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Rio Vista Community Park
Categories: Active Life Parks Active Life Playgrounds Parks, Playgrounds [Edit]
8866 W Thunderbird RdPeoria, AZ 85345
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 6 am - 10:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
14 reviews for Rio Vista Community Park
14 reviews in English
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Review from Myke R.
Glendale, AZ
These are great baseball/softball fields!
I'm not a City of Peoria resident and I don't visit this park for anything other than my son playing youth baseball - both in club baseball and district little league tournaments.
The Rio Vista baseball/softball fields are some of the nicest, best maintained fields in the valley. It's obvious the city cares about this park and their sports programs. The grass is always green, cut and simply wonderful. The infields are well maintained, well striped and watered, with one exception - the pitching mound on Field #7 has deteriorated to the point of being a pitching bump. As of June 2011 It's far from the 12" height required for Little League play. That being said, it's still a nice grass infield to play on.
I've had the opportunity to work with the staff at Rio Vista park too, just to communicate baseball scores during District 2 little league tournaments. The staff is a joy to work with.
Thanks for a wonderful place for the kids to play baseball! -
Review from Sphynxie O.
Peoria, AZ
1/6/2012
I absolutely love the rec center.
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Review from Tina T.
6/11/2011
I came here for a birthday party today and was thoroughly impressed! I can honestly say it is one of the nicest parks I have ever been to. There were baseball fields, volleyball courts, waterways for fishing, a splash pad, and playgrounds with lots of cool features. The splash pad had a lot of fun features for the kids and went on continuously.
There were ramadas throughout that you could reserve which had corresponding grills and "counter" space to use. Pretty convenient. The only reason I could not give this a 5 is the range of prices to reserve a ramada. If you are a Peoria resident, it is $30. If not, it is $90 which is a HUGE price difference and steep to bat.
Other than that, this is a great place to take the kids.... -
Review from Tabatha R.
Peoria, AZ
4/30/2011
I love Rio Vista. It is a huge park fully equipped with a recreation center, skate park, volleyball nets, baseball fields, etc. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Being a amateur photographer, I love to bring "models" here so that I can shoot them.
The park is really nice and kept up. -
Review from Viretha W.
Phoenix, AZ
6/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Great park! Me and my boyfriend came here to have a picnic. Of course I referred to Yelp before making any decision on which park I should go to and this park popped up. At first I was hesitant because there weren't a lot of photos but the reviews were good. I was pleasantly surprised and happy that I did end up coming.
The park is huge! They have a skate park, a volleyball area, and baseball areas. They also have a good trail to ride bikes or go walking. You can even go fishing! And the major plus is that this park is really clean!
There are a lot of picnic areas and places to grill. So if you are looking for a family outing or just a relaxing day this is your place! -
Review from Stacey A.
6/29/2011 39 Check-ins Here
This is such a beautiful park! I won't reiterate the amenities most of the other reviews have pointed out, but the rec center is really clean and there's a lot of activities inside as well. I have yet to take advantage of their trails and picnic areas, though I will definitely make it a point to do so!
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Review from Marian H.
Peoria, AZ
10/22/2009
This is a very cool park with tons of amenities from the rec center (haven't been inside) picnic areas, trails, playgrounds, splash area, skate park, the works. I am going to focus this on the multi use trails.
Heading to the south the trail goes down to Grand Ave where it loops around to the west side and heads north just past Bell Rd. This loop is about 9 miles and with the underpasses is completely free of car traffic. Along the trail are a few rest areas that have benches, one of the rest spots has a pavilion and water fountain.
When you take the trail north of the park, it loops past the Peoria Sports Complex, hooks up with Thunderbird Paseo Park and meanders southeast and connects to the canal trail. I have taken this down to Central Ave.Listed in: I want to ride my bicycle...
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Review from Kerstin M.
Phoenix, AZ
5/24/2008
This awesome park and recreation center makes me wish we lived in Peoria. We were here today for a FRAG (reef tank geeks) picnic and the whole area is new and beautiful with lots of different amenities. We saw sand volleyball courts, a spashground (with critters spouting water) for the little kids, a skate park packed with older kids, picnic ramadas, fishing areas, baseball fields, batting cages, and a duck pond. There is even a Starbuck's.
We were at the group ramada BBQ pavilion, the likes of which I have never seen before. It was a huge covered circle of about a dozen BBQ grills with ventilation hoods hanging above and a cement "bar" from which to serve on the outside circle and smaller cement "tables" behind on which to do prep work. There were also sinks in the center to wash up. Surrounding this circle of grills were corresponding ramadas with picnic tables numbered for your group. What a fantastic set up!
Great job, Peoria! -
Review from Amanda B.
Tucson, AZ
2/17/2008 1 photo
Rio Vista Park has everything one could ask for. There's a big playground for larger kids and a smaller playground to keep the toddlers from being squished. A splash pad is turned on during the summer months and there's regular access to sports fields and courts. A new rec center opened and I am yet to check it out. With all of the activities, there appears to be something for everyone.
Ramadas can be rented for parties throughout the day and are scattered across the park.
This is easily my favorite park in the area (sometimes tied with Saguaro Ranch Park in Glendale), but my one complaint is that it's too popular these days. At times during the weekend and afternoons, it's too overrun to relax and have fun and I'm actually starting to spend time at the smaller parks to avoid the crowds. -
Review from Faith D.
I continue to be impressed with this community park and recreation center. I spent a morning and afternoon with my family at the park area. It was perfect!
There are ample spaces for eating, BBQing, and playing. There's a fun water area where kids can spray each other. The bathrooms are kept very clean.
Since I was here last, the Starbucks has closed.
If I had a large event, I would want to host it here. Great entertainment for the entire family!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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12/25/2009
I want one! Peoria, please talk with Charlotte about making another community center just like this… Read more »
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Review from Natalie W.
Chandler, AZ
4/26/2007
This huge, 52-acre park has just about everything:
A skate park for the teens, a playground for the kids, and a "tot lot" for the littlest kiddies.
There's an urban lake, lighted volleyball courts, softball fields, jogging paths, and picnic ramadas with BBQ grills for the whole family.
It also has a splash pad for those days it's just too hot to do much else. -
Review from Jose G.
San Jose, CA
7/27/2008
Fun for Everyone! My daughter had a softball tournament here and the facilities are awsome! They have everything you could ask for out of a community park. For example, softball/baseball fields, batting cages, skate park, rec center/ gym, sand volleyball courts, splash pad, and they even have a few fishing ponds for those wanting to relax. I also saw that they had teen dodgeball tournament going on in their rec center. They probably have some more stuff to do there that I didnt get a chance to check out cause this place is huge! They have a baseball store and a Starbucks also! Very cool place.
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Review from Aaron S.
Peoria, AZ
8/26/2009
Great place to hang out everything from fishing to batting cages even indoor rock climbing
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Review from Marc B.
1/8/2011 38 Check-ins Here
awsome gym, close to work, nice staff, CLEAN. you can fish here too.
