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Tempe Parks

Tempe is home to more than 50 neighborhood and community parks, including Kiwanis Park, Tempe Beach Park and Tempe Sports Complex.  Strategically placed throughout the city so most residents are within one half mile, Tempe parks serve as the community's backyard, providing residents and neighbors a venue to relax, learn and connect with one another and the environment. 

Find a park

Find a park on this interactive map

Park hours

6 a.m. to 10 p.m. - Unless otherwise posted.

Park reservations 

Reservations  for ballfields, Ramadas & volleyball courts

Park rules

Tempe Parks Code of Conduct PDF

Permits are required for amplified sound, beer consumption, boating, & fishing. Click here for Ramada, field, court and large group reservations.

 The following are prohibited in Tempe parks and preserves:

  • Motor Vehicles
  • Abuse of Facilities
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Alcohol (except beer by permit)
  • Glass Containers
  • Golfing
  • Skateboards/Rollerskates (except in skate parks)
  • Firearms
  • Archery
  • Ice-blocking
  • Swimming, diving, wading
  • Pets are welcome but must be leashed and cleaned up after
  • Occupying a ramada for more than four hours a day without a reservation
  • Blocking access to any park amenity, sidewalk or ramada
  • Causing damage to landscaping
  • Using or possessing illegal drugs or drug paraphernalia such as hypodermic needles within parks and preserves

Additional prohibited activities in the following parks:

Benedict Sports Complex 1 Kiwanis Park 1,2
Clark Park 1,2 Moeur Park 1,2
Creamery Park 1,2  Papago Park & Preserve 1,2
Daley Park 1,2  Parque de Soza 1,2
Escalante Park 1  Rio Salado Parks 1,2
Esquer Park 1,2  Tempe Sports Complex 1
Evelyn Hallman Park 1,2  Tempe Woman's Club Park 1,2
Jaycee Park 1  Waggoner Park 1

1 No person shall smoke in a park, including tobacco, e-cigarettes, and all other electronic smoking devices as defined in Tempe City Code Sections 22-41 and 22-51 unless given specified authority by the Community Services Director or designee.

2 No person shall operate, maintain, possess, store, abandon, or leave unattended a shopping cart in a park.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program

2025 IPM document

The City of Tempe employs an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program to manage pests in parks, focusing on environmentally sound methods and safety. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a process that is used to address pest issues, while minimizing risks to people and the environment. The purpose of the program is to 1) formalize what has been occurring in the field for more than 20 years; 2) ensure consistency within the City; 3) identify and document comprehensive best practices related to pest control; and 4) develop a pathway away from a reliance on synthetic pest control methods and materials, towards a more comprehensive “green organic” program.