Best places: Lakes in Maricopa County

Reservoir along the Salt River in Tonto National Forest offering boating, fishing & water sports.

Scenic man-made lake surrounded by cliffs, a popular spot for swimming, boating, fishing & camping.

Large reservoir with fishing in a community blending natural habitats with residential areas.

Small lake surrounded by hills offers scenic hiking trails, boat rentals, fishing & swimming.

Recreational lake popular for fishing & motorized boating, plus hiking, mountain biking & camping.

Lake for fishing, boating & nearby hikes with a resort offering campgrounds, an RV park & a marina.

👍👍 Phoenix native and this is the best park in the city. Great location and family fun. 2 bathrooms for men and women. Fun covered playground with wood chips. Bridges, fountains, ducks, geese, fishing, mostly flat so I can see my kids when they wander off. Lots of seating, benches, shade, garbage bins,...

👍👍 its a bone jarring washboard road for 10 miles to get to the dam, lower your psi in your tires to half of normal range & dont go over 20 mph, you will be ok. I passed a honda accord by the lake, if they can make it, you can too. Place is full of side by sides & quads, gets pretty dusty. The water le...

👍👍 Super cool little lake. Fairly clean and family friendly. Nice place to have fun and catch some catfish. My only problem was that I could only get a couple of them up out of the lake because the rest were TOO BIG and broke my line several times so I had to go down to my one pole with stronger line!...

👍👍 Great little community in garden lakes. The homes are laid out with the backyards right on the lake. You'll see ducks and other lake animals that makes it extremely quaint and peaceful. In Arizona having a lake nearby like this is always comforting to make you feel cooler in the summer. You cannot g...

5-acre lake in Surprise Community Park with fishing for trout, bass, sunfish & white amur.

👍 Nice trail. Fish can get quite large. Wish they clean up better.

😠 The fishing is TERRIBLE, There is some weird pipe draining some kind of oil and sewage. The pond is polluted and I counted 10 dead catfish in just 50 feet. DON'T FISH HERE.