park, a 320-acre Arizona park at the foot of the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction, developed from a federal recreation area created in 1972 into a state park established in 1977, later expanded to its present size. Named for the legendary Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, it is a major access point to the Superstition Wilderness and Tonto National Forest, offering camping, day use, and trailheads for strenuous routes such as Siphon Draw and Jacob’s Crosscut. Its mix of frontier legend, striking desert scenery, and hazardous terrain has made it especially well known, though accidents and deaths have underscored the risks here.