located in the middle of the damn city...plenty of parking during non-peak times...plenty of trail space...friendly people. this place is one of our favorite jams.
HOWEVER during nice weather times on weekends? dang son, if you're not there by 7/8 a.m. you are parking in the neighborhoods and it's a hike TO GET TO THE HIKE. compare it to Camelback Mtn though and this place is the mall of america. but in arizona, hiking is our beach, so it's crowded. (go during June/July/August afternoons for the place all to yourself and some crazy dehydration hallucination)
piestewa peak (i still call it "squaw peak") is a beautiful park that looks like a painting. it could benefit from a few extra rangers and trail maintenance, but for an old west-y activity location, i can't imagine a better place in all da state.