This is a stop on the Salt River bike path for me. Plenty of room around the fish ponds both in the sun and shade. Bathroom facilities seem clean and well tended, although the large one at the south side near Dunlap seems to have a lot of homeless hanging out. Large playground with picnic tables and benches. Metal benches need some maintenance and/or replacement.

Clean and peaceful.... There was plenty of shady spots around the lake and this is the perfect place for leisurely fishing. The upkeep has regularly done and a rather large playground for the kids.

It is quiet and clean for the most part. The police patrol but they dont bother you. It is my favorite place to go when I need to think.

Great park with large lake and waterfall. Has a large group of transients that make there home under its shade trees during the day, but always have been respectful and never bothered me or my dogs. Abundant fishing and a loyal group of local fishermen. Has big playground with covers slides and jungle jim for the kids. Isnt kept as clean and manicured as Encanto, but few parks reach that high standard of grounds keeping, and Cortez Park is still a safe, clean, park to walk, read, fish, run, or meet new fronds.

Cool park, only go during the day, can fish in lake of course if you have a fishing license.

Years ago I used to fish Cortez Park this was back when it was a nice place to go fish since then the park has gone downhill due to the amount of squatters and people not caring about their environment a lot of Garbage. In the last few months they have done a lot of cleaning and water preparations and everything else too be able to bring fish back to Cortez Park they did two stockings the first stocking went really well fishing was really nice second stocking I noticed a lot of dead fish hopefully the garbage problem and water conditions do not return

Here now its a great place til about 5pm then all the druggies show face .from 5:30 am til 11 you have fishing, ducks and a playground for the kids dogs must be on a leash you can cook here bring your own BBQ there is apublicpool but its closed (covid 19) a canal with fish runs behind park and ark is huge!plenty of parking too

Nice park. Children playground is great. But dont go after dark. Homeless people sleep there

Used to be a nice park to go to. Not no more unsafe . Just be aware of the pan handlers. There have been unsolved murders on the canal behind it.

A good park. Many amenities. Play greyhound for kids ball costs plenty of restrooms ands ramadas. A lake that is available to fish at.

I love that theres a pond here, but when I tried to fish it I got snagged 3 times in about an hour. Forget that. Also, there is an awful lot of duck and goose poop on the sidewalk that circles the pond. Other than that its a lovely park.

I loved it cause its beautiful, clean, and quiet. If you like animals it has a pond to feed the ducks with a waterfall and a lil area for dogs. Plus it has a playground, basketball courts, and volley ball court. Not to mention its right next to a water park. It also has to bathrooms one on each end of the park. And it has spacious picnic eating areas.

This is is a big park. Bathroom was a mess. Kids made trash of styrofoam cups while the party by the basket ball court could care less. The homeless there were more respectful of the park by being neat, tidy and had their own table and chairs. There is a pond for fishing and exciting bridges and waterfalls to walk past. The play equipment was amazing. Plenty of party pavilions with grills. They had the newest play equipment, very exciting.

Its good if the cops dont come run you off.

Really nice park my son got his first job there as a life guard.

The water is slightly dirty and needs cleaning but it does well for a good time and some fish

Sitting there and watching the ducks and the sky, is the most beautiful thing.

Was there to fish but holy mackerel the water levels were super low! Droughts,plagues, just cant escape them biblical phenoms lately.

Its exciting park you will see a lot sometime lol

It was great caught a couple of catfish and had a good time.

Loved it. Had patio covers and a bbq grill.

It was a nice quiet place to sit and watch the Ducks

Kids always love it here. Being going here for years.

Came here with my dog and another dog im babysitting for a friend at around 8:30pm on a Saturday night. Within half an hour I saw the police roll through twice and definitely witnessed some shady people.

Nice quiet park with ducks & fishing

Its becoming a shanty town for the homeless people. You mind your business with your company, then one after another they keep asking for money. Something has to change. Its gross

Great park minus all the trash and tweakers

This little pond is full of trash and needs to be cleaned. There is always dead fish floating as well

Needs better trash pick up!

Lots of bumbs! But my little girl loves to feed the ducks!

This park is a jewel in the middle of the city, needs a little more attention to the lake I would appreciate more fish.

Love this place it reminds me not to forget were I came from. My husband and I were homeless and got help from people of God showed us love fed us. Now want to give back. City of phoenix dont stop our churches when they try to help other but pray and be open. Thanks city if Phoenix!

Nice place to relax while fishing but we couldnt catch any fish. Other people couldnt get a bite either. All and all great weather to be out.

Well kept park, great for a quiet walk.

