LAKE ACCESS

HOW IT WORKS: Property owners within the WMLCRID boundaries are considered "District Members" as they pay a small fee on their annual property tax bill. That money is collected by the county, who then returns it to the district for the purpose of maintaining the lake, improving the shoreline, and ensuring that all visitors are indeed District Members or their Guests.

To find out if your property is inside the district, go to the Navajo County Assessor's Map (Click Here), Select your property, and click on your parcel number to bring up your property information. From there, click on "District Charges" and look down the list. If you find an entry entitled "White Mtn Lakes Rec (28333)" then you are indeed a District Member, and your property taxes help fund the district.

OR, you can view the Parcel Boundary Map, by clicking the following doc:

GET YOUR PLACARD: Each WMLCRID Property can receive one placard. The Placard is essentially the "key to the lake" for District Members and will allow you easy access to the lake. Simply stop your vehicle in front of the office (the entrance building) and Patrol Staff will note your Placard number, and you will then be free to enjoy the lake.

in 2025 the WMLCRID Board of Directors stated that NO Vehicle shall have access to the lkae without a current Lake Placard. PLEASE do not forget to bring yours to the lake!!

To receive your placard, you must go to the Lake Office and fill out a form with the following information: Member’s Name, Member's Property Address, Member’s Phone Number(s), Email address, and Current Mailing address. Once your property information is verified via the Navajo County Assessor’s website you will be issued your placard.

BRINGING GUESTS: There are three ways (see below) for your guests to gain access to the lake. Please note that you take responsibility for your guests. There are only a few rules, but it is vital that both you and your guests understand what is expected of them at the lake.

1) SHARING YOUR PLACARD: Your placard may be shared with your family, guests, and renters. 

2) GUESTS IN THE CAR WITH YOU: Proceed as you normally would, by letting Patrol staff see your Placard Number.

3) GUESTS IN ANOTHER CAR COMING WITH YOU: Each District Member is allowed to bring two guest vehicles with them for free each day. Any additional guest vehicles will be charged a $5.00 entry fee that can either be paid by them or the District Member. As you arrive at the lake, the District Member should be the first one at the entrance, and should stop at the office to let Patrol Staff know that you have guests pulling in behind you. Staff will provide your additional guest vehicles with a Guest Pass for the Day.

LOST PLACARDS: If your Placard is lost or stolen, please report it to the Patrol Staff as soon as possible. You will need to pay a $50.00 fee to get a replacement Placard. If anyone shows up at the District Property displaying the lost or stolen Placard, they will NOT be allowed access, and the Lost or Stolen Placard will be confiscated.

PROPERTY RENTALS: 

NOTE 1: If the property owner has already been issued a Placard, then the property owner should pass the Placard along to the Renter (and hope to get it back), as there will only be one Placard issued per property.

NOTE 2: The Lake Manager can manage the Rental Placards for the Property Owners  as follows: the property owner must turn in their Placard, complete the form below and return both to the Lake District Office. The person renting the property and wishing to use the lake MUST STOP at the lake entrance and identify themselves as a renter whose landlord has left a lake Placard there at the office for their use.  They will need to leave a $50.00 deposit to get the Placard to keep for their daily use or forgo the $50.00 deposit and leave their drivers' license for that day's use. At the end of the day or at the end of their rental term; they will stop at the lake office, return the Placard and retrieve either their drivers' license or their $50.00 deposit.