At Avondale’s Festival Fields Pond, you can park beside the water and fish from shore. Use the Lower Buckeye Road entrance near South Central Avenue, then drive past the first sports lots to the one beside the pond.
Find the pond-side parking lot
Use 101 E Lower Buckeye Road, Avondale, AZ. From Lower Buckeye Road, enter the park near South Central Avenue. The Arizona Game and Fish community fishing map shows an interior parking lot between the pond and the larger ballfield complex. Follow the park drive toward the playground and splash pad, with the pond on your right as you approach the lot. If that lot is full during a game, use another marked public lot and follow the park paths to the pond.
The park has paths, ramadas and restrooms. Ask Avondale Parks and Recreation at 623-333-2400 about restroom hours, temporary restrictions or a step-free route to a casting spot. The state pond record lists 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Avondale has published general community park hours that end at 10 p.m., so check the posted hours and plan to leave by 10 unless the city confirms a later close.
Fish from dry ground and check the daily limits
The pond’s daily limits are two catfish, two trout, one bass at least 13 inches long, five sunfish and one white amur at least 30 inches long. Other species follow statewide limits. Arizona generally requires a fishing or combination license at age 10 and up. Review state license rules and exemptions and read the signs before casting. The pond prohibits boating, wading, swimming and glass containers.
Start by looking for a firm patch of bank away from the splash-pad approach and the busiest part of the path. Keep your gear out of the walking route and wait for a clear backcast. Bring water, sun protection and pliers, and take all line and hooks home. If you’re planning around trout or catfish, check the current tentative stocking schedule before leaving.
Have another shore-fishing option
If a game or park event fills the lots, Friendship Pond gives you a second Avondale option off McDowell Road. Farther east, compare parking at Desert West Lake. Browse the Arizona guide index and Destinations, or visit the Outdoor Adventures shop.
Map of the park entrance
The map uses the park’s Lower Buckeye Road street address. Follow signs inside the park to the pond-side lot.
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