Poised on the northwestern edge of the thriving Valley of the Sun, Surprise is one of Arizona?s fastest growing cities ? and for good reason. Against the backdrop of pristine desert and stately Saguaros, Surprise is building a City beyond expectations ? a well-rounded community where residents love to live, work and play.

The Surprise Recreation Campus, home of big-league baseball, a dynamic recreation program and special events roster, is at the center of the activity.  Buoyed by a regional library, aquatic center, recreation center, Community Park featuring a five-acre fishing lake, giant playground and doggie park ? and soon ? a 25-court championship tennis complex with center court seating for 5,000. City-sponsored events such as Surprise Party, Fourth of July, Movies in the Stadium, Performances in the Park foster fun and family, while clubs and churches provide a place to belong.

Renowned retirement communities and award-winning master-planned family neighborhoods are filled with parks, walking paths and plenty of front-porch attitudes. Commerce. New stores and restaurants are opening almost daily and more than a million-square-feet of retail and office space is master-planned. An upscale regional mall, auto mall and two power centers are scheduled to break ground in 2007.

Enjoy brilliant blue skies, magnificent sunsets and year-round hiking and biking in the White Tank Regional Park on the western edge of Surprise.