A decent park to take your kids to play. Theres a jungle gym and swings. A little pond with some ducks and stuff. The park added a swimming pool for the summer... I wouldnt say a water park, but it has some slides and water gym to play on. If you dont have a pool of your own and dont want to drive far to a full water park. Grab your swimsuit and a few bucks to get in the pool.

Had an amazing time with the family! Great City pool! $3 for adults, $1 for kids. Water slides, kid pool, diving boards and the water is refreshingly cool & twinkling crystal clear blue! Changing rooms, showering rooms & bathrooms were all maintained well. They let you bring in cooler with Beverages & snacks. Plenty of attentive life guards! Free life jacket usage for those that need it. Great community pool!!!

We went for a stroll Friday 35th ave Dunlap. Walked around neither of us has really checked out this very large park since Ive lived here. We walked to this entire park. Their lake has to be for a duck pond, the cleanest I have ever seen. Wished I had a small roll boat just to sit out in the middle of it. Kids playing, people fishing and you can eat these, not like most ponds.Fishing license required. There is a limit and weight your allowed to catch and keep. My bad, theres 4 types of fish, Carp, Bass, my bad I forgot the other 2. I hope when you go, take a blanket before sitting under some of the trees, we did. Until next time. Have a blessed day everyone.

This is the dirtiest lake, I have ever been to. I would never eat any fish caught here️

Not that dirty this time but this is the home of all homeless people in the area

Good place to walk around. Most of the time a good area.

This is a great park to visit. I loved the huge lake and the atmosphere is very relaxing and family oriented. You can do quite a bit here fish, walk/run, skate, play basketball, fly your drones, small parties/get together, public pool, ride your bike, soft playground for kids or just sit and enjoy being outside.If I were to say anything negative, it would be the amount of homeless people that can be present at times. Ive been here a few times and some visits were better than others when less homeless people were in the park. Still a very nice park and one to visit if you like being outside.

This is my community park. I visit numerous times weekly to walk and relax. It is a beautiful well treed park with a large duck pond, fishing, a variety of water fowl, two baseball diamonds, walking trails, 4 verandas numerous picknick tables, a basket ball court and volleyball court.Yes, there are numerous homeless reclining on the grass and gathering in small groups. They are generally quiet, friendly, keep to themself. If this is a stressors it might not be comfortable for you.As for me, I love it all and the park workers keep it remarkably clean and deal with any concerns quickly.P.S. The restrooms do need some help. I wouldnt recomend them.

I visited the park to fish in the evening and it was solemn and relaxing. There were turtles in the lake and ducks as well. What I wasnt too thrilled about was the amount of debris and trash at the east end of the lake. Last but not least, there is a nice size water park at Cortez equipped with two slide tubes and diving boards. Nice place.

This is a peaceful park with a nice lake that had bridges, and nice spaces to chill by the water. The whole space of the park is very big, there’s a nice playground for the children.Park services does a good job cleaning up, but there’s still garbage and junkies in the bathrooms during the day.The issue of homelessness, drug addiction, and litter are the only things keeping me from giving 5 stars.

Nice place to express your feelings about life

Not a place I would take my kids to play, nothing homeless doing drugs an selling drugs. They need to clean it up there

The fish stocked lake you can NOT swim in

Wish they would clean up the park and make the homeless tenants leave

We loved it. We had a great time

Good for pokemon go.

I grew up about 30 years ago across the street from this park. I used to build the walk to this park at 10 years old and feel safe. It is now about the scariest place in Phoenix. 10 thumbs down

Nicer than usual as no homeless there today as they staying by the pool it seams

This was a classic high school hang out spot growing up in the Bay. Recently visited again on a whim with some friends trying to kill time, and it ended up being a really great experience.

A nice place to go for a walk or bring your dog.

Nice and quiet early in the morning...by afternoon, it gets really crowded with kids and adults plus the homeless people that hang around the park. If u want to have some quality time as a parent and kid, come early in the morning.

Great place to hangout and play with my RC cars.

Very nice urban park with lakes and fishing. Bathrooms are closed due to Covid...lots of transients

Cortez park has a duck nd fish pond, turtles nd sometimes swans. You can fish all day but must have a license. It has basketball court, playground, huge swimming pool nd several barbeque grills. Plus, its clean.It also has a baseball nd soccer field its a great place for th entire family.I wouldve rated it wth 5 stars but because th homeless usually camps out ther, in which, they respect tht park but dnt always clean up after themselves.

Great park for the wife and I. We had lots of fun feeding the ducks and enjoying the lake

Its an okay park.. kinda run down and ghetto but its got the pond and good fishing.

