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- Honeymoon Cove Trail is for Desert Outdoor Center use only.- Lengths on list are one-way unless indicated by * for round-trip.- ** Trail is Hike Only and Moderate from connector to summit.

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North Entrance StationFour Lane Boat RampCottonwood Day Use Area & TrailheadPipeline Canyon Day Use Area & TrailheadScorpion Bay MarinaMain Entrance StationGroup Campground; RV Dump StationDesert Tortoise CampgroundWild Burro Day Use AreaSunset Ridge Day Use AreaTen-Lane Boat RampBobcat Day Use AreaRingttail Day Use AreaRoadrunner CampgroundDiscovery CenterDesert Outdoor CenterFloating RestroomsBeardsley CSR Trailhead (Maricopa Trail)Agua Fria Conservation Area

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EasyModerate

Lake Pleasant Regional Park PLEASE NOTE!Lake is shown at 1700 feet,

usually reached in March. Levelvaries during the year, reaching aminimum usually in late summer.

For Urgent Situationscall Sheriff’s Dispatch

602-876-1011 For Emergencies

call 911

*Trail color varies by name.

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. Welcome to Lake Pleasant Regional ParkL a ke Plea sa n t is a n essen tia l wa ter reservo ir, part o f the Cen tra l Arizo n a Pro jec twaterwa y system , lo c a ted 30 m in utes n o rth o f the Pho en ix M etro po lita n a rea .Water levels c a n fluc tua te drastic a lly thro ugho ut the year, with the lo west waterlevels rea c hed in the win ter a n d the highest levels b ein g rea c hed durin g thesum m er. The park o ffers 23,662 a c res o f So n o ra n Desert b ea uty, o f whic h up to9,966 a cres is la ke water, a n d is a n idea l destin atio n fo r c a m pin g, pic n ic kin g,hikin g, m o un ta in b ikin g, swim m in g, wa ter skiin g, b o a tin g (i.e. ka ya kin g,c a n o ein g, a n d m o to rized b o a ts) a n d fishin g.. Park RulesPL EASE OBSERV E PARK RU L ES! They are po sted thro ugho ut the park a n da re a va ila b le as a ha n do ut.. Discovery CenterThe Discovery Center(#15 o n the m a p) o ffers a n a m a zin g view o f the Wa ddellDa m , where visito rs c a n rec eive in fo rm a tio n a b o ut the park, view wildlife

L a ke Pleasa n t is o pen 24 ho urs. A per-vehic le a n d per- waterc ra ft en tryfee is required. Please use the self-pa y statio n when the en tra n c e b o o thsare n o t sta ffed. Fo r further in fo rm atio n please c o n ta c t the Park O ffic e.

M a ilin g Address:L a ke Pleasa n t Regio n a l Park41835 N. Castle Ho t Sprin gs Rd.M o rristo wn , AZ 85342

. FishingL a ke Plea sa n t is ho m e to twelve m a jo r spec ies o f fish. An glers m o st c o m m o n ly fish fo r:White Bass with spin n ers,jigs, spo o n s, a n d sha d type cra n k b a its. L ure Striped Bass with spo o n s, plugs, jigs, cra n ks b a its, a n d strea m er flies,o r try sha d o r a n c ho vies.Large Mouth Bass c a n b e c a ught o n a variety o f b a its, b o th n a tura l a n d artific ia l. The m o stpo pula r b a it to c atc h Blue Gill is wo rm s, b ut a lso try sm a ll po ppers, flies, sm a ll spin n ers, a n d jigs.White Crappie a n dBlack Crappie effec tive b a it a n d lures are m in n o ws, sm a ll jigs, silver spo o n , spin n ers a n d when fishin g fro m sho reflies. Fishin g fo r the Tilapia sho uld b e do n e durin g wa rm er m o n ths usin g wo rm s, cric kets o r do ugh b a lls.

A valid Arizona fishing license is required to fish at Lake Pleasant.. PicnickingL a ke Plea sa n t o ffers da y-use pic n ic a rea s a n d two gro up pic n ic areas, o pen fro m da wn to sun set. M o stta b les ha ve c o vered ra m a da s a n d b a rb ec ue grills, a n d a ll ha ve drin kin g water a n d restro o m s. In dividua lpic n ic sites are a va ila b le to pa rk visito rs o n a first-c o m e, first-served b a sis.Roadrunner day use areao ffers 17 pic n ic sites;Cottonwood o ffers 23 sites.Pipeline Trailhead (4 ta b les) a n d Wild Burro (10 ta b les)is a lo n g Desert To rto ise Ro a d.Sunset Ridge ha s 21 sites o n a high ridge a b o ve the la ke (n o restro o m s).

