Carver Mountain Estates

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South Mountain Park & Preserve

Our spectacular lots are adjacent to South Mountain's 16,000 acres, a beautiful backdrop for a picnic, barbecue or gathering. Below is a list of developed picnic and gathering spots, all of them accessible from the park's entrance on Central Avenue. Some areas are first-come, first-served. Others require reservations to be made in person at the South Mountain Environmental Education Center [10409 South Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85042]. For more info, call 602.534.6324 or 602.534.6328 (TTY).

Activity Complex: $20 per hour with a four-hour minimum reservation. Accommodates up to 5,000 people with restrooms, dance platform and kitchen. Alcohol permit for beer only is required. Reservations are required for this area and must be made in person.

Las Lomitas: An H-shaped ramada with 12 tables, restrooms and a dance platform that accommodates 200 people. Alcohol and music permits are available. Reservable

Big/Little Ramadas: A U-shaped ramada with eight tables that accommodates 150 people and a double ramada that accommodates 80 people. The ramadas are on a gentle rise that offers seping views of the Phoenix skyline. Both areas have a dance platform and a restroom. Alcohol and music permits are available. Reservable

Piedra Grandes Ramadas: Ramadas in this area are available only on a first-come, first-served basis. Ramadas 1-9 accommodate smaller groups of 25 with four ramadas accommodating 50 people. Area includes a restroom. No alcohol permits or amplified or live music is allowed in these areas, and vehicles are not permitted in the picnic dirt area. Users also can choose from among small, family-sized shelters in this area.

Five/Three Tables: Eight ramadas available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cesar Chavez Park
7858 S. 35th Avenue
35th Avenue and Baseline Road
Open from 5:30 am – 11:00 pm

In southwest Phoenix, at southwest corner of 35th Avenue and Baseline Road, Cesar Chavez Park is 25 acres of lighted basketball, boat ramp, fishing, lake, picnic area, playground, racquetball, ramadas,restrooms, lighted softball, tennis, lighted baseball field, lighted multi-purpose field, and soccer fields.

Enjoy Arizona'a largest designated Urban fishing lake. It's 10 degrees cooler! Boating is permitted between sunrise and sunset for canoes, rowboats and sailboats (no rafts or motors allowed) with proper floatation devices on board. Although fishing from a boats is prohibited, anglers can bag up to 4 catfish, 4 trout, 2 bass (13" min), 10 sunfish, white amur (30" min). No limit on yellow bass, tilapia or carp. An Urban Fishing License is required. Swimming or wading is prohibited. Glass containers are prohibited. Alcoholic beverage permits required.

Aguila Golf Club (27 holes)
8440 S. 35th Avenue
Laveen, AZ 85339
[South of Baseline & 35th Ave]
PHONE: 602.237.9601 TTY: 602.262.6713
CLICK FOR TEE TIMES

Tee times can be made up to seven days in advance at this outstanding municipal golf course. Designed by golf course architect Gary Panks, the $6.5 million, 210-acre facility features an 18-hole Championship Course and a 9-hole Par-3 Course. Both offer challenging layout and design. Aguila, surrounded by scenic mountain views and Phoenix's downtown skyline, welcomes all levels of golfers from beginners to expert (scratch) golfers. Aguila Golf Course is the former site of the Alvord family farm. Its name is Spanish for "Eagle." The Aguila logo adopts an ancient Aztec design of an eagle. Both courses are flanked by numerous bunkers and holes, with transition areas of native grasses and wild flowers. The 18-Hole Championship Course features three lakes coming into play on five holes, continuous cart paths and four sets of tees. The Par Three Course includes two teeing areas per hole, driving range and practice greens. Aguila Golf Course is operated one half-hour before dawn until one half-hour after dusk, including holidays, year round.

Youth Learning Center - The Aguila Youth Learn ing Center is a 1,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility that is equipped with teaching aides: video, audio visual, library and computers. At the Aguila Learning Center kids are taught the basics of golf for free. Other classes featured are strategies to improve the game, etiquette, course management and career development.

The Raven Golf Club at South Mountain
3636 East Baseline Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85042
{North of Baseline Rd between 32nd St & 40th St]
PHONE: 602.243.3636

Golf Digest, Best Places to Play - Raven at South Mountain provides a unique golf experience in the desert. From the Georgia pine tree-lined fairways to the multi-tiered greens, this Gary Panks and David Graham golf course design is a 'must-play' in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The facility has earned numerous well-recognized awards, offers the best public golf experience in the Phoenix, and is pleased to be associated with the 2001 World Series Champions, the Arizona Diamondbacks, serving as their official home golf course.

The Legacy Golf Resort
6808 South 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042
{NW Corner of 24th St & Baseline Rd]
Phone: 602.305.5550

Designed by renowned architect Gary Panks, the 6,908-yard, par 71 Legacy golf course was the site of the 2000 LPGA Standard Register PING tournament. The native vegetation and horticulture introduced by the Heard family was carefully incorporated into the course and design layout of this extraordinary Phoenix golf resort.

The 280 acres that is now The Legacy Golf Resort was once a 7,500-acre ranch once owned by Dwight B. Heard at the turn of the century. The original three-grain silos, built in 1902, still remain along the 18th fairway and were once the tallest structures in Maricopa County. The Sierra Vista House, which marks the 1st tee, was visited on occasion by Theodore Roosevelt and Pancho Villa in the early 1900's.

Vistal Golf Club
701 East Thunderbird Trail
Phoenix, Arizona 85042
{SE Corner of Central & Dobbins Rd]
PHONE: 602.305.7755

Nestled at the base of South Mountain, Vistal Golf Club features amazing views of downtown Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. In 2000 the golf course was completely re-designed and built by PGA Tour Design Services in consultation with local PGA Tour players Tom Lehman, Billy Mayfair, and Howard Twitty. The course opened to rave reviews in November, 2001. Four sets of tee boxes let golfers choose to play yardage from 5235 to 7013.

This par-71 course features a variety of challenging holes that test your shot placement with over eighty well-placed bunkers. The course includes desert hazards, water features, and mountain-side elevations while classic rock music is piped throughout the facility and the practice area to set the tone.