George 'Doc' Cavalliere Park — Attraction in Scottsdale

This is the park I send all my visiting friends with families to. Like others mentioned, it has something for everyone but my personal favorite is the little known hike behind the park and up around the hill. It is like a "mini mountain" for kids to hike and is easy enough for adventurous toddlers. It's maybe 20-30 minutes with the pokiest of kids. There are also works of art lining the trail. The ampitheater is fun for kids to climb to, even though it gives parents a bit of a scare. Speaking of scares, rattlesnakes were spotted in the caged rock walls near the playground so I know some parents are taking time off from the park during peak snake season.

There is also a big open grassy area for the dogs. Per local law all dogs should be leashed but you will certainly see off leash dogs here (if you do allow your dog off leash be aware of the surrounding wildlife dangers like snakes and coyotes).

The park can be tricky to find and the locals like to drive fast and close here so I always look for the big tower and fire department to remember...

The park it self was a very nice park with a large grass field as well as astro turrf field and nice bathroom and a place place with great cover from the sun and rain but when we hiked around it We had people coming out of there yards on numerous occasions telling us we were trespassing when we were 30 feet from there yards in a designated public park and there was not a single sign posted because we were still in the park but they called the police anyways and they show up and just watch us then leave but it's straight crazy that people act like that here when your close to there private property with out actually being on it they cuss at you and threaten your family then call the police and this is not a 1 time incident it happened in 3 separate places in 1 week. These people in Scottsdale are a bunch of egotistical territorial Pyschopaths and there are better places to take your family to have fun and be safe if you feel like hiking but if your gonna stay in the center of the park you should be...

update 11/16/17: Beware of rattlesnakes spotted in the area!

This is a great park! It has a very well shaded playground. A large artificial grass area for picnics or water play, as it has self operating sprinklers.There are two well kept basketball courts. There is plenty of shaded area, lots of seating and picnic tables. The bathrooms are clean. There is an easy hiking trail that starts at the park, it has awesome views. There is a large real grass area. There is plenty of parking. There are drinking fountains for...