Tempe Beach Park at Tempe Town Lake155

The 25-acre Tempe Beach Park is part of the popular Tempe Town Lake recreational area and is a hot spot for annual signature events like the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl New Year's Eve Block Party, Cardboard Boat Regatta, Way Out West Oktoberfest, Fourth of July Celebration, and APS Fantasy of Lights.

The park connects to five miles of bicycling, jogging, and in-line skating paths circling Town Lake. It boasts a historic baseball field, an amphitheater, boat rentals, picnic areas, and concession stands selling hot dogs, sodas, shaved ice, and other treats.

The Cox Splash Playground offers kids an innovative way to cool off during the Valley's warmest months (mid Apr-Sep). The one-acre playground demonstrates the path of raindrops from the sky to the city water supply with misting metal "clouds," thunderclaps and lightning, waterfalls, streams, and more. Children can run through the "ocean" (approximately two inches of water), ride toy whales, and play on a sandy beach. Water is kept sanitary through a state-of-the-art filtering system. The best part of all - it's free!