Roosevelt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States.
[2] The CDP is located on the western edge of Gila County, on the south side of Theodore Roosevelt Lake, a reservoir on the Salt River.
Arizona State Route 188 runs through Roosevelt, leading southeast 31 miles (50 km) to Globe, the Gila County seat, and northwest 48 miles (77 km) to Payson.
The highway, which is unpaved for much of its distance, is a National Scenic Byway and leads southwest 45 miles (72 km) to Apache Junction at the eastern edge of the Phoenix area.
The Roosevelt CDP is bordered to the southeast by Tonto National Monument.