Neighborhood in Tempe · Maricopa County
Daley Park
The Daley Park neighborhood sits south of ASU around the park at College Avenue and Encanto Drive.
Residential streets south of ASU, a renovated park and Jupiter bus connections
About Daley Park
The Daley Park neighborhood sits south of ASU around the park at College Avenue and Encanto Drive. The park’s 2026 improvements add inclusive play elements and fitness stations. College Avenue’s Jupiter service connects toward campus and the public library, giving the residential area a useful local bus corridor.
The neighborhood and its 17-acre park
Daley Park is used for both the neighborhood name and the public park at College Avenue and Encanto Drive. This profile covers the surrounding residential area south of ASU; the park’s own hours and facilities apply to the recreation site.
The 17-acre park has a playground, picnic tables and ramadas, restrooms, basketball and volleyball courts, and ball fields. The city lists hours of 6 a.m.–10 p.m. and a parks contact of 480-350-5200.
Renovated play and fitness facilities
Tempe’s project page says construction finished in summer 2026. The completed work includes an inclusive playground, rubber surfacing designed by Kyllan Maney, lighting improvements, fitness stations, new trees, irrigation improvements and new site furnishings.
College Avenue provides a free local bus connection
Orbit Jupiter links the Tempe Transportation Center, ASU’s Forest Avenue/Gammage Parkway area, College Avenue/Southern Avenue and Tempe Public Library. The city uses College Avenue/Encanto Drive as an example of an Orbit flag zone, where riders can wave for a safe pickup.
On major roads including Broadway and Southern, use signed stops. The city’s Orbit page links the route’s current operating hours, maps and detours.
Study rooms at the library south of the neighborhood
Tempe Public Library is at 3500 South Rural Road, at the southwest corner of Rural and Southern. Its contact is 480-350-5500, and published hours extend to 8 p.m. Mondays–Wednesdays. Jupiter lists the library as a route timepoint.
The library has eight free study rooms for groups of 1–8, reservable with a valid Tempe Public Library card for up to two hours per day. These are separate from the larger program rooms offered for paid rental.
Neighborhoods and districts near Daley Park
The closest neighborhoods and districts in Tempe, measured center to center.
- Under 1 miBroadmorBroadmor is an established residential neighborhood around College Avenue south of Broadway Road.
- Under 1 miMaple AshMaple Ash is an older residential neighborhood west of ASU, with historic houses and flood-irrigated landscapes among its distinguishing features.
- Under 1 miClark ParkClark Park is a west-central Tempe neighborhood with a park, community center and year-round heated pool along Roosevelt Street north of Broadway Road.
- 1.2 miMitchell ParkMitchell Park’s residential area in west Tempe grew around a postwar development and former school site.
- 1.5 miHoldemanHoldeman is a west Tempe residential neighborhood north of Broadway Road, between the Priest and Hardy Drive corridors.
- 1.6 miAlegre CommunityAlegre Community’s residential streets lie near Hayden Lane and Don Carlos Avenue in east Tempe, north of Apache Boulevard.
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- Daley Park neighborhood label distinct from the park facilityCity of Tempe — neighborhood association mapSource checked Neighborhood-map labels do not certify a property boundary.
- College/Encanto location,17acres,6am–10pm and recreation facilitiesCity of Tempe — Daley Park facilities and hoursSource checked
- City says construction completed summer2026; inclusive playground, rubber surface, fitness, lighting and treesCity of Tempe — completed Daley Park improvementsSource checked Completion stated by the city project page; the past September22celebration is not published as an upcoming event.
- Free service, safe flag-zone boarding and school-zone exceptionCity of Tempe — free Orbit service and boarding rulesSource checked City page read live in browser; no frequency or travel-time promise copied.
- Transportation Center, Forest/Gammage, College/Southern and Public Library timepointsCity of Tempe — Orbit Jupiter route and timetableSource checked City-published route document used for corridor and timepoint names. Current operator route link is available from the Orbit page; departures need current schedules.
- 3500SouthRuralRoad;480-350-5500;Monday–Wednesday evening hoursTempe Public Library — location, hours and contactSource checked
- Eight free study rooms, valid library card,1–8people and two-hour daily limitTempe Public Library — study-room reservationsSource checked