Lake of the Woods Arizona Map

About Lake of the Woods, Arizona

Lake of the Woods is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,648. The population density is 355.2 people per km². Lake of the Woods is located at 34.1526°N, 109.9943°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85929.

Lake of the Woods occupies a quiet expanse of high-altitude terrain where the persistent flow of Billy Creek defines the local hydrology. It lies 1.1 miles northwest of Lakeside, AZ (from Lakeside, AZ: bearing 305°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southeast of Show Low. The landscape transitions from the shadowed, pine-dusted earth toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim, which anchors the southern horizon in a jagged line of blue-gray stone. Sunlight here possesses a brittle clarity, turning the grasses to pale gold during the long afternoons while the air retains a thin, sharp edge that speaks of the elevation. A short distance away, the waters of Scott Reservoir mirror the changing moods of the sky, providing a still center to a region otherwise marked by the subtle, rugged shifts of the high desert floor.

Lake of the Woods maintains a character shaped by the rhythms of the surrounding woodlands and the stewardship of the nearby Rainbow Lake Lands. Economic life remains tethered to the land, drawing from a heritage of forestry and modest agricultural pursuits that persist despite the encroaching quiet of the modern age. History lingers in the architecture of the older dwellings, constructed to withstand the seasonal extremes that sweep across the open stretches of Morgan Flat. Residents move through their days with a deliberate pace, acknowledging the profound silence of the environment, a quietude that remains unbroken even as monsoon thunderheads begin their slow, dark assembly over the peaks to the south.

About This Lake of the Woods Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake of the Woods, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.152635, -109.994275. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lake of the Woods includes the ZIP code (85929), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Blue Ridge Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.