Tempe Beach Park ID: 1230 | This file appears in: Tempe Beach Park Tempe residents enjoy swimming in the Salt River at Tempe Beach Park. Swimming was not allowed at the new Tempe Town Lake as officials claim that the lake needs to "biologically establish itself." | Date: 1923 | Source: Tempe History Museum; William Porter, "230 Acres of Water to Be Centerpiece of Rio Salado," The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), August 3, 1997. Download Original File SourceTempe History Museum; William Porter, "230 Acres of Water to Be Centerpiece of Rio Salado," The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), August 3, 1997.Date1923 "Tempe Beach Park " appears in: Tempe Beach Park