Neighborhood in Tempe · Maricopa County
Mitchell Park
Mitchell Park’s residential area in west Tempe grew around a postwar development and former school site.
Postwar residential streets, an 11-acre park and a dog-run maintenance schedule
About Mitchell Park
Mitchell Park’s residential area in west Tempe grew around a postwar development and former school site. Today the 11-acre park at Mitchell Drive and Ninth Street offers play areas, sports courts, a skate park and a dog run. Dog-run maintenance and picnic-space arrangements matter for routine visits.
Postwar housing around the former Mitchell School
The city traces Mitchell Park East and West to residential development William W. Mitchell began after World War II, between University Drive and 11th Street. Its current association directory lists Mitchell Park as a neighborhood name.
The public park occupies part of the former Mitchell School campus, with residential blocks around it.
Sports and play at Mitchell Drive and Ninth Street
The 11-acre park is at Mitchell Drive and Ninth Street, with published hours of 6 a.m.–midnight. Facilities include basketball and volleyball courts, ball fields, a soccer field, a skate park, playground, grills and picnic tables. The parks contact is 480-350-5200.
The dog run closes on Wednesday mornings
The city lists the dog park as open 6 a.m.–midnight, except for maintenance on Wednesdays from 6 a.m.–1 p.m. The maintenance closure is specific to the dog run.
Picnic ramadas and reservable facilities use different arrangements
Mitchell Park has ramadas, but it is not named on the city’s current list of parks with reservable ramadas. Tempe states that non-reservable ramadas are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a gathering that needs a guaranteed shelter reservation, the parks page lists other locations and the reservation process. Parks staff at 480-350-5200 can explain the current arrangements for a particular space.
Neighborhoods and districts near Mitchell Park
The closest neighborhoods and districts in Tempe, measured center to center.
- 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.
- 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 miHoldemanHoldeman is a west Tempe residential neighborhood north of Broadway Road, between the Priest and Hardy Drive corridors.
- 1.2 miDaley ParkThe Daley Park neighborhood sits south of ASU around the park at College Avenue and Encanto Drive.
- 1.5 miBroadmorBroadmor is an established residential neighborhood around College Avenue south of Broadway Road.
- 2.6 miAlegre CommunityAlegre Community’s residential streets lie near Hayden Lane and Don Carlos Avenue in east Tempe, north of Apache Boulevard.
Guides about Mitchell Park
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- City lists Clark Park, Mitchell Park and Holdeman associationsCity of Tempe — neighborhood association linksSource checked Read live in browser; association names are orientation evidence, not certified parcel boundaries.
- Postwar neighborhood history,11acres, park facilities, hours and dog-run closureCity of Tempe — Mitchell ParkSource checked
- Reservable-ramada list, first-come use of non-reservable ramadas and contactCity of Tempe — park reservation arrangementsSource checked Mitchell is absent from the current reservable-ramada list; no reservation availability or electricity promised.