BEAUTIFUL ballpark for spring training built like a full-size regular ballpark. Nice wider seats and deeper rows. Love the variety of concessions. And tons of parking!
My favorite stadium in the Cactus League till I find better. It's the second youngest stadium to the Cubs new ballpark, and it had every amenity needed for a great experience. Parking is well set-up and affordable. What I really liked, was complimentary gallon-sized squeeze dispensers of sun block for folks who may have not thought of that. Clean and spotless, and a great day out at the ball park...
We landed from Minnesota and came directly here for a Diamondbacks/Oakland A's game. I cannot say how great my family thought this was for a baseball venue. This was our first trip to spring training and we were in love with the facilities. The seats are all fantastic. You feel like you are right on the field. Great sight lines. The food was delicious. Everything in the stadium was clean. If we would have had another couple days we would have returned to watch another game. Pricing for seats is more than fair. Tip: The Lawn had sunshine during the entire 1:05 game. The first baseline seats were almost all shaded by the 4th inning. A little chilly.
Salt River Fields is big and beautiful, but lacks the character of some of the other spring training facilities in the Cactus League. They also will not allow you to bring food into the stadium. My wife had prepared a gluten free sandwich for the game and she was told to throw it out.
We just got back from spring training and this stadium is top notch. After going to the spring training facilities in Florida, this place blows them out of the water. I don't know what else you could ask for in a place to watch a baseball game.
Spring Training gets you up close with the players/action for a reasnoable cost; seats were avail online or at the park.
It's hard to compare a spring training stadium with a major league stadium full of history, but one can give it a shot. First off parking is rather easy and a quick walk with shuttles, the seats might be the biggest I have ever experienced, concourse was wide and shaded and the food was fantastic (pizza, steak sandwiched and beer from colorado and Arizona. Even the logo is pretty neat (for those of you who havent seen it, it's a snake making the rockies logo, which is a great combo for the two teams present. The Diamondbacks and Rockies have their stores and office on different sides. For tow rivals the stadium is shared seamlessly. If I have one slight against my experience (which I am searching for) is their team stores are rather pedestrian, but both franchises are rather young so I give it a pass. I'm excited to come back.
Great little stadium bought lawn seats but never spent a second in them. Watched the game from all over the stadium just walking around. Good concessions the lines move quickly plenty of bars around the main area makes for quick drinks. Couldn't think of a better way to spend an afternoon with friends.
We are not baseball fans but here in Scottsdale for the winter. Decided to go and see what a spring training game to see what it is all about. Coming from the northeast everything seemed priced OK, but $8.00 for a beer seemed a bit much. Check out the web page, they did allow two bottles of water each which would have cost us $16.00! Loved the stadium, great design. Buy tickets along the first base line to stay out of the sun in March. We sat in section 109 and the seats were perfect. We arrived early to walk around and eat before the game. Plenty of food stands to choose from, we had Asian noodles! D Backs played the Oakland A's and they lost, fans are rather subdued (compared to Boston). Location is real easy to get to off the 101. Parked in the $5.00 lot. Staff are really nice...made you feel welcomed. We would definitely go back next year.
Of all the spring training parks in AZ this is my favorite. It's clean it's new and it's very convenient to get to. It's off the 101 and there is plenty of parking. The concessions are decent also. I believe there is a shuttle to and from the Casino so make it a fun day!!