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North Entrance Station Four Lane Boat Ramp Cottonwood Day Use Area & Trailhead Pipeline Canyon Day Use Area & Trailhead Scorpion Bay Marina Main Entrance Station Group Campground; RV Dump Station Desert Tortoise Campground Wild Burro Day Use Area Sunset Ridge Day Use Area Ten-Lane Boat Ramp Bobcat Day Use Area Ringttail Day Use Area Roadrunner Campground Discovery Center Desert Outdoor Center (Reservations req.) Floating Restrooms Beardsley CSR Trailhead (Maricopa Trail) Agua Fria Conservation Area

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PLEASE NOTE! Lake is shown at 1700 feet, usually reached in March. Level varies during the year, reaching a minimum usually in late summer.

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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.

. Welcome to Lake Pleasant Regional Park L a ke Plea sa n tisa n ess en t ia lwa t err eser vo ir ,pa r to ft he Cen t r a lAr izo n a Pr o jec t wa t er wa y syst em ,lo c a t ed 30m in ut esn o r t h o ft he Pho en ix M et r o po lit an ar ea . Wa t erlevelsc a n fluc t ua t e dr a st ic a lly t hr o ugho utt he yea r ,wit ht he lo westwa t er levelsr ea c hed in t he win t era n d t he highestlevelsb ein g r ea c hed dur in g t he s um m er .The pa r k o ffer s23, 662a c r eso fSo n o r a n Deser tb ea ut y,o fwhic h upt o 9, 966a c r esisla ke wa t er ,a n d isa n idea ldest in a t io n fo rc a m pin g,pic n ic kin g, hikin g,m o un t a in b ikin g,s wim m in g,wa t ers kiin g,b o a t in g ( i. e.ka ya kin g, c a n o ein g,a n d m o t or ized b o a t s)a n d fishin g.

exhib it s,pur c ha se so uven irit em s( i. e.dr in ks,ic e,b o o ks ,et c… ) ,a n d lea r n mor e a b o utt he Cen t r a lAr izo n a Pr o jec t ,t he da m ,a n d L a ke Plea sa n t .En t r an cet o t he Disco ver y Cen t erisin c luded in yo urpa r k en t r a n c e fee. . Boating L a ke Plea sa n to ffer st wo c o n c r et e boat ramps t ha ta r e fun c t io n a lt o a wa t er eleva t io n o f1, 600feet .The la r gestb o a tr a m pislo c a t ed a tt he so ut h en d o f L a ke Plea sa n t( #1 1o n t he m a p)a n d o ffer s10 lanes fo rb o a tla un c hin g.Pa r kin g a tt he 10L a n e o ffer sr o o m fo r333vehic leswit ht r a iler sa n d 76c a r s .The s ec o n d b o a tr a m p,Ca st le Cr eek,lo c a t ed a tt he n o r t h en d o ft he la ke ( #2) ,o ffer s 4 lanes fo rb o a tla un c hin g.Pa r kin g isa va ila b le fo r1 12vehic leswit ht r a iler sa n d fo r18c a r s .Rest r o o m fa c ilit iesa r e a va ila b le a tb o t h b o a tr a m ps.O n e flo a t in g r est r o o m islo c a t ed o n t he wa t era n d isa va ila b le o n t he ea s tside o ft he la ke in Ho n eym o o n Co ve ( #17) .

. Park Rules PL EASEO BSERV EPARKRU L ES!They a r e po st ed t hr o ugho utt he pa r kan d ar e a va ila b le a sa ha n do ut .

