Saguaro Ranch Park

Plenty of open areas for my kid to run around and play. Had a blast. Decent bathrooms. Some areas aren’t as well light as they should but I guess the park technically closed at 6. 2 nice play areas for the little ones. Swings, slides and plenty more. Overall nice, new to the area so as of now this is our go to park.

This is a really beautiful park with the perfect blend of amenities. There are tons of BBQ grills — some under ramadas, some under shaded trees with large grassy areas to spread out. They have playgrounds, sand volleyball, softball fields, dog park, soccer fields and the coolest part is that it’s rich with Arizona history back to the 1800’s.
I’ve been coming here as a child, my 7^th birthday party was here and I’ve been to a lot of family members party’s at this park, it’s always a great time.

I love this park! It’s huge. Lots of parking and room to walk around and spread out. There is grass here, and palm trees… And some old farm buildings and equipment. There are also lots of pigeons, a couple peacocks and some cats hiding around here and there. Peaceful, quiet, serene place I like to come eat lunch and walk around. One of the best kept secrets in the Phoenix area.

I like taking my nephew to this park. It’s nice clean and newer equipment for the kids to play on. The barbeque area is nice as well. I’m going to miss this place when I go back to Minnesota.

Loved it. Peacocks r cool. They have beautiful layout. The park is clean!!! I usually dislike going to parks but this one is amazing.

WOW this place is one of the coolest time warps around! I can’t believe I never knew about it!
As Norm R. said, this is part of William Bartlett’s ranch dating back to 1886 with many original restored structures, some are brick and wood and one is stucco, and they all have that wonderful weathered old look to them that just makes you wonder «if these walls could speak, what stories would they tell?»
You can peek inside the buildings and see the furniture, tools and stuff they used during the pioneer days and get a sense of what life was like in Old West Arizona.
You can also wander around the property and look at and even touch (but no climbing please!) lots of cool rusty old farm machinery, wagons and equipment, and wonder about what it was used for.
I also saw: a blacksmith shop, a reproduction of a well building that would have been used in the 1920’s, something that looked like a locomotive engine, a dairy barn, a cornfield, a citrus orchard, grapevines, a rose garden, peacocks, rooster chasing a hen, the cutest white bunny I’ve ever seen in my life, and 7 beautiful princesses in ball gowns and tiaras posing for quincenera pictures.
All around the property are educational signs with info and photos about the original ranch and what life was like from the 1890’s thru the 1930’s (when the ranch was at the peak of production).
I didn’t get a chance to take a tour, but I think that would be an excellent idea! The website says that tours are held Thursdays thru Saturdays, 10 AM — 2 PM, and Sundays 1 — 4 PM.
I saw a sign that says you can even rent parts of the property for special events. (I gotta save up for a major shindig now!)
It’s the perfect spot for an afternoon stroll when it isn’t unbearably hot, and there are tons of park benches where you can just rest and relax. If you have kids they will be super happy to see all the cool stuff and run around after the peacocks. Just don’t let them climb all over everything or lose them in the cornfield, and you’ll be good.
So, so glad this wonderful slice of Glendale’s history has been preserved.
And admission is FREE!

This park has two main areas. There is a clean, well-​maintained general recreational area with spacious lawns and picnic/​dining pavilions, as well as an area with large grills and food prep tables. There is also the historic area which used to be the well-​irrigated working farm that William Bartlett built in 1886. Many of the original structures are still there — the beautiful main house and guest house, the fruit packing shed, the dairy barn, and other buildings, all well-​maintained and/​or restored. These are surrounded by orchard and garden areas, and it is truly a pleasure to stroll around the grounds and appreciate this trip of a more than century back in Glendale’s history.