Don’t miss the 2008 Arizona Safe Boating Celebration at Lake Pleasant Regional Park on May 17th, from 8 am - 12 pm. Free vessel safety checks will be offered by the U.S. Power Squadron and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at the 10 & 4-lane boat ramps.
The average check takes approx. 15-minutes & can be performed while you’re preparing to launch your boat. During the check, examiners will review federal & state boating laws & recommend equipment that will help to ensure that your boat is operating safely. Experts will also be on hand to provide information on how to select the right life-jacket, the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning, the consequences for operating a boat under the influence of alcohol & those pesky aquatic hitchhikers – Quagga mussels.
Don’t have a boat? No problem. Visit the vintage life-jacket display to see how life-jackets have evolved over the years or take a kayak out for a test drive at the 10-lane boat ramp. Guests will also be treated to a wakeboard demonstration & an H-60 Jayhawk helicopter swimmer rescue. Prizes will be raffled off throughout the morning. The first 200 vessel owners who receive a safety check will receive a discount coupon for future park entry. The event is included in the $5 per vehicle park entry fee (plus $2 per watercraft).
The Lake Pleasant Regional Park is located at 41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Road in Morristown. From I-17, take SR-74 (Carefree Highway) west; turn right at Mile Post 19; three miles to the park entrance.