Cole Park — Attraction in Tempe

I came there and the first thing I see is that the middle of the park is flooded. I thought it was a lake at first.. While it did look scenic in a way, I found it odd that they would have picnic tables placed in the middle (which I learned from a previous reviewer, is an area that can get flooded from "irrigation schedule.") There is no sidewalk here, but rather a paved sandy path which can get muddy after it rains. The path makes a loop around the park. I saw a shaded play area and also a basketball court (unfortunately locked). I did like the colorful picnic tables along the path. They looked new and a nice shade...

Actually went and volunteered and cleaned up the park well part of the park pretty big so lot of work, while there I noticed three to four people that were walking their dogs that just let them poop on the ground right next to the baggy stations and didn't even consider picking up a bag and picking up their dogs poop while watching myself and others clean the entire place up it's pretty frustrating just what you want your kids to walk into or you to step on. Otherwise it's very pretty, nice place to bring kids or...

We love this park. Living nearby makes it easy to visit. I actually like it so much that it's tempting to give it a bad review to turn people away so we can hoard it for ourselves. But that's not the point of a park. Paying in there big open grass areas, laying under a tree, sliding down the many slides, letting your imagination open up.... That's what parks are for. Cole is one of the...