Ocotillo, Chandler, AZ
ClozeEZ's guide to Ocotillo, Chandler: Ocotillo spreads across roughly 1,900 acres of south Chandler between Alma School and Dobson roads, running from Queen Creek Road south toward Ocotillo Road. 599 Chandler homes are for sale on ClozeEZ today.
Its defining feature is water: more than 160 acres of interconnected man-made lakes with over 17 miles of shoreline, threaded through the community and fed entirely by reclaimed water under an arrangement negotiated with the City of Chandler at the community's 1986 inception.
Residential phases were built from 1988 through 2021, so the housing stock is unusually varied: established 1990s neighborhoods with mature landscaping alongside 2010s construction, plus condos, townhomes, and custom waterfront estates. Subdivisions include The Island, The Peninsula, Balboa Point, Cantabria Shores, and The Bridges at Ocotillo, some of them gated.
One naming note: Ocotillo means two different places in Chandler. The residential lake community is distinct from Intel's Ocotillo semiconductor campus on the Price Road Corridor a few miles north.
Around Ocotillo
Restaurants & coffee
- Tillo's Kitchen & Patio: The full-service indoor-outdoor restaurant and bar inside the Ocotillo Golf Club clubhouse.
- Downtown Ocotillo: The community's walkable dining and retail center on Queen Creek Road, home to LUCCA, Trophy Bar, The Living Room wine bar, Sauce Pizza & Wine, and La Sala Tequila Cantina.
- Bottle & Bean: Coffee and breakfast spot at Downtown Ocotillo.
- CHoP Steakhouse: Steakhouse at Downtown Ocotillo serving prime rib and seafood.
- Press Coffee Roasters: Arizona roaster with a cafe on Queen Creek Road serving the Ocotillo corridor.
Shopping
- Chandler Fashion Center: The Phoenix metro's second-largest mall, anchored by Dillard's, Macy's, Scheels, and a Harkins Theatres.
- The Shoppes at Casa Paloma: Open-air center on Ray Road in west Chandler with locally owned boutiques and destination dining.
Attractions & parks
- Veterans Oasis Park: 113 acres on Chandler Heights Road with a stocked fishing lake, hiking and horseback trails, an amphitheater, and the Chandler Nature Center.
- Tumbleweed Park: Roughly 200-acre regional park on McQueen Road that includes the Playtopia playground.
Resorts & golf
- Ocotillo Golf Club: A public daily-fee club with 27 Ted Robinson holes opened in 1986, playable as three 18-hole combinations, with water in play on 24 of the 27 holes.
Gyms & fitness
- Tumbleweed Recreation Center: A 62,000-square-foot city fitness and enrichment facility on Germann Road, open from 5 a.m. on weekdays.
- Chandler Tennis Center and pickleball complex: Eighteen tennis courts and eighteen pickleball courts at Tumbleweed Park.
- Snedigar Sportsplex: The closest large sports complex: 90 acres with a 35,000-square-foot skate park, cricket field, twelve soccer fields, ballfields, and a dog park.
Getting around
- Loop 202 Santan, Loop 101, and I-10: Three freeways serve south Chandler, with Sky Harbor roughly 25 minutes out; Intel's Ocotillo campus and the Price Road employment corridor sit just north.
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Ocotillo: frequently asked questions
Are the Ocotillo lakes real, and where does the water come from?
They are man-made and filled entirely with reclaimed water from Chandler's Ocotillo Water Reclamation Facility, under an arrangement negotiated with the city when the community began in 1986. Fifteen pumping stations recirculate the water, moving about two million gallons a day in winter and up to eight million in summer.
How deep are the lakes?
Shallower than they appear: 10 to 12 feet at maximum depth, with rubber-lined bottoms to prevent seepage and a concrete collar extending about three feet from every shoreline.
Is Ocotillo Golf Club public?
Yes, it is a public daily-fee club. Its Ted Robinson design is deliberately the opposite of Arizona desert golf: water is in play on 24 of the 27 holes.
Is the Ocotillo neighborhood the same as Intel's Ocotillo campus?
No. They share a name but are separate places. The residential lake community sits in south Chandler; Intel's Ocotillo fabs are on the Price Road Corridor to the north.