text: I was pleasantly surprised by this park this morning My first intention was to find the dog park I ended up parking pretty far away from itso I saw a majority of the park I LOVE the garden that we stumbled into on the south end of the park It was so clean and well maintained I would have never expected that in downtown Phoenix nnI really like the desert landscape inside the dog park My boyfriend poses this question in some form or fashion regularly why grow plants in the desert that do not belong here It was refreshing to see some nice healthy desert plants Although the dog park could use a little work I am under the impression that it is fairly new and probably just needs some community tlc Instead of complaining about it not having doggy bags or needing a pick up everyone could chip in and help maintain it better I read a few reviews and was sort of put off by everyone is expectations I have been to the Chaparral Chandler Ahwatukee dog parks They are all nice but they can all use some work too and are sometimes crowded Our community spaces are only as good as their community care takers nnI like this parknnThats my cents