Comments on: Gilbert’s Cosmo Dog Park features waterfront activities

By: Town of Gilbert Scores High As A Safe Community in Arizona | Phoenix Arizona Waterfront Homes

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:48:29 +0000

[...] fishing lake. Your canine companion will love you to death when you visit Gilbert’s Cosmo Dog Park. While not a park, you may be surprised to learn that Gilbert has an ice skating rink at Polar Ice. [...]

By: gordonbaker@remax.net

gordonbaker@remax.net — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:27:27 +0000

Carey,
The shade will come with time as the trees mature. I thought the biggest negative was the lack of grass due to so many visitors. They should close down sections on a rotating basis to give it time to stay healthy and endure the high traffic. I’ve been there a couple of times and the lake was always in good condition. The pictures you see were taken in April 2009, less than 6 months ago. I have to give the Town of Gilbert credit for providing a park such as this, and only hope that the visitors can do their part in helping maintain it. Specifically, cleaning up after their dogs.

By: Carey

Carey — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:57:56 +0000

#1?! Really? Have you been there? First off there is not enough parking, the sidewalk to enter the park takes you on a hefty hike AROUND the rolling hills, so if you have a dog that is in a hurry to get to his favorite place be ready for a long walk. Next, lets look at the “wonderful” lake with poor circulation and filtering that is always filthy and covered in film.
Ther is NEVER any tennis balls or toys left there either. I have left some several times but they are never there after cleaning.

Next, the grass…or the LACK THERE OF! The place is COVERED in mud and has NO TREES! This picture you provide shows the area around the dog park and is about a year old if not more.
In AZ can you imagine no shade anywhere. Besides the few benches away from the main play area with one cover, there is no shade anywhere or coming soon due to the trees all dying off.
The biggest complaint still has to be the mud and lack of shade. They close this park every August to “improve it” and all everyone wanted was shade and GRASS, so the park stayed closed all August for us to return just this morning to…MUD and NO SHADE. You can’t even tell what they did if anything besides take out the dead trees (still leaving two) and watering the mud.

This is NOT the best dog park by any means. The rolling hills makes your walks rather tiring, the sidewalks dont even go in the more fun areas, there are ants all over the tables and benches as well as spiderwebs from there lack of use, and there is no grass except in places where you are not supposed to walk your dogs. Someone that actually visits this park should try visiting it more often, or looking at the other parks in the area like Virgina and Greenfield or the Scottsdale Park.

By: Day Three « Julia Ras's Blog

Day Three « Julia Ras's Blog — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:05:34 +0000

[...] road to Cosmo Dog Park where I stopped and snapped a couple photos, then back to Higley where I snapped a couple more [...]

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Gilbert Waterfront Homes for Sale and Lake Communities — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:44:40 +0000

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