# Kid-friendly places in Scottsdale

27 listed places in Scottsdale: 14 playgrounds and things to do, 7 restaurants and 6 hotels. Each lists high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus and wheelchair access where known.

Last updated 2026-10-01, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## Narrower lists

- [Kid-friendly restaurants in Scottsdale](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/scottsdale/restaurants) (7)
- [Family-friendly hotels in Scottsdale](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/scottsdale/hotels) (6)
- [Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Scottsdale](https://ourplayday.com/places/in/scottsdale/playgrounds) (14)

## Places

1. [Great Wolf Lodge Arizona](https://ourplayday.com/places/great-wolf-lodge-arizona-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). The one with the indoor water park, kept warm all year, plus Wolf Den suites with a separate bunk-bed room for kids.
2. [Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North](https://ourplayday.com/places/four-seasons-resort-scottsdale-at-troon-north-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). Two-bedroom casitas, some with full kitchens and their own plunge pool, and a kids' club with a game room and small movie theater.
3. [The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-phoenician-a-luxury-collection-resort-scottsdale-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). A splash pad with misting turtles and water cannons, a waterslide and seven pools, plus the Funicians kids' club.
4. [Cactus Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/cactus-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). Two shaded play structures and paths around the park for scooters and bikes, so older kids can ride loops while smaller ones climb.
5. [Fairmont Scottsdale Princess](https://ourplayday.com/places/fairmont-scottsdale-princess-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). Two 200-foot waterslides, a white-sand beach pool and fishing in the lagoon, plus a kids' club.
6. [Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort](https://ourplayday.com/places/grand-hyatt-scottsdale-resort-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). Ten pools with a twisting waterslide, a sandy beach and a baby beach for the smallest ones, plus a playground.
7. [Brat Haüs](https://ourplayday.com/places/brat-ha-s-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). A German beer garden with shade trees, long tables and cornhole and Jenga on the lawn, so kids play while you finish.
8. [Chaparral Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chaparral-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). An inclusive playground with a sensory climbing wave, a face-to-face swing and buttons that play sounds, all on smooth rubber a wheelchair can roll across.
9. [Chesnutt Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/chesnutt-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). Playsets sit right next to the splash pad, so kids go back and forth between wet and dry without you moving.
10. [Florence Ely Nelson Desert Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/florence-ely-nelson-desert-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). A spray pad and a playground beside a short desert nature trail, so there's some cactus spotting between runs through the water.
11. [Horizon Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/horizon-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). Two play areas split by skill level and a water and sand play area, so toddlers have their own space to dig.
12. [Isabella's Kitchen](https://ourplayday.com/places/isabella-s-kitchen-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). A lawn where kids can run around with a ball, plus fire-pit tables on the patio overlooking the golf course.
13. [North Italia](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-italia-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). Crayons arrive as soon as you sit, and the kids' menu runs to wood-fired cheese pizza and meatball sliders.
14. [Paiute Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/paiute-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). A splash pad with shaded seating right beside it, plus a playground, so whoever's watching gets to sit out of the sun.
15. [Pima Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/pima-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). A splash pad with water jets right next to the playground and a climbing feature, so kids can switch between the two all afternoon.
16. [Scottsdale Civic Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/scottsdale-civic-center-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). A kids' garden and a water and fog plaza among the downtown lawns, so a walk through Old Town has a cool-off stop.
17. [The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-westin-kierland-resort-spa-scottsdale) (hotel, Scottsdale). A FlowRider surf machine and a supervised kids' camp, so older kids get a challenge and younger ones a club.
18. [Vista del Camino Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/vista-del-camino-park-scottsdale) (playground, Scottsdale). A water play area with shaded seating, a couple of playgrounds and lakes to walk around, so there's enough for a whole morning.
19. [Daily Dose](https://ourplayday.com/places/daily-dose-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). Breakfast all day, with s'mores pancakes and chocolate-strawberry cakes, on an indoor-outdoor patio.
20. [McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/mccormick-stillman-railroad-park-scottsdale) (park, Scottsdale). A narrow-gauge train, a 1950 carousel, a Western-town playground and a big splash pad, and you pay ride by ride, so it can be a long, easy morning.
21. [OdySea Aquarium](https://ourplayday.com/places/odysea-aquarium-scottsdale) (aquarium, Scottsdale). Stingray touch pools, penguins and a theater that rotates between tanks, so even a short attention span gets a lot of animals.
22. [Sugar Bowl](https://ourplayday.com/places/sugar-bowl-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). A pink ice cream parlor going since 1958, with banana splits, a mini arcade, and burgers and grilled cheese for the actual meal.
23. [The Thumb](https://ourplayday.com/places/the-thumb-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). A gas station with a barbecue counter and a big fish tank kids head straight for, plus pulled-pork sliders sized for them.
24. [Volanti](https://ourplayday.com/places/volanti-scottsdale) (restaurant, Scottsdale). Watch planes take off and land at the airport from your table, which keeps kids busy through the whole meal.
25. [Butterfly Wonderland](https://ourplayday.com/places/butterfly-wonderland-scottsdale) (attraction, Scottsdale). A glass conservatory with thousands of butterflies flying around you, plus a room where you can watch them come out of the chrysalis.
26. [Museum of Illusions Scottsdale](https://ourplayday.com/places/museum-of-illusions-scottsdale-scottsdale) (museum, Scottsdale). Rooms where you seem to grow, shrink or walk on walls, and a puzzle bar, best for kids about six and up.
27. [Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs](https://ourplayday.com/places/pangaea-land-of-the-dinosaurs-scottsdale) (attraction, Scottsdale). More than 50 life-size moving dinosaurs, a dig pit and fossil panning, so dinosaur kids have plenty to do beyond looking.

## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Any page linked above is also served as markdown by adding .md to its address.

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