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On the water
Mesa lake houses with a boat included
Five of our six homes come with a boat. Two pontoons and three pedal boats, all included in the rate rather than rented back to you by the hour.
Dobson Ranch is built around seven man made lakes. They cover about 78 acres of the community's 100 acres of common ground, which is an unusual amount of water for a desert suburb and the reason these streets look the way they do.
The lakes are for catch and release fishing and boating. They are quiet water: no wake, no engines racing, ducks and turtles and the occasional heron. A pontoon on one of these lakes is a sunset drink and a slow loop, not a day of water sports. That is the point of it.
Which home has which boat
| Home | On the water |
|---|---|
| Entertainer's Retreat | Pedal boat on the water, no dock at this one. |
| Lakefront Adventure | Right on the water with a pedal boat. |
| Lakefront Oasis | On the water with its own dock and a pedal boat. |
| 4 Bed Desert Oasis | Set back from the lakes, a short walk to the water and the paths. |
| Pontoon Boat House | On the water with a dock, a pontoon boat and a paddle boat. |
| 1920s Gatsby Lakefront | On the water with a pontoon boat at the dock. |
Fishing
Fishing on the Dobson Ranch lakes is catch and release and needs a licence from the Dobson Ranch Recreation Department at La Casita. It is a short drive from any of the houses and worth the stop if someone in the group wants to fish. Feeding the fish, ducks and turtles is not allowed anywhere on the common areas.
The docks
Lakefront Oasis, the Pontoon Boat House and the 1920s Gatsby Lakefront each have their own dock at the bottom of the yard. That is where the boats live. You walk out of the back gate and step on.
A note on the pontoons
Most homes near the water in this part of Mesa either have no boat or rent one to you separately after you book. Ours are included. If a pontoon is the reason for the trip, the two homes to look at are the Pontoon Boat House and the 1920s Gatsby Lakefront.
Walking the water
There are paths around the lakes and they connect most of the way through the neighborhood. It is flat, shaded in stretches, and busiest at dawn and just before dark when the heat drops. More on the area is on the Dobson Ranch page.