Having lived relatively near this area for a few years now, I was really surprised when I found out the city was opening a park. I thought it would be a complete waste of space. Aside from the trailer park next door, there are a TON of shady characters by the Home Dept and 7-11 right across the street around the clock. I wouldn't want my kid hanging around here by themselves after sunset. Why not just open up an IKEA? :P \n\nThere's also the whole issue of walking here. The only crosswalk to use is on Decatur and Tropicana. Do you really think people living near those small streets between Decatur and Jones are really going to walk all the way down to the corner only to walk all the way up afterwards? There are enough morons running across the street in the middle of traffic and this park is going to get even more people (kids) doing it. \n\nWe decided to take our dogs for a walk here in the late afternoon and I was pleasantly surprised with how nice and big the setup was. The field down below was gigantic and could hold at least 8 soccer games at the same time. I did see quite a few people doing laps around the field and would consider going for a run here myself. \n\nThe dog run was on the other side from where we parked but it was a pleasant walk. The run itself was set up well and I liked the ample space that was given at the dog entrance area. I like it better than Desert Breeze. The kid's play area looked pretty big too. There was plenty of desert vegetation and all the rock and everything made the park look kind of scenic. \n\nIt's not a waste of space and I would bump it up a star if/when the grass is green (it looked like hay).
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