The abandoned Seneca Lake Resort is located about halfway between Globe and Show Low Arizona just off highway 60. The San Carlos Apache Tribe began construction in 1970 and it opened in 1971 as Cinema Park. The Tribe borrowed $524,000 to build the existing buildings that you can see the remains of currently.
They were planning to expand the park to include an 80-unit motel, golf course, and riding stables were also planned in the near future. However, for unknown reasons shortly after the park opened, the tribe defaulted on their loan and abandoned the resort. The buildings have since seen considerable vandalism as shown below.
Despite the vandalism, the buildings are currently still largely intact as of May 2021. Some of them are starting to see considerable decay though, so you might want to try and make it out before it's too late if you're into abandoned buildings and ghost town type stuff. If you simply cannot, enjoy my YouTube video tour of the main building below.
My video tour of the buildings was during the height of the pandemic and the road to the lake itself was blocked with a sign "Closed due to COVID 19." However, when I returned on April 29, 2021 the road had been opened back up and I was able to shoot some footage of the lake and campground area shown below.
If you follow the paved road all the way back, it eventually dead-ends (you can take a dirt forest road just before that, although I'm not sure where that road will take you). The paved road is heavily eroded, so take it slow, especially if you're in a standard sedan with little ground clearance.
This area further back kind of gave me the creeps, but this may simply be due to the fact that I happened upon an ornery looking character that stared me down until I turned back around. This might actually make for a nice peaceful area for a picnic if you're in a group and happen by when no one else is there. Below are a few more pictures of some of the structures.
As you can see, while the buildings are still standing, all the windows have been broken out, the doors kicked down and the elements are starting to take a foot hold. Below is the location on Google Maps if you would like to visit before it's too late.