Top City to Play

Goodyear is home to 18 parks, the award-winning Goodyear Ballpark, the pump track, a skate park and a 40-acre rec campus.

A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER

Not long after opening in July 2021, the Goodyear Recreation Campus (GRC) made a splash in the Parks and Recreation world. It received the Outstanding Facility Award by the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association for its impressive state-of-the-art community-focused design. The 40-acre campus istruly like no other, and everything was designed with resident input. Some of themost popular attractions at the campus are the two 27-foot water slides, whichare the tallest that you’ll find in Arizona outside of a designated water park.

It’s no surprise that two people who helped make the GRC a reality are also thebest in the industry. Parks and Recreation Director Nathan Torres is the latestrecipient of the Gabe Zimmerman Award by The Center for the Future ofArizona. The award honors Nathan for his hard work in driving public engagementin the design of the GRC, as well as his efforts to keep Goodyear residentsconnected throughout the pandemic. Recreation Superintendent Michael Beadle received the Arizona Parks and Recreation Association 2021 Young Professional Award for his instrumental leadership in the design, construction and operational planning of the GRC.

Tree City USA

Love the trees in Goodyear? So does the Arbor Day Foundation and that’s why it named Goodyear a Tree City USA. The distinction means that Goodyear has beautiful,

well maintained trees – and shade! The city also has specific landscape requirements for all development projects, requiring them to plant a minimum number of trees and plants. Goodyear maintains about 13,000 trees throughout the city and plants 200-300 new trees per year!

Did You Know? There are park rangers roaming Goodyear parks. They are an extra set of eyes and remind visitors of the rules in place to keep everyone safe.

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