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Travel Tips to Get to Scorpion Bay Grille and Marina

We highly recommend a trip to Scorpion Bay, Arizona’s premier floating playground, located at Lake Pleasant Regional Park, about an hour from Phoenix. Rent a floating cabin and experience your own personal oasis with panoramic lake views of Lake Pleasant, plus fantastic dining and world-class marina services. 

One- and two-bedroom cabins are available, with sleeping capacity of up to eight people.

Driving Directions from Sky Harbor Airport

  • Take I-10 W from Sky Harbor Blvd W.
  • Take I-17 N to W. Carefree Hwy. (AZ-74) Take exit 223B from I-17 N
  • Continue on W. Carefree Hwy to N. Castle Hot Springs Rd.
  • Turn right on Lake Pleasant Access Road, North to Park Road, then right to Peninsula Blvd.
  • The Marina is at the end. 
  • Takes about 51 minutes and is 47 miles from Sky Harbor Airport.
  • The Marina is about 20 miles from the nearest shopping centers off I-17 N.  Map

Park Entrance and Parking Fees

Because Scorpion Bay Marina is part of the Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department charges a small fee for entrance. The fees are used to improve and enhance visitor recreation services at the parks. 

  • The Parks department charges a vehicle Entry fee of $7 for one-time entry, or $85 for an annual pass.*

Plan a lovely excursion to Scorpion Bay Marina today!

Scorpion Bay is Arizona’s premier floating playground, offering daily pontoon and ski boat-rentals and slips for year-round lakefront lifestyles. Come for the fishing or come for the frolicking! Either way, you’ll be captivated by incredible mountain views, fantastic dining and world-class marina services all less than an hour’s drive northwest of Phoenix. http://www.scorpionbayaz.com/ 

*Fees subject to change, please double check the Maricopa County Park Fees website for updates. https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/park-locator/lake-pleasant-regional-park/fees/.

Scorpion Bay is Arizona’s premier floating playground, offering everything from daily pontoon and ski boat rentals to slips for harboring your yacht (or dinghy). Come for the fishing or come for the frolicking—either way, incredible mountain views, fantastic dining and world-class marina services await less than an hour out of Phoenix. https://www.scorpionbayaz.com/

Winter Special: 25% off pontoon and sport boat rentals through Feb 28.