Casa Grande, Az.

We like Gold Canyon because everything Barb talks about is close by, yet we are "old of town" with desert on two sides of the park.

To each their own.

Chris

Sorry Barb but the big city is not for us...we really enjoy the 'country' and the Casa Grande/Eloy area has enough to offer for us.

Newly released population data show the Phoenix metro area’s population surpassed 4.3 million last year.

Phoenix is located in the heart of the fastest growing and most dynamic metropolitan area in the country with a population of over 4 million people. Phoenix has a population of 1.6 million and is the fifth largest city in the United States, forecast to be at least #4 by 2020. Adjacent cities include Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Goodyear, and Surprise – and other nearby cities include Tucson, Yuma, and Flagstaff.

The Phoenix-Casa Grande-Tucson corridor has been and is expected to be one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. in the next decades.

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2030 the population of Phoenix will grow to 2.2 million, and the population of the metro area will reach 6.3 million.

Us out West wrote:


And you don't have to deal with all the traffic that a 'big city' has. Don't miss that one bit!

We even bypass Phoenix on the way North in the Spring and coming back in the Fall.

Don't get me wrong we take occasional trips to the city but usually it's just to stock up at Total Wine in Gilbert.

The traffic we deal with is what you find in Gilbert. Mesa is not in DOWNTOWN PHX, plus we're retired so we don't do rush hour. And like everyone else, we know the routes around to avoid traffic at congested times. It is all what you get use to - and how much you enjoy having the opportunity to have a wide array of things to do rather than just a few things to do.

darsben1 wrote:

BarbaraOK wrote:
Casa Grande isn't that much better than Yuma. Not a lot to do. 2 weeks was more than enough for us in Casa Grande, that's why we ended in Mesa, where there are lots to do, close to the desert, but also close to great arts centers, music, museums, restaurants, shopping, SPRING TRAINING, and great medical care if needed.

Sad that you found not much to do. We have to pick and choose what activities we want to do. Be it hiking, biking, dancing, playing cards, karaoke, water volleyball, gourd making, wood working, pickleball, going to Eloy for sky diving and daily happy hour with neighbors. I go to bed tired each night.

Right on darsben1. We spend 6 months in Yuma each year and have to pick and choose activities because we can't possibly do everything.

darsben1 wrote:

BarbaraOK wrote:
Casa Grande isn't that much better than Yuma. Not a lot to do. 2 weeks was more than enough for us in Casa Grande, that's why we ended in Mesa, where there are lots to do, close to the desert, but also close to great arts centers, music, museums, restaurants, shopping, SPRING TRAINING, and great medical care if needed.

Sad that you found not much to do. We have to pick and choose what activities we want to do. Be it hiking, biking, dancing, playing cards, karaoke, water volleyball, gourd making, wood working, pickleball, going to Eloy for sky diving and daily happy hour with neighbors. I go to bed tired each night.

And you don't have to deal with all the traffic that a 'big city' has. Don't miss that one bit!

We even bypass Phoenix on the way North in the Spring and coming back in the Fall.

Don't get me wrong we take occasional trips to the city but usually it's just to stock up at Total Wine in Gilbert.

No real museums (have you been to the Musical Instrument Museum), no Arts Centers (concerts are terrific in Mesa, Scottsdale, & Chandler), no really good restaurants, minimal shopping, no Mesa Marketplace (huge flea market), Superstition mountains just 30 minutes up to the start of the lake system, plus everything you mentioned.

BarbaraOK wrote:
Casa Grande isn't that much better than Yuma. Not a lot to do. 2 weeks was more than enough for us in Casa Grande, that's why we ended in Mesa, where there are lots to do, close to the desert, but also close to great arts centers, music, museums, restaurants, shopping, SPRING TRAINING, and great medical care if needed.

Sad that you found not much to do. We have to pick and choose what activities we want to do. Be it hiking, biking, dancing, playing cards, karaoke, water volleyball, gourd making, wood working, pickleball, going to Eloy for sky diving and daily happy hour with neighbors. I go to bed tired each night.

Another vote for Sunscape. Clicky.

Casa Grande did nothing for us.

We had spent the last few winters in Casa Grande and love the area.

In January 2016 we decided to 'move out of the City' and are now about 8 minutes South of Casa Grande proper at the Silverado RV Resort in Eloy, AZ.

Things going really went well here with the owners and management making the transition pleasant and most accommodating. We anticipate making the Silverado our new winter 'home' in the Casa Grande area.