No shade very hot no restrooms other than that it was fine, too hot for a park experience

Would be a decent Park if they would be able to keep the drug addicts out of the bathroom. So people that actually need to use the restroom can do so. Definitely not a park you want to go to after dark.

Beautiful park and great trail head for AZ Canal walk.

An illustration of the breakdown of modern civilization. Outright blasphemy against all common sense and anything even remotely resembling stability or acceptable behavior from everybody in attendance. From some of the bums to the snakes with their rakes. Believe it when you see them, human kind. Gods worst mistakes.

Nice place to relax with kids

Huge park. So much to do and see. Its like a bunch of small parks made into a big one. There are baseball fields, a swimming pool, a pathway and pond, a dog park area, its all awesome and convenient

Cortez Park city Pool is awesome. You get the fun of an expensive waterpark at a more than reasonable price. The staff is attentive well trained and friendly. However, the restrooms are not very clean due to the rif raf coming in off the streets. Our family has typically enjoyed visiting this pool as often as we can when its open, but the last 2 visits were frustrating due to over crowding and extensively dirty bathrooms.

Look in that canal...15 ft west by the bank. Is that a body?

Great for laying down and in the grass to enjoy life

The park itself was fairly clean the restrooms... Were NOT. Also there seemed to be a couple suspect vehicles parked there drivers seemed as tho they were trying not to be seen whilepeople watching. Parents beware.

Clean even a little smell

Theres quite a few homeless people that live in and around the park. Safety can be a concern at times. I usually go there on Sunday afternoons to hand out food and water to the ones that need it. Other than that I would not really suggest making it a family day there.

Friendly people, my kids had so much fun!!!

Love this park and AZ. Urban Fishing program!

Clean Park, nice place to chill for a minute in the shade

Great be for dark dont mind all the people sleeping around and hang around the park they keep to themselves and they dont want to bother nobody after Dark the cops get there pretty heavy and they control the area

Good park..

My kids and husband and I had an amazing time here. The admission is very affordable I think it’s like $8 or something. They supply life jackets for kids that didn’t bring any which is great because our fist time going I didn’t know they had a large pool. Overall it’s a very clean water park. We’ll be coming back soon.

Still one of the best community pools. What I like the most is they make everyone take a swim test if you want to participate in jumping off the diving boards, or swimming in the deep in. Its only once a year though.We love that they allow you to bring your own cooler with drinks and snacks.

Nice park. Good place for a relaxing walk around and nice place to bring kids with the playgrounds and ball court. Shame about the homeless population inhabiting the benches and bbq areas....

Beautifull park nice area,i met alot of black men here OMG we had alot of fun fun..

Its peaceful, open area with plenty of space and the bathrooms are clean

Fun place to bring kids for sure

Lots of fun things to do

Great place for a leisurely walk around the lake!!!

This is a good place to just take a leisurely stroll or take the kids to play on the playground. Dont forget to take something to feed the many kinds of ducks in the ponds!!

Sometimes its dark and people sleep there smells like sewer septic in some areas

Really nice and big. With many sitting areas. Very busy during my visit but Ive also seen some quiet days.

Besides all the trash and people looking for drugs and following you I think its an alright park if their are 2 other people

Its a clean environment, great for kids safer than other places ive gone to.

Like to walk over there, but they could do better with the cleanliness

This park is beautiful and well maintained. I like it at night as well. A lot of amenities like 2 or 3 bathroom facilities spaced out over the grounds. Great place to take the family to feed the ducks and enjoy a picnic or some other family fun

This park is always amazing.. lots of fun family activities.

Nice area to walk around and view wildlife. Lots of grass and trees for shade. A few bucks for the public pool and slide; it was pretty crowded and designed for children. I believe the park is wheelchair accessible

This is a very pleasant park atmosphere. Phoenix parks are well maintained and Cortez Park is no different.

Great park for family time, they have the duck pond they have the play ground lots of room to bike and skate, Pokémon go hot spot ..basketball courts and Ramada’s are available.. during the summer theres a public pool area too, the reason for only 3 stars is that the park has so much homeless activity sometimes they will be taking up the Ramada’s that are needed for birthday parties ... they usually keep to them selves but on those days when you need the space it’s a bit on an inconvenience

Its fabulous!

Family and I have so many Memories at this park. My kids and I every Thanksgiving and sometimes Smiths would make two turkeys all the trimmings and go feed the homeless people at the park such an rewarding experience

This is a great park for kids, the playground is quite big. They have a public swimming pool and a pond that looks nice. The only thing I had a problem with was the transiets hanging around the restroom area. So I recommend go to the restroom before hand.

Lots of homeless people on the lawns and in and gazebos. I did not feel comfortable bringing my family. So sad to see a great park like this go downhill