Desert Awareness Park — Attraction in Cave Creek

I'm here at the Desert Awareness Park, in Cave Creek. Today they're having a Walk, Talk and Taste of the Desert event, put on by the Desert Awareness Committee here. They are a volunteer organization and trained members are stationed in different areas of this guided park tour, to tell you about different plants and what they're good for and how you can use them in recipes. It's a figure 8 type, two part walking trail through the small Park. I am wearing sneakers and I could walk up and down the mild hilliness. The best part is after you follow the various guides around the park, there is a tasting session at the end in a neat open air, shaded thing they call a Kiva. In this open-air kiva, it is cool after the walk in the sun and they have three large tasting tables!! where you can taste things that have been grown from the local...

Nice play area for the kiddies! Park consists of a sand box, swings, diggers, and slides for kids. The play area is suitable for kids of all ages. The park was easy to find and is well kept. My daughter enjoyed it! Park is also...

Pretty barren but does have a kid's small playground. There is an educational earth geocache. We attended a small event to learn about harvesting and processing prickly pear... it was nice in the shade...