L a ke Plea sa n t o ffersgroup picnic ramadas, lo c a ted b etween the 10-L a n e Bo at Ra m p a n dRo a drun n er c a m pgro un d.Bobcat Day Use Area o ffers a gro up ra m a da with 4 pic n ic ta b les,b a rb ec ue grills, a n d 9 in dividua l ta b les n earb y.Ringtail Day Use Area o ffers a gro up ra m a da with4 pic n ic ta b les as well a s 8 n ea rb y in dividua l ta b les. The n ea rb y ta b les do n o t ha ve grills. Thegro up ra m a da s c a n b e reserved fo r a fee b y c a llin g (928) 501-1710.

. CampingCa m pin g is a va ila b le a tDesert Tortoise (#8) a n d Roadrunner (#14) Ca m pgro un ds. M o stc a m psites a c c o m m o date RV s, with a few wa lk-in ten t sites o ptio n s at Desert To rto ise.Reserva tio n s a re a va ila b le thro ugh www.m aric o pa c o un typarks.o rg o r b y c a llin g pa rk sta ff a t(928) 501-1710. Sepa rate c a m pgro un d m a ps are a va ila b le.Primitive camping is a lsoa llo wed a lo n g m uc h o f the sho relin e in a reas suc h as Two Co w a n d Firem a n ’s Co ves.Po rta b le restro o m s n o t a va ila b le in a ll a rea s – see park sta ff fo r m o re deta ils.

. TrailsL a ke Plea sa n t n o w o ffers a variety o f hikin g plea sures. En jo y the sc en ic b ea utyo f L a ke Plea sa n t fro m the to p o f Ya va pa i Po in t, b y hikin g the n ew Yavapai PointTrail. The Pipeline Canyon Trail pro vides a un ique o ppo rtun ity to c ro ss aflo a tin g b ridge a n d m a kes fo r a grea t fishin g spo t. If yo u a re in the m o o d to try tosee so m e wild b urro s, yo u wo n ’t wa n t to m iss theWild Burro Trail.TheCottonwood Trail is a sc en ic , ea sy tra il c o n n ec tin g fro m the n o rth en tra n c esta tio n to the Pipelin e Ca n yo n Tra il. The Beardsley Trail is the lo n gest tra il inthe park’s system a t 4.1 m iles. All m ilea ges listed a re o n e-wa y. Fo r m o re tra ilin fo rm a tio n , see park sta ff.Tra ils are o pen 6 a.m . to 8 p.m . Sun . - Thurs. a n d till 10 p.m . Fri. a n d Sat.HELPUS PROTECT OUR RESOURCES, PLEASE STAY ON TRAIL AT ALL TIMES!

. Desert Outdoor CenterThis educ a tio n a l fa c ility, o pen ed in 1998, pro vides n ature c o n n ec tin gpro gra m s, reptile a n d b o ta n ic a l displa ys, a n d a b a rrier-free tra il fo r studen ts.The Cen ter is a lso o pen to the pub lic durin g c erta in spec ia l even ts. Fo rm o re in fo o r to m a ke a reservatio n please c a ll (602) 372-7470 ext. 200.

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Close-up of Developed AreaSee main map on other side for legend and listof facilites corresponding to numbers shown.

3/21/2019

exhib its, purc ha se so uven ir item s (i.e. drin ks, ic e, b o o ks, etc … ), a n d lea rn m o rea b o ut the Cen tra l Arizo n a Pro jec t, the da m , a n d L a ke Plea sa n t. En tra n c e to theDisc o very Cen ter is in c luded in yo ur park en tra n c e fee.. BoatingL a ke Plea sa n t o ffers two c o n c rete boat rampstha t a re fun c tio n a l to a wa terelevatio n o f 1,600 feet. The la rgest b o a t ra m p is lo c a ted a t the so uth en d o fL a ke Plea sa n t (#11 o n the m ap) a n d o ffers10 lanes fo r b o a t la un c hin g. Parkin gat the 10-L a n e o ffers ro o m fo r 333 vehic les with tra ilers a n d 76 c ars. Thesec o n d b o a t ra m p, Castle Creek, lo c a ted a t the n o rth en d o f the la ke (#2), o ffers4 lanes fo r b o a t la un c hin g. Parkin g is a va ila b le fo r 112 vehic les with tra ilers a n dfo r 18 c ars. Restro o m fa c ilities are a va ila b le a t b o th b o a t ra m ps. O n e flo a tin grestro o m is lo c a ted o n the wa ter a n d is a va ila b le o n the ea st side o f the la ke inHo n eym o o n Co ve (#17).

Hours of Operation and Contacts

Z Restrooms with running water are available at allcampgrounds, boat ramps and most day use (picnic) areas;Sunset Ridge (10) has aportable restroom.

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