Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

It was a great day for baseball… sitting in the sun with not a cloud in the sky… I must say not as friendly staff as other stadiums in the area… free sun screen… make sure you apply globs… otherwise a great day and a great game of baseball…

I grew up in Boston so Fenway will always be my favorite park but this place is #2.
It’s the best spring training park by far (I’ve been to all of them in AZ)
You will LOVE this place. If you only have time to visit one place for a game, this is it!

Still a great ballpark… atmosphere is very friendly, food is great. Fun place for a family to watch a game.

I love the Talkin’ stick, one of my favorites in the Cactus League. Seats and sight-​lines are great throughout, ticket prices are reasonable, they can handle big crowds both in the stadium and outside, staff are very nice and accomodating and there are restaurant and shopping options nearby in the shopping center for before and after game entertainment.
Several things to try here; Sangria — best ballpark sangria in all of the Cactus League. Chocolate covered strawberries and bananas on a stick, if its a hot sunny day you better eat it quickly. Salty Seniority has a patio in the ‘stick.

It’s fun to come out here for a spring training game and the ball park is definitely state of the art — comfortable seats, cup holders, plenty of restrooms, lots of food options, friendly workers. .. they try hard to make it great.
The only thing that was frustrating was getting out of the parking lot after the game, which took over an hour. I suppose that’s inevitable, but it does affect one’s experience. I was wondering about riding my bike next time.
Would I go again? You bet!

It took me awhile to visit this stadium, but after two spring training games, I’m hooked!
This is an excellent venue for Spring Training, and I’m sure it’s great for all of the other events and festivals they host as well… I’ll have to go back to see that first-​hand though.
As for my two visits to date, I was pleased with the friendly staff, the bathroom situation, and the layout. I had lawn seats both times, and that was fine… great people watching too! The parking situation could use work, but it’s not horrible. The food options are what you’d expect, but I’d love to see a few more healthy options. We had popcorn, peanuts, pretzel, beer, and water, and I saw plenty of people enjoying other options including barbecue, hot dogs, nachos, pizza, etc…
I look forward to returning to Salt River Fields for more fun times with family and friends!

Everything about a day at this ballpark was perfect. The stadium, which many describe as state of the art, was just that. The traffic flow to get in and out was smooth. The stadium set up was very functional and easy to navigate. The food options here were some of the best I have seen. I actually had a tough time deciding between all the options. The park has a ton of shade areas to sit and enjoy the game. This park was a hit with the entire family and we will be back.

Great place to catch a ballgame. One of the nicest stadiums in the area. Decent food options, lots of seats, gras to sit on in the outfield, large scoreboard. Plenty of parking close by as well.

It’s a damn shame there aren’t more evening Spring Training games in Arizona! (Read on to find out why.) Stop #7 on my tour of the Cactus League is at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Welcome to the «still very new» home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies!
There is a lot to like here. Where to start??? How about the setting? Similar to Camelback Ranch, but more successful, this stadium doesn’t just belong in the desert. It becomes part of the desert. Pay attention to the walk into the stadium. The bridge, the water features, the landscaping… It’s all done so respectfully. And from my vantage point in the outfield, the stadium feels more sunken into the surroundings. This is the place to catch those spectacular Arizona sunsets! The large roof that flies over the seating and press box frames the western skies, but offers little shade in the evening.
Getting here was quick and efficient despite rush hour traffic. Parking offers two choices. $ 10 gets you closer and you park on grass. I took the $ 5 option and got dirt. It’s not that much further to walk, and the entry sequence I mentioned makes it worth the effort.
Food options are everywhere! Seriously, there are probably more food vendors here than all the other parks combined. Besides the variety, there is a good selection of local beers here, including San Tan and Four Peaks. And, the Cubs should take note here. There are no less than FOUR team stores in this ballpark.
And am I mistaken? This has to be the only Spring Training facility with an honest to goodness organ! I presume, the other teams training in Arizona don’t drag their organists to the desert each spring. That is home field advantage to the D-​Backs! There is no mistaking you are in a ballpark when the organ is playing.
Here is another feature that the Cactus League needs to adopt. Free sun block dispensers! I forgot to mention how irritating it was to get over spray from the A’s fans at Hohokam. I know it’s Arizona, but you don’t need to reapply three times!
Back to the game. The Diamondbacks played a sloppy game, but came from behind late to beat the Brewers 3 – 2. It’s hard to pull that off when you commit as many errors as runs scored. Still, it was a very entertaining atmosphere, with lots of families, kids having fun, wonderful aromas from everywhere, and another sellout crowd (just over 11,000). Yeah, Sloan is that much bigger.
Seriously, if the other stadiums aren’t going to use their lights for evening games, tear them down already. Yeah, that sounds funny coming from a Cubs fan…

State of the art facility, very difficult to attend spring training games at any other stadium. This stadium spoils you, it’s better than some big league stadiums (just smaller of course).
I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great afternoon getaway!

