San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, San Carlos Apache Tribe

The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation encompasses 2,854 square miles. The Reservation covers portions of Gila, Graham, and Pinal Counties, and a portion is contiguous with the largest stand of ponderosa pines in the world. Over one-third of the Reservation is either forested (175,000 acres) or wooded (665,000 acres). These lands are intriguing for their diversity and their layered canopies of ponderosa and piñon pine, alligator juniper, and oak. Both the forests and jumbled topography create a unique home to many wildlife species such as elk, mule deer, turkey, black bears, and mountain lions.

Many opportunities exist for the angler on the San Carlos Reservation at warm- and cold-water fisheries year-round. Furthermore, San Carlos Lake is the hub of the Reservation’s recreational activity--a year-round fisherman’s paradise. San Carlos Lake contains 19,500 acres of water when full. Campers may enjoy the San Carlos Lake campgrounds, which are run by the San Carlos Lake Development Corporation, a tribal business.

The San Carlos Apache are actively involved in progressive economic growth and development, as both the Tribe and individual members operate various businesses ranging from operating the Apache Gold Casino to providing guided fishing/hunting expeditions.

Census Profile

Arizona Department of Commerce’s Community Profile

Industrial Park Sites

The tribe owns a 50-acre industrial park. For more information contact the Planning and Economic Development Office: (928) 475-2331.

Casino

Apache Gold Casino Resort

The casino offers poker, blackjack, Texas Hold’Em, seven card stud poker, keno, and over 500 slot and video poker machines. Located in the casino are a snack bar, buffet, restaurant, and gift shop. The casino resort offers live entertainment in its Cabaret Showroom and a 60-space RV Park. For more information, visit the Apache Gold Casino Resort website or call 1-800-APACHE-8.

Tribal Enterprises

Apache Gold Conference Center

Apache Gold Casino Resort’s Convention Center “will accommodate up to 400 theater style, 160 conference style or 240 persons for dining and has 2 smaller rooms that will accommodate up to 60 persons classroom style or 50 persons for dining. Full catering is available.” (Apache Gold Casino Resort website)

Apache Gold Casino Pavilion Complex

The Pavilion Complex is a state-of-the-art arena available for rodeos, car shows, horse shows, concerts, and Pow Wows. The complex can accommodate 7,000 people for concerts and has stadium style seating for 1,200 people. There’s also an outdoor arena, big rig parking, and a camping area.

Apache Stronghold Golf Club

The Apache Stronghold Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course “located on a wilderness desert site, 90 miles northeast of Phoenix and/or 100 miles north of Tucson adjacent to the Apache Gold Casino Resort. The course features a 3,200 foot elevation, with two par-5 holes of over 600 yards each, and five par-4's which push the envelope. Many of the fairways on the front nine are isolated in their own valleys, surrounded by 20 to 50 foot hills covered in sage and mesquite trees. Distant mountain ranges provide a backdrop for several greens, including the par-3 14th, a modified Redan hole set atop a 90-foot ridge at the southern end of the course” (Apache Gold Casino Resort website).

Official Addresses

San Carlos Apache Tribe

PO Box 0

San Carlos, AZ 85550

Phone: (928) 475-2361

Fax: (928) 475-2567

Planning Department

San Carlos Apache Tribe Planning Office oversees all planning and economic development activities, and generally serves as the first point of contact for applicants seeking business leases. Phone: (928) 475-2331

San Carlos Apache Tribe

Planning Office

PO Box 0

San Carlos, AZ 85550

Phone: (928) 475-2331

Fax: (928) 475-2451

San Carlos Apache Tribe Planning &

Economic Development

(928) 475-2321