What is there to do in Scottsdale??

[LandGreen]

Ok..i know that there are lots of things to do, but what can you do that WONT break the bank? Seems like it is $14 for a sandwich! any good dive bar restaurants bbq joints near the KSDL airport area???

thanks

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

Are you kidding me? IN-N-OUT burger!

Also, if you like golf check out Toka Sticks at the old Willie AFB (now called Willaims Gateway Airport) in Mesa. I played there last year for $20 and they gave me a sleeve of golf balls too! Lot's of shade on the course too, as it is not your typical desert course.

Or:

Make the two-hour drive in the rental car up to Sedona. There a some really great hiking trails for $5/day parking. Personally, I like the Huckaby Trail as there is a place to go swimming at the end (or middle if you hike the whole trail up and back).

 

[LandGreen]

Are you kidding me? IN-N-OUT burger!

Also, if you like golf check out Toka Sticks at the old Willie AFB (now called Willaims Gateway Airport) in Mesa. I played there last year for $20 and they gave me a sleeve of golf balls too! Lot's of shade on the course too, as it is not your typical desert course.

Or:

Make the two-hour drive in the rental car up to Sedona. There a some really great hiking trails for $5/day parking. Personally, I like the Huckaby Trail as there is a place to go swimming at the end (or middle if you hike the whole trail up and back).

Dohhhhhhhh...gotta hit in and out burger!!! great idea about sedona...that could be day trip right? any other good day trip ideas??? i have never seen golf that cheap either!!!

 

[LXJ31]

Most courses are flipping to summer rates so it is much cheaper than normal; you just have to hack the heat which isn't too tough if you drink lots of liquids. Flagstaff is only about another 30-45 minutes past Sedona. Its a really nice mountain town about 15-20 degrees cooler with lots of bars. Payson is only about an hour away up the Beeline Highway, another good day trip.

If you go hiking, bring tons of water. Whatever you think is enough plus another %50. Every night on the news the local fire departments are rescuing exhausted hikers off Camelback mountain or out of the Superstitions. It usually ends safely, but there is the embarassment and expense.

 

[snowbear]

I am as cheap as most pilots get. If you have a vehicle you might consider going to "Old Town". It is about a 15 minute drive south of KSDL. The area is about as touristy as it gets but a good time can be had for very few dollars. There are many bars and restaurants within the area, everything from $5.00 up to mega bucks per meal. Week-ends there are a lot of free activities including some great country bands. The street parties are fun and make people watching a great way to kill time.

All of us spend our time on the road differently. If you like to walk and mellow out a little this might be OK for you. KSDL is not CABO at spring break but you should find something you enjoy.

 

[Going2Baja]

Stay at the Hilton Gardens and blow your entire days per diem at Flemmings!! 12 oz Filet - now THAT'S good eatin'!!!

Baja.

 

[AA717driver]

Get a car and go to the Tee-Pee Mexican restaurant. You'll never have better! It's on Indian School Rd. just west of 44th. on the north side of the street.

It's awsome! TC

 

[GulfstreamSDL]

Can I chime in?

Depends what you're in the mood for - lots of good ideas have been mentioned, like sedona, flagstaff, and of course, the golf. TPC green fees are seriously like $20 and the heat really doesnt really get THAT bad. Yes it sure is hot, but you're moving around a lot and usually you get a breeze...its also cooler on the grass.

If you're adventurous, head down to Mill Ave. in Tempe and do a little bar and club hopping. There's a place called The Library right on the corner (forget the other street). Sounds innocent, but once you get in there at night, you are surrounded by scandalous-looking girls dancing on the bar counters and on tables. Meet women and tell them how much you know about airplanes - the girls down in Tempe are easy to confuse, but rest asured, you could tell them you are a captain on a cessna 172 and they won't know any better.

Theres also some good outdoor shopping/eating about 10-15 minutes away from SDL called Desert Ridge. If you're not familiar, this is a big outdoor mall with outlet stores, movie theater, and a hand full of restraunts.
Watch out for the high gas prices

 

[JetSpeed219]

I'll second Desert Ridge, pretty cool place to go pass the time and eat some delicious food.

