Parks, recreation areas,
picnic ramadas, and nature trails are found throughout the city. These amenities create a
vital balance to the City's incredible growth in commercial and residential development.
Unique to Avondale are the three
rivers that traverse the City - the Gila, Salt and Agua Fria Rivers. The convergence of
these rivers within Avondale presents a unique opportunity to build an open space system
around resources meant to convey flood waters.
Avondale also is home to Phoenix International Raceway, a
world-class motor sports venue nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Estrella
Mountains. Today, Avondale is a popular NASCAR destination. Each year, racing enthusiasts
and race teams converge in Avondale, spending hundreds of millions of dollars. Attendance
at PIR is equal to that of three Super Bowls and the figures are increasing each year!
Avondale's award winning Wetlands
project, assures the City an adequate water supply for the next 100 years. Avondale is the
first West Valley city to achieve this milestone.