In my continued quest to find a good dog park that is relatively close to home I was lucky enough to visit Chaparral Park. So far, this park is the best I've been to in Phoenix.
Chaparral Park is what happens when you take everything you could do right with a dog park and lump it all together. I'm a huge fan of splitting the dogs by active and passive. It's genius.
The grass is great and there's just enough shade for comfort. The sand area is great for tired dogs to cool off in.
My mutt can be a little bit of a snob sometimes, but I've been very impressed with how much he runs around at the park. All the dogs and owners that I've encountered are very friendly, and not pretentious at all. It's a good environment, far better than any I had while living in Tucson.
I've only visited on the weekend during the day. The park was busy, with a nice mix of dogs. I'm going to give the evening a shot tonight to see how it is.
This would be a 5 star review if I didn't have to drive 20 minutes to get there, but rest assured I'll be making that drive frequently. Chaparral Park is dandy.