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620 N. Mill Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281

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Best Splash Pad
Award Winner 2011

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Tempe Town Lake

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The manmade pond, situated on the former Salt River bed, is a magnet for everyone from hardcore outdoors types to families with strollers.

2011 | Best Splash Pad

Once the temperatures zoom above 100 degrees, parents start the summer scramble for what to do with the kids. The Splash Playground at Tempe's Town Lake meets their demand with gusto. The entrance to the playground welcomes with a metal circle of clouds that rains mist onto visitors. Thunder claps and lightning flashes. Waterfalls turn into streams and water rushes into canals. This splash pad is the best in town because it keeps the kids cool and offers education about the rain in the... More »
2010 | Best Urban Kayaking

Arizona is blessed with a wide array of lakes, creeks, and rivers perfect for kayaking. The only problem is that if you want to see them, you have to devote a large chunk of your day to getting there. Tempe Town Lake is the solution to this problem. Unless you'd rather take a spin down a disgusting irrigation canal, Tempe Town Lake's the ideal spot for a quick afternoon workout for the urban 'yaker lucky enough to live close by. (Pending a refill, of course, which is scheduled to occur in... More »
2010 | Best Puddle

"Look!" our kid said, as we drove across Mill Avenue Bridge. "It's the Town Puddle!"Indeed it is, but not for long, we hope. We still think the idea of putting oversize balloons up, letting water out of the dams upstream, and calling it a lake was ill-conceived on some levels, but once we had that lake, we didn't want to let it go, a fact driven home by this summer's disaster. If you build it, people, please maintain it. Jeez. We're just glad no one died -- and that no dead bodies were... More »
2009 | Best Urban Fishing

A typical city can't offer its residents a fully stocked lake right in the center of town -- more likely, you'll get a polluted river full of mercury-filled carp and hypodermic needles. Lucky for us, this is not your typical city. Tempe Town Lake is filled and refilled with 12 species of fish, including rainbow trout, large-mouth bass, and flathead catfish. For $23.50 a year for Tempe residents, and $70.25 for everybody else, you can cast off from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. all year long. More »

Flogging Molly at Tempe Beach Park 3/17/12

By Christina Caldwell | Sun, March 18, 2012

Flogging Molly Tempe Beach Park Saturday, March 17, 2012 Owwwww... St. Patrick's Day is the one day a year where we confuse the warm fuzzies we have for our fellow man for outright hostility. It's a... More »
Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

By Becky Bartkowski | Fri, February 17, 2012

Whether you're planning to cackle along with Kathy Griffin or cheer on the Suns when they take on the Lakers this weekend, we suggest squeezing in some room for these picks, too. 5.Bobby Fresh Fash... More »
Tour de Fat Brings The Dovekins and Pimps of Joytime to Tempe

By Jason P. Woodbury | Mon, October 10, 2011

A few years ago, shortly after I turned 21, I purchased a sixer of Fat Tire. At the time I was living with a constantly rotating cast rogues in a two story house attached to an old doctors office. The... More »
Tempe Town Lake Oktoberfest and Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake in Today's Eater's Digest

By Shannon Armour | Fri, October 7, 2011

Hungry for your early morning serving of food news, with no preservatives or additives? Oktoberfest 2011 Are you ready for non-stop polka, beer, dancing, and live music? Well, you're in luck. T... More »
Hops Stop

By Zachary Fowle | Thu, October 06, 2011

Quick history lesson for your unknowing ass: Oktoberfest began way back in 1810 with the marriage of Bavarian royals Princess Theresa and Prince Ludwig. The nonstop party lasted for days and was such a success that it became an annual celebration ... More »
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anthony200070 | Tempe, AZ | 13 Reviews

| Sun, May 9, 2010

So glad the recent news on the lake is positive. Way to go AZ. Love all the events they do around the lake.
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Mollikrown | Tempe, AZ | 20 Reviews

| Sun, May 9, 2010

What can i say.. recent events included.. still great for photo shoots.
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Kelsee | Phoenix, AZ | 189 Reviews

| Sun, May 9, 2010

Fun place for events! I love the view of the water. It is especially pretty at night when all of Tempe's lights glow off of the water.
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