Tucson Parks Archives

Community Centers in Tucson: The JCC, YMCA, and Tucson Racquet Club

Tucson has quite a few community centers that offer exercise facilities, swimming pools, sports, health and wellness programs, recreation, a variety of classes, childcare, and more. Some of the popular community centers are The JCC, Tucson Racquet Club, and the YMCA, which I’ll be focusing on here. These community centers offer memberships to anyone in …

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Orchard River – Surrounded by Pecan Trees in the middle of Tucson

By Nick Labriola

About the Orchard River Townhome Community Orchard River Garden Park is a unique townhome community nestled between Fort Lowell Park and the Pantano Wash in Tucson. The subdivision is east of Craycroft Road and north of Glenn Street. It occupies a former pecan orchard which provided an instant lush landscape and plenty of shade in …

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A kid's train ride going around one of the two lakes at Reid Park, located in central Tucson, Arizona.

There’s so much to do at Reid Park

By Nick Labriola

About Reid Park One of Tucson’s jewels is Reid Park located in the center of town bordered by Broadway to the north, 22nd Street to the south, Alvernon to the east, and Country Club to the west. Reid park takes up about 131 acres of land and has so much to do! Reid Park is …

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