CASTLECREEK DR

CAST

LEHO

TSP

RING

SRD

Coles Bay

Humbu gBa y

CastleCreek

HoneymoonCove

PipelineCove

CottonwoodCove

Fireman'sCove

BassBay

GooseBay

N. Barker I.

S. Barker I.Balance Rock I.

Horse I.

Burro I.

PrettyCove

LAKEPLEASANT

1700

LAKEPLEASANT

ACCESS RD

NORTHPARK RD

PC

RRPleasantHarborMarina

Service road(No public access)

PLEASANT

HARB

ORBL

VD

Wickenburg

Agua Fria

New Waddell Dam

River

Waddell CoveY8V10

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Y14

C11

V12, 13

15

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3

1

16

Z17

Wa ddell

Morgan City Wash

Humbug Cr

Yavapai Pt.

BuzzardNeck

KitePt.

Garfias W

TartorBay

EAGLE CLOSURE(No land or water access

Dec. 15. - Jun. 15)

Stone

Creek

TuleBay

Pipeline Canyon

HC

CASTLE HOTSPRINGS RD

Wi l d

B u r r oM e s a

Castle

Creek

See mapcontinuation

below

Paul's Hideaway

JackassCove

18 MaricopaTrail

CD

Agua FriaConservation Area

COTTONWOODLN

S

74

YV

WB

V9

See close-upon other side.

SOUTHPARK RD

BE

FT

EAGLE CLOSURE(No land or water access

Dec. 15. - Jun. 15)

COW

CRE E

KRD

BEARDSLEYCSR RD

Helm's I.

Can al Phoenix

Sunse t C.

T wo Cow C.

MaricopaTrail

EG

Coles

WashSTATE

BL M

BL M

Self-servicepay station

EagleClosure

Limitedseasonalaccess

AFEG

BoulderCre ek

TABLEMESA RD

U19

Northeast MapContinuation

Maricopa CountyParks and Recreation Department

For Urgent Situations callSheriff’s Dispatch 602-876-1011. For Emergencies call 911.

TrailCode

- 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.

Honeymoon CvPipeline CynRoadrunner

Cottonwood

Yavapai Point

Trail Name

Wild Burro

AFEGBECDFTHCPCRRWBYV

(1.6)(3.2)(7.1)(2.0)(0.5)(3.3)*(3.1)(1.3)(3.2)(2.4)

Length(Km)

1.02.04.41.20.32.1*1.90.82.01.5

LengthMi

Use

MMMMMBFMHMM, H**

BeardsleyFrog Tanks

Rating Elev Diff

151260342949787

202106186399

Ft4679

104293027623257

122

MAgua FriaBald Eagle

(Reservations req.)

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

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.

M = Multiple Use H = Hike OnlyBF = Barrier-free *(DOC use only)

EasyModerate

PLEASE NOTE!Lake is shown at 1700 feet,

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

Lake Pleasant Regional Park

*Trail color varies by name.

TrailheadMaricopa Trail*Park Trail*Barrier-free Trail

1:60,000

Contour Interval 80 Feet500 0 500 1000 Meters

2000 0 2000 4000 Feet

12

3

Fireman's Cove

MARICOPA CO

Cottonwood Creek

4 ScorpionBayMarina

YAVAPAI CO

Cot tonwood

5

WATERLINEWAYSpillway

Pipeline Cove

PARK

R D

OPERATIONS CTR

DESERT TORTOISE RD

OVERLOOKRD

L. PLEASANTACCESS RD

NORTH

PENINSULAB LVD

SUNF

ISH

SUNSETRIDGE RD

Canyon

YavapaiPt.

Burro I.

S

Y B

V

#C

PC

CASTLE

CREEK

Pipeline

V

Emergencyphone only

Emergencyphone only

2000

DR

CASTLE HOT SPRINGS RD

C#

COTTON-WOOD LN

1.4 M i(2.3 Km)

DAM

0.1

C

WB

1.6(2.5)

(0.7)0.47

LN

Y

67 8

8Sunset

Pt.10 11

12 13

1415

9V

0.9(1.4)YV

0.6(1.0)

0.4(0.6)

0.1

CD

(2.0)1.2

1

BE

SOUTHPARK RD

FT(3.5)2.1 RR

V

2.0(3.2)

To Beardsley CSR Trailhead

Service road(No publicaccess)

Helm's I.

Sunset

0.1

MaricopaTrail

V

Two CowCove

Operations

One Cow

Bridge

Co n to ur In terva l 40 Feet

. 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 fluctua te drastic a lly thro ugho ut the year, with the lo west wa terlevels 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 c res is la ke wa ter, a n d is a n idea l destin a tio 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, water 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 a s a ha n do ut.. Discovery CenterThe Discovery Center (#15 o n the m ap) 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 atio 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 sta tio 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 ct the Park O ffic e.

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

250 0 250 500 750 Meters

1000 0 100020003000Feet

. 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 c ra 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 atura l a n d a rtific ia l. The m o stpo pula r b a it to c a tc 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 Crappiea n d Black Crappie effective 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 msho re flies. 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 reas a n d two gro up pic n ic area s, 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 wa ter 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 asis.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 ea rb y.Ringtail Day Use Area o ffers a gro up ra m a da with4 pic n ic ta b les a s well as 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 das 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 atDesert 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 da te RV s, with a few wa lk-in ten t sites o ptio n s a t Desert To rto ise.Reserva tio n s are a va ila b le thro ugh www.m a ric o pa c o un typarks.o rg o r b y c a llin g park sta ffat (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 area s suc h a s 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 areas – 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 pleasures. En jo y the sc en ic b ea utyo f L a ke Pleasa n t fro m the to p o f Ya vapa 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 great 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, easy 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 a re 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 arrier-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.

YIELDTO

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

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exhib its, purc hase so uven ir item s (i.e. drin ks, ic e, b o o ks, etc … ), a n d learn m o rea b o ut the Cen tra l Arizo n a Pro ject, 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 ramps tha 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 a p) 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 a rs. Thesec o n d b o a t ra m p, Castle Creek, lo c a ted at 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 at 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

Telepho n e: M a in En try: (928) 501-1710 E-m a il:la kepleasa n t@m a il.m a ric o pa.go vTelepho n e fo r reservatio n s: (602) 506-2930 E-m a il: m aric o pa c o un typarks@m a il.m aric o pa .go v

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