Deer Valley Park — Attraction in Phoenix

This dog park has three 1 acre spaces with one unavailable for turf maintenance. The park entrance is about 200 feet north of the parking lot. The lights do NOT cover the entire grass area. I would suggest bringing a strong flashlight to safely avoid doggy presents hidden in the dark areas. The gates to enter each section open one way fully, but there are no directions on them. They do open a little bit, just enough to let the dog slip in before you realize it won't open for you. This causes a brief struggle to make sure you don't harm the dog while reversing the door. The gates have one door for going in and one door for going out which is helpful for orderly entrance and exit. There is a water fountain in each section, but there are no donated bowls. The people I met there were very friendly and did not report any complications with other owners. There is a risk of running into other owners and dogs on the narrow path from the parking lot to the park entrance area with one report of a fist fight between owners in the parking lot. The park is fairly new (Nov 2017) and the trees have not grown high enough to be too much help against the sun. There are metal park benches spaced around the edge of the park and a small Ramada with one metal picnic bench underneath. The location of the park is currently not easy to get to as 19th ave does not have an interchange exit from the eastbound 101 (possibly scheduled to get a ramp by 2021). Access from I-17 requires a roundabout way from east on Utopia Rd, north on 23rd ave, east on Beardsley Rd, then south on 19th ave. It might be easier to exit I- 17 from Deer Valley road from the north or Union Hills from the south. From the west on the 101, one has to exit at 35th ave? and take Beardsley for several miles before going south on 19th. Westbound from the 101 seems to be the fastest with an easy exit to 19th ave. There are no bathroom facilities in the area unless the pool is open (but they probably won't allow your dog to go with you). The grass was not uniformly cut with clumps of tall grass in spots, it looked like...

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Came and left almost immediately. Heaps of dog poo people aren't picking up on the way toward the entrance and they were mostly fresh, disgusting. If it's beneath you to pick up after your dog, you shouldn't have dogs, period. Forgot your bags? Politely ask someone for one.

My main gripe here was that there were big dogs in the small dog area even though the clearly labeled big dog area was wiiiiide open. How do Great Dane-sized dogs qualify as "small"? There were some aggressive dogs here as well causing most of the small dogs to wander the outer edges by the fence. It wasn't worth the risk for my dogs to get a $2500 broken leg from a playful big dog, agressive or not. If you want a respectable dog park where people actually follow the rules and weight limits, go to Pioneer Park in Peoria. It is far and beyond more well kept and there are clearly marked signs for big and small dogs. Small dog section has a limit of up to 35lb and under, and almost everyone picks up after the their dogs. I've even seen nice ladies pick up other dogs' poop! This park should follow the example of Pioneer Community Park and the respectable owners and dogs that frequent it. I was hoping this park would be great as it is close to home, but it fails miserably. Peoria is far from where I live but it's worth the drive knowing my dogs...