Goodyear

This young “go-getter” city celebrates the pastimes of baseball and golf in a community of unsurpassed quality.

Goodyear, Arizona, recipient of both the prestigious All-America City designation and the esteemed Most Livable City Award, constantly strives to distinguish itself. As the fourth fastest growing suburban city in the country between 2000 and 2006, Goodyear’s desert vistas, majestic mountains, master planned communities with lakes, country clubs, golf courses, and active outdoor lifestyle have already attracted almost 70,000 people from all over the country. Planned from the beginning with “unsurpassed quality” in mind, this dynamic and progressive city is definitely generating a “buzz” in the hospitality, housing and retail industries. Plus, in the past couple years, this “go-getter” city has attracted major companies like Amazon.com, Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s Fullfilment Center, Sub-Zero, Tower, and Suntech. These notable companies are bringing more than 1,500 jobs to this city of opportunity.

Make your reservations for Goodyear’s 2011 Spring Training season when both major league teams from the Buckeye state – the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds – play at the new state-of-the-art Goodyear Ballpark. 

Thanks to its location on the coast-to-coast Interstate 10, just 17 miles west of downtown Phoenix, Goodyear is already home to nine national chain hotels with plans for several more.  Nestled in the shadow of the majestic Sierra Estrella Mountains, 39 miles of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails in the 20,000-acre Estrella Mountain Regional Park make Goodyear a mecca for both leisurely and stimulating activities. 

With such spectacular mountain surroundings, it’s not surprising that Goodyear plays host to some of the state’s most challenging and dramatic golf courses. The Golf Club at Estrella provides breathtaking views on this rolling desert course with multiple elevation changes. In sharp contrast are the green gently rolling fairways of Estrella Mountain Park, Palm Valley, and PebbleCreek’s Tuscany Falls and Eagle’s Nest courses. To top off the golf experience, the lush, mature greenery of the three championship courses at the nearby Wigwam Resort beckon any golfer looking for a challenge.

Already known as the “Retail Center of the Southwest Valley,” Goodyear will add over a million square feet to the five million that already exist when the planned Estrella Falls super regional mall debuts. However, due to the downturn in the economy, construction of the mall has been delayed. But when it opens, the mall’s lifestyle concept will be cutting edge in shopping center design across the country.

Design is completed for Phase I of a livable, walkable downtown destined to become another bustling retail area as well as home to civic buildings including a new City Hall and library in addition to office, university and residential uses. This future “heart and soul” of Goodyear is shovel ready and, like the mall, is just waiting for the economy to pick up.

The annual Spring Training experience, great golf, numerous hotels, scenic mountains, a thriving retail market, fabulous housing developments, and great outdoor amenities – it’s all here! Check out the Visitors Section of Goodyear’s website – goodyearaz.gov – for all there is to see and do in the area and to view interactive maps of up-to-date Goodyear retail, dining and hotel guides. But don’t stop there -- come see for yourself!

Goodyear's Best Bets

•  Catch a game and foul ball at the new Goodyear Ballpark, Spring Training home of the Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds

•  Taste some of the hottest AssKickin’ sauce this side of the Mississippi at Southwest Specialty’s Gift Shop

•  Study words that were printed more than 500 years ago at the Bible Museum

•  Gaze at breathtaking desert views and watch native wildlife while walking along the banks of the same waters that once led gold rushers to their California fortunes

•  Tackle some of the Valley’s toughest fairways at Goodyear’s spectacular golf courses

•  Get your heart pumping while hiking the incredibly beautiful Sierra Estrella Mountains

•  Satisfy your shopping fix at one of the city’s dozens of shopping locations