We came here many 2020 mornings to let my son practice his bike riding. We love the big, empty…read moregrassy space. And when he was ready to take a break, there are tons and tons of large shady trees to rest under. Since this is during the pandemic, we didn't get to make use of the playground, although it looks wonderful and like it has a lot of fun things to play on. But even without the use of the playground, all the big empty space is perfect for soccer, a shady picnic, or tai chi (which we've been lucky enough to observe several people practicing here). The biggest negative? No restrooms. Otherwise, wonderful safe park to enjoy.

Oh Royal Palm park.... I remember when this park had the coolest tallest slide when I was a kiddo!!…read moresomeone broke both their arms falling off so they took it out. (Totally understandable) the park is huge and surrounding they have little workouts you can do on uneven bars and random little workout areas. The playground was just recently redone about 4 years ago and is still looking pretty good! This is a great location to have sports teams come practice (field sports) although I am bummed they took the volleyball courts out. They defiantly need some sand courts ASAP. I agree with a pervious yelper that its kinda crazy they don't have a restroom... Honestly I didn't really notice until I read that review because I live pretty close so it's never been a problem but i can totally see her point if you have young children. A few years ago this park was a little sketchy when it came to homeless hanging out, but now they have police that come by pretty often to make sure there's noting fishy going on. Now I feel much more comfortable going for a run alone. This park is perfect to play frisbee golf ("frolf") or have an outrageous water balloon fight! It's also a great place to take your well-trained dog to play some catch... And don't worry if they make a doodie the park as a poop-bag dispenser. Oh writing this review makes me have flashbacks of the grapefruit wars Sunnyslope would have vs Washington years ago....

The renovated playground is a great addition for the little ones. Soft rubber flooring, slides,…read moremusical instruments, doll house, and more to entertain our little ones safely. It is also connected to the trail that goes to the Eldorado Park area if you also want to take the kids for a stroll.

I walk through this park every day and I always think, is this really a park?…read more This park is not bad, but its location and size are very odd. It almost seems like they didn't know what to do with the land so they made it into a grassy area and put a play structure there. Now I am sure a lot of people walk through here, especially with dogs. But there is no properly gated area for dogs. It's close to a busy street, so would you even feel comfortable taking your kids here and possibly running by cars? I am not trying to make this out to be a terrible area and I am sure it serves its purpose. This is very much a local's kind of park and it gets its occasional use. But definitely not something to drive out of your way for!

This park looks rough and not very well maintained honestly but that's just my opinion!!! The area…read moreis supposedly repetitively expensive and classy ALLEDGLY but I personally find it a bit ....NEVERMIND. Not my vibe! Anyway, I wouldn't advise to picnic in this park since it's pretty bland but there is a park up the road that I found a bit better with heavy traffic due to the tennis court and in which, one feels a bit more safe walking in. There's a Starbs in front of it and other fast in and out restaurants .... not fast food but. yogurt, and pizza grab n go type. There's parking but this park again, not my vibe! Someone was having an event here where everyone was in all white and that looked interesting so I suppose you could have small events here since it's wide open.

Arcadia Park is a great spot to relax and enjoy the outdoors. It's clean, well-maintained, and has…read moreplenty of open space for activities. Perfect for a picnic, a walk, or just some quiet time in nature!

We liked this park for the kiddos. They have plenty of swings for big and little kids. There is a…read moresection for climbing and slides and climbing tunnels to keep kids busy. The best part was a halfway decent bathroom. We would certainly come back.

Horizon Park is a City of Scottsdale facility with lots to offer. I have taken dance classes…read morethrough Scottsdale Parks & Rec on and off at this location for 20+ years. There are also meeting rooms available to rent (many homeowner associations seem to meet here), a room with ping pong tables, a dog park, pickleball courts, baseball diamonds, basketball courts, and a playground. The staff working inside at the front desk are friendly and helpful. The restrooms are clean and the facility in general has been kept up very well through the years.

This place is located in the neighborhood just West of Kyrene de la Mariposa Elementary School,…read morewhich is West of Corona del Sol HS. There is a big soccer field, covered playground, basketball court, and covered seated area near pickle ball courts. There are two water fountains with dog fountains as well. But no bathrooms. There is a porta potty there but it is locked (see photo), what is the point of that??? Street parking around the park is ample. The grass on the soccer field is a bit long. Overall not a bad park but would helpful if there were bathrooms or at least if porta potty was not locked.

The good was having a couple uniformed folk patrol the park; they were friendly…read more There were some sweet kids who played with my preschoolers, and parents who took time to congratulate us on our newborns. However, the seating was extremely limited; just not many tables at all... especially around the play areas. Overgrown grass at some places, and still the usual unhoused presence at most of the the few tables.

The tennis court is closed and the entire park is ghetto as well. The music center is a disaster…read moreand there is graffiti on the colorful xylophone keys, one activity is missing the bells but still have the mallets, there's no stall doors in the women's room, there's graffiti everywhere, there's trash everywhere, and there is hobos everywhere.

This place has 40 parking spots for 8 pickleball quarts and two baseball fields. The math ain't…read moremathin. I literally sent my wife frogged tips before we ran across 4 lanes of traffic. The bathrooms and benches in the outfield were nice. Three cars got hit during one game. Better backstops are needed.

I really like that one can park close to restrooms and children's section for them to play. If one…read morechooses theirs are trails to walk, run or bike on. The fields for soccer, frisbee etc is a large area. They are tennis courts too. I sat on the wood benches to enjoy the weather and catch up on calls. I strolled about and found a decent amount of birds to ID- 15. I really appreciate that there are recycle cans available. The downside is the above ground wires on FLW is you walk around the park.

This is a very nice park with lots going on: a zoo, a botanical garden, a golf course, miles of…read morebiking and hiking trails, geocaching, a pyramid tomb, ponds for fishing, picnicking areas, and a rock with a big hole in it. Many of these activities are free. The park is vast and there is a decent amount of parking especially near the zoo but I am sure on weekends it must get very crowded. A real gem!

Plenty of various hiking trails and even a section that looked like seating for concerts or such…read more Except the cars roaring by would make the location poor, plus lack of parking. There are little pull over sections for parallel parking for about 5 or 6 cars. First thing I noticed was all the glass- weather worn, at first I thought wow- what horrible littering, but it was throughout the trail- odd. I questioned if this was a previous landfill. The rocky terrain and boulders looked composite- several stones rolled up! The sandstone buttes are a contrast to the surrounding city of Phoenix. Some of the trailheads have much larger parking areas and this park is also the home to two of the regions most visited attractions, the world-class Phoenix Zoo and the stunning Desert Botanical Garden. The Hole-in-the-Rock, fishing lagoons and Governors Hunt's Tomb are all featured sight here as well. I may have picked up a few rocks while climbing around the area we parked at!