 

[PGH STEEL]

Take a ride down to the Airplane Boneyard in Tucson.
http://www.maclean-nj.com/aircraft/dmafb_boneyard.htm

 

[User998]

If your looking for cheap (free) enterainment, check out the Scottsdale Hyatt over on Doubletree Ranch Road. It's a big resort, open to the public. The whole back end of the resort is an extremelty large continous swimming pool, a waterfall, an artifical beach, gardens to walk through (over the pools), canals that you can take Gondola rides on, firepits at night, and lots of beautiful scenery. Sit there and listen to the live entertainment - typically Senoran music with Spanish dancers, or walk around the grounds and just enjoy the serene and relaxing enviroment. Celebrities stay their occasionally, so you never know who you might see.
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If you want to venture a few miles away from Scottsdale, be sure and go downtown and grab a burger at Alice Coppers 'Cooperstown' over by the America West Arena. It's like a big Alice Cooper Hard Rock Cafe meets Sports Grille type place. With a little luck, he'll stop by while your there as well. All the waiters wear the black paint underneath their eyes, so that's always a little different.
http://www.alicecooperstown.com/

Although it'll cost you a bit more then a $14 sandwich, venture north east of town, and visit the Pinnacle Peak Patio. It's a dining experience you won't find anywhere else! Always entertaining, live entertainment, and lots of fun. Theirs thousands of ties and business cards stapled all around the ceilings, and walls. The rule is if you wear a tie to the restaunt, they will cut it off with a pair of scisccors and staple it to the wall. This isn't a "tie place" this is a have fun, roll your sleeves up, and don't take yourself serious kind of place.
http://www.pppatio.com/restaurant/
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[Coool Hand Luke]

Didn't he say he was staying at The Phoenician? (just kidding)

 

[Wind_Danzer]

If you go to Sedona, rent a Jeep and check out some of the bunny trails there. Might be able to line you ups with someone for a good deal.

Or meet up with the local club and try more then the bunny trails.

Or head to Jermone and check out the old mining town and it's history. Great place for pictures up there.

 

[Daytonaflyer]

If you've got time off during the summer, you've gotta go Salt River Tubing. It's just east of town and about $13 for an inner tube rental. Bring an old sheet to wrap the tube in, 'cause they get hot. Plus bring another few bucks if you need a small inner tube to float your beer-packed cooler. Plan on about 4 hours of float time. Hundreds of people float it on the weekends and they ALL have coolers of beer floating along side. Get there early and bring some serious sun block, like SPF 1,000,000.

Also check out Dos Gringo's in SDL for $3 Corona's all day every day, or you can go to the Dos Gringo's in Tempe for $2 Corona's.
-Sugardaddy's bar in south Scottsdale also, it's a sweet place with a huge outdoor deck and beautiful women everywhere.
-Four Peak's brewery in Tempe is great...good beer, good food, and college aged waitresses...we call it Two Peaks 'cause of all the ladies.

 

[Count Dracula]

Greasewood Flats near Scottsdale if you enjoy a campfire, beer, live music, horseshoes and some mighty fine cowgirls. The Library in Tempe if you enjoy beer, dancing and scantily dressed ASU college girls......a must see! You may not want to go anywhere else........

 

[hawkerflyer]

New mexican joint just opening up called...the Pink Taco. No joke, it was featured on local news. You gotta go there just for the name.

 

[750driver]

New mexican joint just opening up called...the Pink Taco. No joke, it was featured on local news. You gotta go there just for the name.

Speaking of which, I've been meaning to drive down there to pick up one of those " I ate at the Pink Taco" t-shirts (a must have item), and I'm sure my wife will just love it

 

[Slice121]

I'll second the motion on Sugar Daddy's! Music, booze, and women. Also, a very diverse crowd, everyone from biker types to investment bankers.

 

[Flyingdutchman]

Take a train to mormonland !!! more fun over there as you can read here on this forum!! lol

 

[Coool Hand Luke]

New mexican joint just opening up called...the Pink Taco. No joke, it was featured on local news. You gotta go there just for the name.

There's been a Pink Taco at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas for quite awhile now, must be the same outfit. It's pretty good too.

 

[jeb]

Go to Cave Creek on Friday and Saturday nights. Always have a good time at Harolds.

 

[hawkerflyer]

There's been a Pink Taco at the Hard Rock Casino in Vegas for quite awhile now, must be the same outfit. It's pretty good too.

It is the same outfit.

 

[Resume Writer]

Greasewood Flats near Scottsdale if you enjoy a campfire, beer, live music, horseshoes and some mighty fine cowgirls. The Library in Tempe if you enjoy beer, dancing and scantily dressed ASU college girls......a must see! You may not want to go anywhere else........

The Library is a legend in Tempe. It used to be at Rural and University in a run-down building. When my dad would ask where I was going, I would tell him - The Library! I am sure it confused him when the grades did not match the amount of studying I was supposed to be doing!!

 

[Thrust Master]

Try the 92nd Street Cafe, off of Shea Blvd. by Scottsdale Memorial
Hospital. Any local should be able to direct you to it. It's only 5 minutes
from SDL and a great little sports bar. Theres a boat load of other places
by it to. 92nd Street has the best drinks in that area and you won't break
the bank.