Martinez Lake Resort

Martinez Lake Resort: Martinez Lake Resort was started in 1955 as a fishing camp and has expanded over the past 50+ years into a year-round destination that caters to winter visitors, sightseers, fishermen, rock hounds, jeepers and off-road enthusiests, photographers, boaters, hunters and water skiers. The Resort is a privately owned site that encompasses 135+/- acres. Commercial components include the
• Martinez Lake Restaurant and Bar;
• 135 lot Subdivision with lots available for sale;
• Marina Store;
• Gas Dock (24 hour service with credit card);
• 100 Boat Dock Slips (New docks to be constructed in 2012);
• 40 unit RV Park with full hook-ups;
• 8 Motel Units plus overnight trailers and houses available for rental;
• Shepard Water Company and Martinez Lake Sewer.

Martinez Lake: Martinez Lake was formed as part of the Imperial Reservoir and the Colorado River System when the Imperial Dam was completed in 1935. The lake is approximately 1/2 mile by 3/4 of a mile, immediately off of the Colorado River, located 8 miles above the Imperial Dam and 65 miles south of the Blythe diversion dam. A large portion of Martinez Lake was formed as a result of the Imperial Dam. The land on which Martinez Lake Resort now is developed was an original grazing lease parcel managed by the Martinez family, and patented in the 1920's. It was the only piece of fee land privately owned on the water between Ehrenberg, south of Blythe to the Imperial Dam and on the Arizona side.