Just like the deveoped subdivision the town parks and recs are very family friendly. A town park called Free Stone Park which sits on 65 acres and has batting cages, skate park, train rides, playgrounds, lakes and more. Another great facility the town has is the Gilbert Community center. The community center boasts a workout facility with childcare, they hold movie nights, dance classes and so much more out of this facility. For the summer time, don't forget the aquatic centers! Waterslides, pools and water fun for tots. Visit the town website to view ALL of their parks, as I only touched on just a few of what the town has to offer. 

Agricultural Roots?? Yep, in 1902, the Arizona Eastern Railway asked for donations of right of way in order to establish a rail line between Phoenix and Florence. A rail siding was established on property owned by William "Bobby" Gilbert. The siding, and the town that sprung up around it, eventually became known as Gilbert. Gilbert was a prime farming community, fueled by the construction of the Roosevelt Dam and the Eastern and Consolidated Canals in 1911. It remained an agriculture town for many years, and was known as the "Hay Capital of the World" until the late 1920s. Gilbert began to take its current shape during the 1970s when the Town Council approved a strip annexation that encompassed 53 square miles of county land. Although the population was only 1,971 in 1970 the Council realized that Gilbert would eventually grow and develop much like the neighboring communities of Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler. This proved to be a farsighted decision as Gilbert positioned itself for growth in the 1980s and beyond.

Gilbert also has a wide variety of businesses from family owned to big chains. Businesses are connected to the community through the Chamber of Commerce and the Gilbert Small Business Alliance. There are over 200,000 people living in Gilbert to support the local businesses.