Lizard Acres was a former cattle ranch, subdivision, and train stop situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the present day town of Surprise. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. Lizard Acres (noted as Lizard on topographic maps) was a train stop just north of

Surprise, Arizona Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 143,148 at the 2020 census, up from 117,517 in 2010 and just 30,848 in 2000. The city has a Aquatics Center and Maricopa County's northwest regional lib ...

. The stop is near current day Grand Avenue and Bell Road in

. The site also held a cattle farm. The 1,800 acre cattle ranch was owned by J. Charles Wetzler. In the early 1960s, the ranch held 13,000 cattle.

Sun City West, Arizona Sun City West is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The population was 25,806 at the 2020 census. Geography Sun City West is located northwest of downtown Phoenix at (3 ...

, a retirement community, was built on part of the ranch in 1960 and 1972.

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{{Maricopa County, Arizona Populated places in Maricopa County, Arizona