All thru the fall and winter I was thinking about how tragically under utilized this park is. I can see it from my office window and I rarely saw anyone walking around at all. Now that the warmer temps are back and they have started up the boat rentals there are some people enjoying the space. But they all seem to be tourists. I don't know why all the ASU students don't come down here in between their classes and just camp out and read. It is so peaceful with all the green grass, sunshine, and the breeze coming off the lake. Just lovely. I really enjoy walking over there with my lunch and just enjoying the outdoors for a short time in the middle of the day. They have plenty of benches and tables (even small charcoal BBQ grills!) so that is easy to do. Unfortunately they don't have a swing set or jungle gym or anything like that for kids. There is a play area but I recently realized that the whole thing is a big splash pad so I guess it would not be much fun if the water is not turned on. Anyway, it is a great place to walk, run, or bike and I do see quite a few people do that on the path that runs from the east end of the lake to the Tempe Center for the Arts. Still, it is pretty empty most weekdays. I think the city mainly built it as a festival venue (on those weekends it is packed!) but Tempe Beach Park is a great place just to hang out any day!