Cortez Park,

3434 West Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051

"It’s so nice to have a public space here like this, just wish it was better taken care of. The canal water kills the fish because of an alga. Two Parks and Recreation trucks were parked on a park path today, chatting with each other for almost an hour, and I wondered why they weren’t cleaning up the dead fish and garbage and goose poop. The pond is in a pretty unsanitary condition."

"Beautiful park! Great place to let kids run free and play...room for a soccer match and for the dogs to run and play too! Lots of bird poop and the water was really nasty with lot of trash in it so I would NOT fish here like a lot of people do! But over all beautiful park"

"UPDATE: As of now the city has added security patrols at night and the park is significantly cleaner and safer. I noticed families, kids returning. - Park has been getting worse the last couple of years. Does not feel safe at least near the fishing pond. I no longer fish here due to safety concerns. Drug use and homeless are common."

"Nice park, 3 acres, lots of ducks and geese, stocked pond for residential fishing. (Must have fishing license- see sign in picture for more details) Big playground, basketball court, tennis court, 2 baseball diamonds, lots of walkways, & open space. Started with a 4 ⭐, but had to change to 5 ⭐ due open view of skyline during sunrise."

"Place looks like it used to 10 years ago. The grass is nice. Looks new and well maintained. The ponds are huge with ducks, geese, fish and some tadpoles. It has 2 playground for toddlers and bigger kids. Saw some guys fishing and families everywhere. Looks clean Many people were biking and skating around the park. We also saw a couple homeless people out in the far ends of the park camped out in groups. They kept to themselves but they had lots of carts full of stuff with them."