A fun stadium. The practice fields are accessible and have shaded seating. Also nearby restrooms available to fans before the gates open. The stadium seating has shaded seats, but not as many seats are in the shade at the beginning of the game as you might think, based on the shelters.

One of the best Spring Training fields! I think it might be nicer than some home stadiums. so many food options (including streets of New York & Salty Seniority) also awesome areas for kids to play!!! I was so impressed — now I see why the tickets are so expensive.

Seats, amenities, concessions, parking…
Experienced two fantastic spring training games here this year. Paid $ 31 for seats in section 215 and 211. 211 was in the shade the whole time and 215 got shade about an hour in (around 2pm).
Chairs are big, cup holders at every seat, and if you can limit yourself to a basic hot dog, the prices aren’t that bad for concessions. There is no outside food or drink except 2 sealed water bottles a person. Wish they had a policy that you could bring in food (popcorn, peanuts) from previous day’s games, but I realize that’s asking a lot.
Also wish they had a store that carried general spring training merchandise or rotated stock for visiting teams.
Parking was a breeze both days. Got there 45 minutes before game time and left in 8^th inning and had very limited traffic coming in (maybe 3 minutes) and none going out. $ 5 for gravel and $ 10 for grass that’s a tad closer.

My favorite time of year… Spring Training! Decided to come out for the D-​Backs and Cubs Spring Training game and am always impressed at how clean and well maintained Salt River Fields is compared to the other parks.
Of course I had to come out and try the infamous Salt River Fields Mega Dog. Mega Dog what? Delicious spicy green chili mac and cheese, topped along with smokey-​sweet pulled pork on a ½ lb juicy beef hot dog; all between a soft but delicate fresh hot dog bun.
The verdict? Not bad for ballpark food!

Great park. parking is kind of frustrating, better off parking at one of the shops on Indian Bend & walking rather than waiting in the line to park for the stadium for $ 5. Good food choices & options!

Hot Dogs — Cold
Not steamed or even Luke warm
Buns, like they just came from the refrigerator
Pizza — not hot, like an assembly line at a school lunch line… Gee, thanks all this for over $ 20
I’ll eat before I come to the next game. whatever happened to making a few things nice as simple as a hotdog at the ball park.
Major disappointment …

Great ballpark and ample onsite parking plus the pavillions lot. Sold out crowd today but did not feel overcrowded. Concession lines were long, however, observed an ebb and flow so wait times will vary. Vendor selection hasn’t changed since last year and, in my opinion, it’s limited and nothing appealed to me so I ended up holding out and getting food on the way home. Otherwise fun day at the ballpark.

Great facility and definitely is among one of the best to watch spring training in AZ. Wide open concourse level, clean restrooms and they even provide free sun block lotion along the back concourse in front of the lawn section.
FYI, if you want to stay out of the sun during a day game I suggest you get seats on the west side between home plate and first. It’s so worth it. Otherwise there is plenty good times to be had in the lawn, very affordable.

Good area for a food truck destival… clean and safe grounds… An amazing turnout for Street Eats… great variety of food trucks (over sixty).lines were short for the most part except for the lobster trucks which featured at least an hour long wait to boot. Tried one of the wood fired pizza trucks which offered pizza by the slice and they were pretty tasty… Next was cold beers and cheeseburgers that offered burger sliders ($ 6 for two)…and then my next stop was Sugar Jam bakery where I bought three tasty chocolate chip cookies ($ 5)…Last stop was Lulu Italian ice for some mango Italian ice one scoop for two bucks and it was very very good. Overall a very pleasant day with some great weather.

Beautiful well maintained ballpark. This is a great way to enjoy Spring Training baseball in the Arizona sunshine. There are different ticket options including lawn seats for only $ 9. each.
They have many different types of food and drinks from the Pima tribe’s fry bread to Maine lobster. My favorite is the large fruity Sangria!