During the Fourth of July week, we will make every effort to keep you updated on traffic, and park information. However, with park visitors arriving non-stop, and limited resources, we may be unable to post updates regularly on social media. To make it easier for you to find information, we have included widgets from additional agencies helping us keep park visitors safe and informed this weekend.
PARK AND FIREWORK INFORMATION:
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Lake Pleasant Fireworks |
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Tuesday, July 3rd |
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Fireworks begin at 9 pm |
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Maricopa County (west side): Boating, camping, fishing, hiking, Scorpion Bay Marina, dining, picnicking, scuba diving, and swimming.
Peasant Harbor (east side): Live Band, Food Trucks, Free Kid Activities (water slides and bounce houses). Festivities begin at 5 pm.
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| Fees: |
Maricopa County (west side): Click for a complete listing of fees
Peasant Harbor (east side): Prices vary. Click here for more information.
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| This year’s firework display courtesy of: |
Pleasant Harbor Marina; Dillion's Bayou; Land Advisors Organization; Litle Dealers, Little Prices; Fast-Trac Designs; Swengel-Robbins; UMB; Riley Carlock & Applewhite; H2-WHOA Hydro-Platforms.; Lowe's; Arizona Public Service (APS); Go Paddle AZ.com; George Cairo Engineering, Inc.; Brown and Caldwell; Gammage & Burnham Attorneys at Law; Boats 4 Rent Boat Rentals of America; Epcor Water; Kenneth R. Saline & Associates; Zona Communications; Sunbelt Holdings; RideNow; Maricopa County; and City of Peoria.
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| Fireworks: |
Fireworks launched from Vista Point, near Pleasant Harbor Marina. Fireworks can be seen from most areas in the park. |
| Current water levels: |
Central Arizona Project |
| Shoreline: |
Please note that the water levels at Lake Pleasant Regional Park are higher than usual this year. Due to high water levels, shoreline access may be limited for primitive camping and day-use entry. To avoid potential delays, it is recommended you arrive early. On July 3rd, the park may experience temporary or longer term closures on the west side. To learn more, click here. |
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TRAFFIC:
- For information on incidents, crashes, road closures, and lane restrictions, visit: ADOT 511 - High Impact Traffic Alerts.
- DPS Information: July 3rd no parking will be permitted along SR 74. DPS and Peoria PD will be patrolling and citing violators. Further traffic restrictions may be enacted if the park reaches capacity for campers and / or boat parking fills up. Restrictions are anticipated between 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. for a fireworks show.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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Maricopa County Sheriff's Office |
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Pleasant Harbor Marina |
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ADOT Tweets |
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LITTER:
Along with a weekend of fun, comes an abundance of litter. To help control litter at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, has teamed up with the Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT), and Maricopa County Waste Resources and Recycling (WRR) Department for an Anti-Litter Campaign to ask park-goers to pick-up and throw away their own trash at the county’s most-visited park.
As part of the partnership, all vehicles entering the park during the Fourth of July period will receive an orange trash bag, along with educational information about the impact of littering. And, WRR will provide additional dumpsters to give recreationists more options for trash disposal.
We would greatly appreciate it if you would either collect your litter and leave it in one of the many receptacles, and pack out what you pack in. As a way to thank park visitors for helping to keep the park clean, we will be running a Keep the Lake Pleasant Promotion from noon on Friday, June 29 through 11:59 pm on Wednesday, July 4th. To learn more, visit Lake Pleasant Regional Park's Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/LakePleasantPark/. #KeepTheLakePleasant #DontTrashAZ
Leaving no trace is everyone's responsibility.
- Plan ahead and prepare.
- Travel and camp on durable surfaces.
- Dispose of waste properly (Pack It In, Pack It Out).
- Leave what you find.
- Minimize campfire impacts. - The park is currently under a fire ban. On June 8th, the department expanded the fire ban to include smoking. To learn more, click here.
- Respect wildlife.
- Be considerate of other visitors.
