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Tempe Town lake
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Tempe, Arizona, USA

Tempe Town lake

Length3.1 mi
Elev. Gain36.1 ft
Est. Steps7000
Park
Created by Monica A

Tempe Town lake Introduction

Tempe Town lake is a 3.1 mile (7,000-step) route located near Tempe, Arizona, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 36.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Parts of path are paved; other parts are gravel or sand. Diverse urban environment but almost all near the water. For part of it, you will have to navigate thru a shopping plaza and apartment complex. There are a couple of options for crossing over to the opposing side (bridges). Options to customize the length of your route. You could end by going to downtown Tempe and get breakfast! Parking is plentiful and cheap. This is on the flight path for Sky Harbor- one of the busiest airports in the US. (14th); 33rd in the world. Air traffic is constant. I clocked 3.14 miles around. It’s one of of favorite go-to’s!

Attractions Near Tempe Town lake

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Tempe Town Lake

Water
Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The reservoir receives most of its water from the Colorado River through the Central Arizona Project.

Mullett Arena

Stadium
Mullett Arena (originally ASU Multi-Purpose Arena) is an indoor multipurpose arena at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.The 5,000-seat arena is the home of the men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, women's gymnastics, women's volleyball, and men's wrestling teams as well as the NBA G League's Valley Suns and Arena Football One's Arizona Bandits.

Bryan University

School
Bryan University (BU) is a private for-profit university based in Tempe, Arizona. It has additional campuses in Toronto and Portland, Oregon.

Packard Stadium

Place
Packard Stadium was a college baseball park in the southwestern United States, located in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb just east of Phoenix. It was the home field of the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference from 1974 to 2014.Opened in 1974, it was named for William Guthrie Packard, longtime president of Shepard's Citations, made possible by a gift from his children, Guthrie and Peter, who were ASU alumni.

Tempe Center for the Arts

Building
Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is a publicly owned performing and visual arts center in Tempe, Arizona. It opened in September 2007 and houses a 600-seat proscenium theater, a 200-seat studio theater, and a 3,500-square-foot gallery. Its Lakeside Room seats 200 people and overlooks Tempe Town Lake.

C.T. Hayden House

Place
The C.T. Hayden House, also known as, "La Casa Vieja," or, "The Old House," is a historic building and landmark in Tempe, Arizona, and is the oldest occupied structure in the Salt River Valley (more commonly, The Valley of the Sun). Built in 1873, the home originally belonged to Charles Trumbull Hayden, who founded the city of Tempe.

Center Parkway/Washington station

Place
Center Parkway/Washington (also known as Center Parkway Station) is a light rail station on the Metro line in Tempe, Arizona, United States.

Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education

Place
The Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education (known as FIGSE) at Arizona State University was established in 1954. It disestablished in 2010 by Provost Elizabeth Capaldi amidst strong objections from faculty, students, and relevant professional organizations. FIGSE is sometimes confused with ASU's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, which was renamed from the regional teaching-intensive West campus College of Teacher Education and Leadership (CTEL) at the same time the historic FIGSE was disestablished.

Mill Avenue bridges

Place
The Mill Avenue Bridges consist of two bridges that cross the Salt River in Tempe, Arizona, at the north end of the shopping district on Mill Avenue. The first bridge opened in August 1931 and the second bridge opened in 1994.

Marquee Theatre

Building
Marquee Theatre (originally known as the Red River Opry or the Red River Music Hall) is a music venue in Tempe, Arizona. The theater sits on the north side of Tempe Town Lake near the Mill Avenue Bridge, at the intersection of Mill Avenue and Washington Street, the primary business and entertainment district in Tempe.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.1 mi

Elev. Gain

36.1 ft

Est. Steps

7000
Created by
Monica A
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