Location: Arizona < USA
Car: recommended
Area Information Area attractions: Arrowhead Town Center (7 miles, shopping, movies, dining) Lake Pleasant Regional Park (15 minutes, boating, fishing, skiing, para sailing, hiking, camping). Wildlife World Zoo, Phoenix Zoo (40 minutes, up close with exotic animals). Waterworld Safari Water Park (7 miles). Salt River (1 hour, tubing). Dozens of golf courses, lakes, and parks. Major Sports: Diamondbacks (30 minutes), Suns (30 Minutes) , Cardinals (45 minutes), Coyotes (30 minutes). Baseball’s Cactus league spring training is here in March. Peoria Stadium hosts the Mariners and Padres (5 miles). Phoenix International Raceway is 40 minutes away. Day trips or weekends: Sedona (1½ hours, Oak Creek and famous Red Rocks, try a horseback ride or Pink Jeep tour), The Grand Canyon (4 hours, One of the 7 wonders of the Natural World), Old West Prescott or Jerome (1½ hours), Old Tucson (2 hours). Flagstaff (2 hours, snowboarding, skiing)