The Desert Botanical Garden is an outdoor museum dedicated to the preservation and education surrounding Arizona’s native plants. The Desert Botanical Garden has seasonal hours. From October until April the hours are 8 in the morning until 8 at night. In May through September the garden opens at 7 a.m.

If you have a large family, there may not be a better outdoors spot for a picnic or gathering than Kiwanis Park. Set aside from the playing fields, just over the hill from the lake, are a pair of covered tables. Each table holds 20 people with a six foot BBQ grill right there for use! How's that for hosting your large family.