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 Discovery Park - Gilbert, AZ Posted by:  simpjkee
N 33° 17.582 W 111° 44.348
12S E 431181 N 3684017
Discovery Park is located on the Northwest corner of Santan Village Parkway and Pecos Road in Gilbert, AZ.
Waymark Code: WM8V3Q
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2010
Views: 18
Discovery park is a 48 acre park in Southeast Gilbert, AZ. The park features 5 multi use fields, basketball courts, sand volleyball pits, 2 ponds, a small playground, a network of multi use trails, and 8 picnic ramadas (with power and bbq grills). Ramadas can be reserved for events.
Discovery Park was named after the discovery of fossils of a Columbian Mammoth near the site a year earlier. After a naming contest, the mammoth came to be known as Tuskers. Exact replicas of the fossils found can be seen at Southeast Regional Library.
The park is located on the Northwest corner of Santan Village Parkway and Pecos Road. Park hours are from 5:30am to 10pm daily.
Name: Discovery Park
Street Location: 2214 East Pecos Road
Local Municipality: Gilbert
State/Province, etc.: AZ
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: The discovery of "Tuskers" the Columbian Mammoth
Date Established: 2006
Picnic Facilities: Ramadas, Tables, BBQ Grills, Restrooms, Drinking Fountains
Recreational Facilities:
Multi Use Fields, Basketball Courts, Sand Volleyball Pit, Playground, Amphitheater
Monuments/Statues: Tuskers Memorial Plaque
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None
Fountains: None
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Man-Made Ponds
Special Events: None
Traditional Geocaches:
None
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