When you think of Arizona, you probably think of the desert, the sunshine and the heat. But do you think of waterfront properties? Odds are…probably not. There are actually many waterfront properties in Arizona including waterfront homes for sale in Harbor Island, a lakefront community found in Peoria, just west of Phoenix.

Harbor Island is a private gated community situated on the Desert Harbor Lake just west of the 101. Consisting of one hundred homes built between 1993 and 1996, Harbor Island is just one of the communities that make up the larger Desert Harbor Area. Featuring single story and two story homes, the size of waterfront homes for sale in Harbor Island range from 1,405 square feet to 2,018 square feet. With the unique layout of this subdivision, each home in the community is a waterfront property. In addition to the beautiful views of the lake and waterways, Harbor Island offers a community pool for use by its residents.

Restricted to the residents of Desert Harbor, the Desert Harbor Lake offers boating privileges as well as a catch and release fishing program in the well stocked lake. And when you are done with a day on the lake, the Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center, is just less than one mile to the east. Featuring a skate park, batting cages, volleyball courts, indoor racquetball courts, public gymnasium, jogging trails, and so much more, the Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center offers plenty of activities for a full day of fun. Harbor Island is also a short drive to shopping and restaurants located at Arrowhead Towne Centre, Park West, Westgate Entertainment District and Tanger Outlets as well as the Peoria Sports Complex, the spring training homes of the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.

Interested in learning more about waterfront homes for sale in Harbor Island? Click the link to see which homes are currently for sale in this great community.