. Discovery Center The Discovery Center ( #15o n t he m a p)o ffer sa n a m a zin g view o ft he Wa ddell Da m ,wher e visit or sc a n r ec eive in fo r m at io n a b o utt he pa r k,view wildlife . Fishing L a ke Plea sa n tisho m e t o t welve m a jo rspec ieso ffish.An gler sm o s tc o m m o n ly fish fo r :White Bass wit h spin n er s , 11 jigs,spo o n s,a n d sha d t ype c r a n k b a it s.L ur e Striped Bass wit h spo o n s,plugs ,jigs,c r a n ksb a it s,a n d st r ea m erflies, o rt r y sha d o ra n c ho vies.Large Mouth Bass c a n b e c a ughto n a va r iet y o fb a it s,b o t h n at ur a la n d a r t ific ia l.The m o s t CA Emergency po pula rb a itt o cat c h Blue Gill iswo r ms ,b uta lso t r y sm a llpo pper s ,flies ,s m a llspin n er s,a n d jigs.White Crappie 2 phone only a n d Black Crappie effec t ive b a ita n d lur esa r e m in n o ws,sm a lljigs ,silverspo o n ,s pin n er sa n d when fishin g fr om s ho r e flies.Fishin g fo rt he Tilapia s ho uld b e do n e dur in g wa r m erm o n t hsusin g wo r m s,c r ic ket so rdo ugh b a lls. C t to RE R A valid Arizona fishing license is required to fish at Lake Pleasant. CD nwo D e od ov C COTTONrem a n ' s . Picnicking Fi WOOD LN L a ke Plea sa n to ffer sda yuse pic n ic a r ea sa n d t wo gr o uppic n ic a r ea s ,o pen fr o m da wn t o s un s et .M o st t a b lesha ve c o ver ed r a m a da sa n d b a r b ec ue gr ills,a n d a llha ve dr in kin g wa t era n d r es t r o o m s.I n dividua l Helm's I. 0. 1 3 pic n ic sit esa r e a va ila b le t o pa r k visit or so n a fir st c o m e,fir st s er ved b a sis.Roadrunner day use area o ffer s17pic n ic s it es ;Cottonwood o ffer s23sit es.Pipeline Trailhead ( 4t a b les)a n d Wild Burro ( 10t a b les) 0. 6 i s a l o n g D es er t T o r t o i s e R o a d. Sunset Ridge ha s 2 1 s i t es o n a hi gh r i dge a b o ve t he l a ke ( n o r es t r o o m s) . o 0. 1 (1.0) nw oo 0. dC 4 L a ke Plea sa n to ffer sgroup picnic ramadas,lo c a t ed b et ween t he 10L a n e Bo a tRa m pa n d ree (0.6 0. 9 YV k Ro a dr un n erc a m pgr o un d.Bobcat Day Use Area o ffer sa gr o upr a m a da wit h 4pic n ic t a b les, ) Yavapai (1.4) bar b ec ue gr ills,a n d 9in dividua lt a b lesn ea r b y.Ringtail Day Use Area o ffer sa gr o upr a m a da wit h Pt. YIELD 4pic n ic t a b lesa swella s8n ea r b y in dividua lt a b les.The n ea r b yt a b lesdo n o tha ve gr ills.The Y 14 AVA TO gr o upr a m a da sc a n b e r es er ved fo ra fee b y c a llin g ( 928)5011710. PAI (2. . CO 3 K M i MAR I C m) OPA 20 . Camping 0 CO el i ne Ca m pin g isa va ila b le a tDesert Tortoise ( #8)a n d Roadrunner ( #14)Ca m pgr o un ds .M o st PC Pipel ine Cove c a m p s i t es a c c o m m o da t e R V s , wi t h a f ew wa l ki n t en t s i t es o p t i o n s a t D es er t T o r t o i s e. n o y Br idge Can Reser va t io n sa r e a va ila b le t hr o ugh www. mar ic o pa c o un t ypa r ks. or g o rb y c a llin g pa r ks t a ff a t( 928)5011710.Sepa r at e c a m pgr o un d m a psa r e a va ila b le.Primitive camping isa lso a llo wed a lo n g m uc h o ft he s ho r elin e in a r ea ss uc h a sTwo Co w a n d Fir em a n ’ sCo ves. Po r t a b le r est r o o m sn o ta va ila b le in a lla r ea s–see pa r ks t a fffo rm o r e det a ils.

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. Trails L a ke Plea sa n tn o w o ffer sa va r iet y o fhikin g plea sur es.En jo y t he sc en ic b ea ut y o fL a ke Plea sa n tfr om t he t o po fYa va pa iPo in t ,b y hikin g t he n ew Yavapai Point Trail.The Pipeline Canyon Trail pr o videsa un ique o ppo r t un it yt o cr o ssa flo a t in g b r idge a n d m a kesfo ra gr ea tfishin g spo t .I fyo u a r e in t he m o o d t o t r yt o s ee s o m e wild b ur r o s,yo u wo n ’ twa n tt o m isst he Wild Burro Trail. The Cottonwood Trail isa s c en ic ,ea sy t r a ilc o n n ec t in g fr om t he n o r t h en t r ance s t at io n t o t he Pipelin e Ca n yo n Tr a il.The Beardsley Trail ist he lo n gestt r a ilin t he pa r k’ ssyst em a t4. 1m iles. Allm ilea geslis t ed a r e o n ewa y.Fo rm o r et r a il in fo r mat io n ,see pa r ks t a ff. Tr a ilsa r e o pen 6a . m .t o 8p. m .Sun .-Thur s.a n d t ill10p. m .Fr i.a n d Sa t . HELP US PROTECT OUR RESOURCES, PLEASE STAY ON TRAIL AT ALL TIMES!

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