Sunset Park splash pad opens Saturday, May 11 min read

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Christopher Fox Graham
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Aurora Witkop runs through the Sunset Park Splash pad in June 2020. The splash pad opens for the summer on Saturday, May 1, with the hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Thursday, Sept. 30. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers

The ever-popular splash pad at Sunset Park will open Saturday, May 1, and stay open through Thursday, Sept. 30.

Located at 655 Sunset Drive, the splash pad is free to the public. The water is on a timer that can be activated between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily by pushing a button on a fixture on the south side of the pad. Park goers are encouraged to follow splash pad rules such as no running, wear shoes and no dogs permitted.

Sunset Park also boasts two shaded playgrounds and two picnic ramadas that can be rented in addition to two tennis courts and a multi-use court. Children are also sure to enjoy the StoryWalk provided by the Sedona Public Library that meanders through the park along the sidewalk.

For park ramada reservations, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (928) 282-7098.

Christopher Fox Graham

Christopher Fox Graham is the managing editor of the Sedona Rock Rock News, The Camp Verde Journal and the Cottonwood Journal Extra. Hired by Larson Newspapers as a copy editor in 2004, he became assistant manager editor in October 2009 and managing editor in August 2013. Graham has won awards for editorials, investigative news reporting, headline writing, page design and community service from the Arizona Newspapers Association. Graham has also been a guest contributor in Editor & Publisher magazine and featured in the LA Times, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He lectures on journalism and First Amendment law and is a nationally recognized performance aka slam poet. Retired U.S. Army Col. John Mills, former director of Cybersecurity Policy, Strategy, and International Affairs referred to him as "Mr. Slam Poet."

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