Blissful Backyard Retreat, Mesa, AZ
How far is Blissful Backyard Retreat from Scottsdale and Phoenix?
Blissful Backyard Retreat in Mesa, Arizona is about 20 minutes by car from Old Town Scottsdale and about 20 minutes from Downtown Phoenix, with Gilbert about 15 minutes away.
The home sits on a quiet street in East Mesa, near Brown Rd and Val Vista Dr, so you get a calm neighborhood with the whole Valley of the Sun within reach. Scottsdale's restaurant row and shopping are a straight shot west. The desert trails are east.
Getting here: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is about 20 minutes by car, taking the AZ 202 Loop east and exiting at Gilbert Rd. GPS directions are accurate. Uber and Lyft pick up and drop off right at the driveway, and there is no gate or code to deal with.
Close by: Usery Mountain Regional Park and its Wind Cave Trail are about 15 minutes. Golfland Sunsplash and Pioneer Park are each about 15 minutes. Salt River Tubing is about 25 minutes and runs May through September. Taliesin West is about 25 minutes. Goldfield Ghost Town is about 25 minutes east on the Apache Trail, and the Superstition Mountains are about 30 minutes. Saguaro Lake and its marina are about 30 minutes east. Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek is about 35 minutes.
Cactus League spring training ballparks are nearby. Ask us for the drive time to the park your team plays in.
Nearest grocery stop: Walmart Supercenter on E McKellips Rd, with Fry's Food Store a couple of minutes further east on the same road. Organ Stop Pizza, the pizza place with the pipe organ that rises from the floor, is on E Southern Ave.