A Carefree Visit on Easy Street

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This is a view of the park we have in the center of the little town of Carefree, population 3,672. There’s a playground, the Carefree Desert Gardens and one of the largest sundial’s in the country. Friday means that I visit Carefree for the farmer’s market. I look forward to that each fall when the weather cools down and I can buy fresh veggies. (All photos are from my iphone, except for the one of the sundial which I googled and snagged off the internet.)

The Carefree Sundial located on Easy Street in the Carefree city center is 35 feet tall. Oh yes, it works!

This is the slide at the playground. I was surprised one Friday morning to see my outgoing, social neighbor with her little fluffy white dog Rascal going down the slide over and over. Rascal going down the slide that is, not my neighbor.

There is artwork throughout Carefree’s city center. I’ve taken a few photos of the sculptures found throughout the circle on Easy Street.

We purchased this sculpture for our house, of course in a more practical size. It was made by a local Carefree artist and only 10 of the smaller statues were made.

A bit of Carefree history.

The Carefree city center has water features, too, which is a welcome sight in the desert. My DIL, who went with me to the farmer’s market on a visit commented on how water is a priceless item in a desert, hence it’s prominent feature in the town. Words of wisdom.

I hope you enjoyed my tour of Carefree and the sights on Easy Street.

Happy Friday! What plans do you have for the weekend?

I had to add “Carefree Highway” from Gordon Lightfoot to this post.

54 thoughts on “A Carefree Visit on Easy Street”

  5. What great photos! I remember visiting that gila monster slide when I was a little kid! I had no idea where it was, so this made my day. How fun!!

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      • I was always under the impression that it was at Superstition Springs Mall, and was disappointed I couldn’t find it a decade ago when I went looking. So,this is awesome! I may need to take nieces. 😊

      • We were at the Superstition Springs Mall before we moved here and were staying in a hotel. It was during COVID and we were looking at properties with our realtor. I love where we ended up. You should take your nieces to Carefree. Maybe on a Friday morning when they have the Farmer’s Market. Or this weekend, they have an art show.

      • Yes, I will absolutely do that! I take them to McCormick Still Railroad Park all the time, which I also have fond childhood memories of. But I think Carefree would be a blasts!

    • It was really funny to see the dog going down the slide. Especially when I realized it was my neighbor from three houses away that I went to the movies with recently! I’m glad you enjoyed Carefree pictures. I’m going to revisit “Carefree Highway” by Gordon Lightfoot.

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    • The first time I saw the Gila monster slide I thought it was too scary for kids. Since then, I see kids and the neighbor’s puppy loving it! Have fun at dinner and a symphony. Sounds wonderful.

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  16. Why do I love listening to Gorden Lightfoot so much? I don’t know, but I’m not gonna stop!
    I recall visiting Carefree a few times during our short residence in Glendale; and it was always a fun visit! Who doesn’t want to live on Easy Street in a town called Carefree?
    I love that Rascal was utilizing that slide, which is the coolest one I’ve ever seen!

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