WATER RECREATION

How do we handle summer heat in the Valley of the Sun? With water, of course. There are pools and water-based activities right here in the city, or you can take a short drive to go tubing or swim in one of Arizona's many scenic mountain lakes.

• Swimming at The Claredon Hotel and Spa

• Swimming at Encanto Park 

• SplashPad at CityScape

• Tempe Town Lake

• Wet 'n Wild Amusement Park

• Salt River Tubing

• Lake Pleasant

• Saguaro Lake

• Canyon Lake