| Lake pleasant is located 30 miles north of | | | | camping and cottonwood day use picnic area. |
| metropolitan phoenix. This has become one of the | | | | Various group activities at lake pleasant are fishing |
| most popular outdoor recreation spot in Arizona. It | | | | tournaments, company picnics, water course races, |
| was constructed between 1926 and 1928 and was | | | | etc. water temperature of the lake ranges from 50 |
| named as Waddell Dam, a 250 foot long structure | | | | to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Various aquatic life |
| which impounded water from the Agua Fria river | | | | creatures include white bass, striped bass, large |
| system. The name lake was named after Carl | | | | mouth bass, bluegill, white crappie, black crappie, |
| Pleasant, the engineer who designed the dam. | | | | bigmouth, buffalo fish, channel catfish, flathead |
| Waddell Dam was finished in November, 1992. Lake | | | | catfish, green sunfish, redear sunfish and tilapia. Lake |
| Pleasant got water from river and by Coles Creek, | | | | pleasant regional Park offers 148 sites for RV and |
| Castle Creek, Humbug Creek and other drainages. | | | | tent camping. Each developed site has water, |
| The new dam has tripled the size of Lake Pleasant, | | | | electricity, dump station, covered Ramada, picnic |
| making it the second largest body of water in Central | | | | table, barbecue grill and fire ring. Semi developed site |
| Arizona. It has become critically important for both | | | | has Ramada, picnic table, barbecue grill and fire ring. |
| recreation and irrigation. Lake comprises of three | | | | Both the campsites provide restroom and shower |
| zones of water. Lake water is extremely clear and | | | | facilities. |
| highly oxygenated. Lake pleasant is located 15 miles | | | | Another place that can be visited is Pleasant Harbor |
| west of 1-17 on carefree Highway 30 miles north of | | | | located on the southeastern shores of Lake Pleasant. |
| Phoenix, within the city limits of Peoria. With 10,000 | | | | It is also a five star RV resort. This also offers 254 |
| acres of clear water, visitors can enjoy water skiing, | | | | full hook up sites and 40 partial hook up sites as well |
| jet skiing, sailing, or fishing. | | | | as a club house, heated pool or spa, access to the |
| The entrance to the park is located 2 miles north of | | | | lake for your boat and other amenities. If you love |
| State Route 75 Off castle Hot Springs Road. The | | | | boating, fishing, wake boarding, parasailing, scuba |
| following facilities that are available through main | | | | diving, and kayaking then this place is for you. |
| entrance are Desert Tortoise campground, group | | | | Another place to visit in lake pleasant is the scorpion |
| campground, RV Dump station, 10-lane boat ramp, | | | | Bay Marina & Yacht Club which is located on the |
| roadrunner campground, picnic area and Visitor | | | | western shores. The marina offers various facilities |
| center. The second entrance to the park is located 3 | | | | like lunch ramp, tram service, restaurant, store and |
| miles north on castle hot springs road, past the main | | | | deli. Nearby cities that can be visited are Sun City, |
| entrance. The north entrance provides access to four | | | | Peoria, Sun City West, Surprise, Glendale, Cave |
| lane boat ramp, two restrooms, and shoreline | | | | Creek, Carefree, Wickenburg, Phoenix and Scottsdale. |