The good was having a couple uniformed folk patrol the park; they were friendly. 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. read more

Madison Park - Trees - Parks Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The tennis court is closed and the entire park is ghetto as well. The music center is a disaster and 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. read more

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sunny park. Play equipment is somewhat separated by age, so the big kids don't run over the toddlers. Lots of palm trees to enjoy in the winter, but the pool is drained. read more

Madison Park - Sunny park for Sunday - Parks Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The Tennis Court needs serious repair and new surface...Very Unacceptable for a City Park... Transients all around making it uncomfortable..The Park has Potential if the City would do it's Job and Maintain it... read more

There were three transients sleeping in the park and one had set up his bed up on the platform of the playground equipment. There were also four syringe caps up there. I didn't see the needles, but didn't stick around in case they were buried in the sand. Pun intended. It would be a nice park if the city could keep the transients and tweakers out of there. Will not be going back. read more

Madison is a shitty park in a festering cesspool area of central Phoenix. I was forced to play several softball games here because the other trash-filled field where my team usually plays lost its lighting, because bandits stole its copper wiring. There are, of course, no fences to divide the softball fields. Which means that you can't hit a bona fide home run. When a player does hit a ball hard enough for what would be a home run, you the outfielder have to sprint like hell to finally catch up to it for absolutely no reason, since by the time you glove the ball the hitter is rounding third base to score. One night, we noticed a bum watching us play, which we thought was okay. Until, that is, the 4th inning, when he suddenly went for one of our backpacks while we were in the field and bolted like a bat out of hell. This happened because, of course, there are no dugouts. A wooden board nailed to some stumps, yes. Dugout, no. If you're female, there is a chance you will be sexually assaulted in the parking lot. Just a helpful tip. The last time I played there a few weeks ago, I hit a triple and sprinted into 3rd base like I was 18 years old. Only, I'm 35. My knee was instantly demolished as I crashed into the base and right now I'm not sure I'll ever be able to run again. This remains my last memory of Madison Park. How fitting. read more

This is your basic public pool, the facilities are bare bones and the amenities non-existent. No lockers, limited seating and very little shade in the heat of late afternoon. There is a snack machine and a soda machine in the main building, but that's about it. if you are coming to watch your child swim, I'd recommend bringing our own folding chair and a wide brimmed hat in case you can't find a shady spot. That's the bad part, the good part is that their summer swim lessons are amazingly cheap at just $15 for 8 lessons in a two week, M-TH span, and you can take the swimming class blocks back-to-back if needed. Our swim instructor was Harrison and our little daughter just adored him, we took two sets of swimming classes with him and he was patient with our wiggly three year old through the whole process. The classes were limited in size to about 4 or 6 kids each. Depending on the class level, the instructors worked with them on water comfort, dunking their heads, kicking their legs and using their arms, treading water and so forth. They gradually worked their way up to jumping off of the diving board and swimming to the edge of the pool as the instructors helped them. Finally, at the last class the instructors all gave each of their students a Popsicle and a small certificate. If you are looking for budget friendly swimming classes next summer try the Madison Pool classes, you can find them through the City of Phoenix-Parks and Recreation website. read more

Wanted to play tennis and found this park after realizing the previous park we went to was full. These tennis courts are unkept and do not have lights during the night. We were unable to play. Find another park. read more

Come here often with my dog for our morning runs! We love running around the baseball fields and it is usually pretty empty when we go in the early morning. I'll sometimes bring my nieces/nephews here to play in the kid area, which is separated from the baseball fields. They have a good array of play areas for the kids and they have a pool open during the summer months. Surprisingly it is a pretty massive park and well maintained! Only con is that there can sometimes be some sketchy people, but I've never had any issues. read more

Madison Park - Great views of the mountains - Parks Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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This review isn't for the park - it's mainly for Madison Pool. The pool is located within the park and has it's own parking lot. The pool is only open during the summer, but they have the best, well priced swim lessons. It's $15 a session and each session is 8 days (Mon through Thur) for about 45 minutes. This is the third year we've done swim lessons and my daughter is swimming so well. She was previously in White Star, but is now in Red Star. I would definitely recommend this pool. It's fairly clean and the staff is really friendly. Yes, it does get hot for parents waiting for their children for 45 minutes, but there are shady areas and if you ask the staff they have plastic chairs to accommodate parents that don't want to take a dip in the pool (I'm a bit of a germaphobe). They also have a swim or dive team if your child is interested. read more

Always nice and calm. They have a small playground, basketball court, pool and moveable benches. read more

i've never had any problems at Madison park and I'm 71. It isn't located in a "festering cesspool area" of town as "pierre trudeau" claims it is. I live in this area and walk/jogg my dog there frequently, and It is located just north of the Native American Hospital and south of Campbell Ave on 16th street next to Madison Elementary School. Perhaps "pierre trudeau" was raised on caviar and should switch to checkers (as long as he's sitting on the grass, so he doesn't fall down). LOL!!! read more

I went to this pool in the late 1960's and 1970's. I'm sad to hear it's gone down-hill. It was a nice clean place to swim "back in the day", and oodles and gobs of us kids enjoyed swimming there. Is there a reason why it's become so nasty? Hmm. read more