TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - People from across southern Arizona visited Patagonia Lake State Park to celebrate Labor Day weekend. As Tucson faced another week of triple-digit-temperatures, families said ...

Patagonia Lake State Park, which is Arizona's fourth most visited state park in Arizona, will reach its 50th anniversary next Tuesday, officials said.

Patagonia Lake State Park manager Colt Alford has seen a number of kids over his 19-year tenure pass through the park, some of them coming through the junior ranger workshops he leads.

Patagonia Lake's creation dates back to the 1960s, initiated by the Lake Patagonia Recreation Association. Its success led to state involvement, and the park officially opened on April 1, 1975.

Let's put Patagonia Lake on a well-deserved pedestal for five fantastic decades and highlight this body of water in the high desert. It's our latest "One Tank Trip" to Santa Cruz County.

On Thursday, authorities confirmed that they have recovered the body of a man who went missing at Patagonia Lake State Park.