Martinez Lake, Arizona

About Martinez Lake

Set in the southwestern part of Arizona, Martinez Lake is a small unincorporated community.

Martinez Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.52 square miles.

📰 Martinez Lake News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Martinez Lake, Yuma, Arizona - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 23
• Martinez Lake draws crowds after recording the hottest temperature in the US AZ Family · Mar 20
• National heat record set in Arizona FOX 10 Phoenix · Mar 20
• Arizona had its hottest spring in 131 years Planetizen · Jun 7
• Arizona desert community shatters U.S. March heat record Cleveland.com · Mar 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arizona headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Martinez Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Martinez Lake — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Arizona, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 1930's Colorado River Work Boat · Attraction
• Lower Mill · Attraction
• Upper Mill Site · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Martinez Lake

• Little Picacho Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Picacho State Recreation Area reviews ★
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Imperial Refuge Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Picacho State Recreational Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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