Gilbert Approves Agreement for New 25-acre Cactus Surf Park

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on May 3, 2023

Yet another Valley surf park has received approval to move forward in the development process.

Gilbert Town Council on Tuesday evening approved a pair of amendments, including one involving water usage, that will allow Cactus Surf Park LLC to push ahead to secure building permits later this year.

Cactus Surf Park intends to develop a 25-acre surf park at Gilbert Regional Park near Queen Creek and Higley roads under the same name. Features planned for the venue include a water park, a surf lagoon, a sand beach, a kid’s play area, outdoor cabanas for rent, an on-site restaurant, banquet rooms and more.

The Town Council approved the amendments unanimously through the consent agenda, which did not require discussion before the vote.

Because it now plans to reduce the depth of the lagoons, Cactus Surf Park has reduced its need for water credits from 200-acre feet annually down to 100-acre feet. An acre-foot is the amount of water to cover one acre of land to the depth of one foot, or approximately 325,851 gallons. The project is required to hold five years of long-term storage, according to documents submitted to the town of Gilbert.

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A conceptual rendering of the Cactus Surf Park that was heard by Gilbert Town Council on May 2.