Margaret T Hance Park

Unique playground in a quiet downtown neighborhood. Great for kids (Ages 3-9) to explore the climbing fixtures, which are designed to look like animals.

The restrooms are used as showers by the local population (not uncommon for a city park), so I recommend using the facilities elsewhere before you visit the park, if possible.

There is also a nice garden adjacent to the park, which is great if you need to push a stroller and kill some time.

Beautiful well maintained playground with wonderful climbing structures shaped like animals!

They also have a sand play area and a climbing wall! Our 4 year old daughter had a blast.

The only negative was the park bathroom was nasty and had signs of homeless.

I've only been here a handful of times. But came here recently for one of the free Super Bowl free concerts. ​It has hosted events for major sporting in the past. Margaret T. Hance Park is a 32-acre park named in honor of the city's first female mayor. It's located in Downtown Phoenix. It is home to the Japanese Friendship Garden, Irish Cultural Center, Burton Barr Phoenix Library and the Phoenix Center for the Arts. It's a nice park, but restrooms and drinking fountains could use an upgrade. Parking in this area can be a real pain during some of the bigger events.

Ever since they reopened this park after renovations, I've been a fan. It has decent parking, it's close to the light rail, and it's nearby several nice businesses to get coffee, lunch, or dinner. What finally pressed me into giving a review (and a five star one, at that) was checking out the dog park.
In addition to playgrounds, open space, walking paths, and sand volleyball courts, there are two dog parks: one for small dogs, and one where all are welcome. Both times I've brought my dog, he had a great time being social with other pups. There's even a doggie water fountain for those of us who sometimes forget our portable bowl.
Prior to appreciating the dog park, I've enjoyed date night picnics and volleyball games with friends in this space. It's a great addition to downtown and provides opportunities to be active and to get out of the house without spending money.

This park is very nice and I would like to see what it looks like when it's complete.

There are very cool and unique play structures. The sand box is large and covered.

The bathrooms were disgusting. My 3 year old ever said she'd wait until we got home. Hope they update them with all the other upgrades this park has had

Park centrally located just north of downtown Phoenix. The Phoenix main library is adjacent to the park. It looks to be well maintained. I do have an issue
with the lack of water fountains(I only found one working one).

Recommended.

The new children's play area at Hance Park is now done and is fabulous. There are large animal sculptures with hidden climbing ropes inside, and owl slide, a beginner rock climb area and soft wood chip covered ground - safe to fall down on plus dozens of new trees, native succulents, grasses and ocotillos.

An elevated walkway from east to west provides a nice view of the surrounding area and the picnic areas have also been modernized with several shade structures installed. It has only been open one week as of this review, go be one of the first to check it out. Fundraising is in process to continue upgrading the central and eastern portion of the park, let's hope those areas turn out as nice as the play area.

Really cool park for kids of many ages. Creative areas for them to climb. A splash pad in the hotter months and plenty of shade and spaces for parents and caregivers to keep a safe but a little distance for their kids to play.

Great park to take the kids and the dogs at the dog park. We've been going to this park for years for events and now with our toddler. For summer I recommend to go really early. Also we use this park to park the car for first Fridays!

Big wtf?!

Seriously, whomever controls the timer of the sprinkler system here is an absolute dunce. Came here with my family on Saturday at noon... and were soaked on a completely paved area by the sprinklers. Baby, wife, dog, and all.

Name a park that has sprinklers running on a beautiful Saturday at noon?!?

Arizona is full of incompetence. Tell the contractors.... "Duuurrrr people are in the park at prime hours... don't run the sprinkler to late or too early."

Absolute idiots