This is a charming neighborhood park in the Kendale Lakes neighborhood of Miami. Kendale is located…read morein west Kendall, about ten miles from Miami. Henry Flagler brough his Florida East Coast Railway from West Palm Beach into the area now known as Kendale Lakes in 1903. In 1926 a hurricane devastated the area plunging it into an economic depression. The New Deal Program created by President Roosevelt helped to provide work and many CCC workers built structures all over Miami Dade County. During WWII Kendale Lakes remained largely rural as the rest of Miami sprang up. In the 1970's and 80's it was considered a bedroom community with homes owned by doctors and lawyers. Today Kendale Lakes is a well-loved suburban community with excellent schools and beautiful parks like this one. Kendale Park has a large open area for walking your dog, play, and exercise. A paved walkway winds through the park and in the center of the park is a playground and outdoor exercise equipment. This is the perfect place for people living in the community to enjoy the outdoors without having to leave the neighborhood. Anyone looking for a larger park with more amenities can avail themselves of the vast nearby Kendall Indian Hammocks Park.

Kendale Park is a quaint little park in the middle of Kendale boulevard. Its location, which is not…read morevisible from Kendall Drive, keeps the traffic away and maintains it as a community park. The large playground in its center, emphasizes that this park is mainly for children, parents, or those out for a leisurely stroll. There are signs around that say on Friday evenings, a family movie is shown in the park, but since I have never attended any of these events, I cannot be certain as to how many people attend these events and how crowded it gets. But on a typical day or night, the park is mostly empty, and those benches under trees makes you just want to sit down and watch the day dissipate into the night.

Near my house. Great park to go walk your dog, do some laps to get that cardio in, play some ball…read moreif that's your thing, work out on the community machines they have there or simply sit, enjoy the weather and people watch.

We enjoy the playground but it does have sand which I'm not too fond of. The park has a walkway…read morethat's good for a little jog. We had a good time tonight at an event hosted by Commissioner Zapata. They had bounce houses, popcorn, cotton candy, balloons, face painting, food trucks and a movie under the stars.

I really love Pinecrest. In the 1930's the areas first tourist attraction opened, Parrot Jungle and…read moreGardens. A village sprung up around it and it is now one of Miami Beach's most affluent and family friendly neighborhoods with a farmers market, bike trails, and beautiful parks like this one. Coral Pine Park is a charming and well kept 9-acre park in Pinecrest. It was a former Miami-Dade County park before being transferred to Pinecrest in 1998. Park amenities include a recreation center with an Everglades mural, lighted tennis and pickleball courts, an all-purpose field, and a shade covered playground. In addition to all of the activities in the park, Coral Pine Park is also a pineland preserve. Pineland is a globally endangered ecosystem. It is only located in south Miami, the Keys, and parts of the Bahamas. Pineland once covered 180,000 acres or 12 percent of Miami but by the time Miami turned 100 in 1996, less than 2 percent remained. Today only fragments of the Pineland remain. Pinelands contain 225 species of native plants, 20 percent of which are found nowhere else in the world. Five of the plant species are listed as federally endangered.

We walked about 2 miles to explore this park but it is currently under construction. They ha e a…read moresmall playground and lots of tennis courts. They used to have an incredibly spacious grass area for games and picnics or just soaking in the sun but that is now all blocked. They have bathrooms and a vending machine and a room that I think you can rent. Looking forward to going back and hoping they haven't removed all the grassy space

They renewed the park, it's nice but wish they would've put more slides and more musical items…read morebecause there is space for it. Also, the old park used to have more shade, so that's a big thing missing. My kids still enjoy it but if it's too hot they can't play on some of the items because it's boiling hot due to no shade.

Snapper Creek Park is named after the 4 mile long Snapper Creek that runs through the suburbs of…read moreKendall and Coral Gables. It drains out of the Everglades into Biscayne Bay at Biscayne National Park. The park is across the street from a distributary channel off the creek. Snapper Creek is a dog friendly park so feel free to bring your well behaved canine friends. There is a large open field for running and playing and paved walkways for strolling. The park is also kid friendly with an adequate shade covered playground with climbing structures and slides. The large trees provide shade and natural beauty in the park. While the park doesn't have a lot of amenities beyond the playground and benches it is still a welcome respite of nature and recreation in the neighborhood.

Our next summer adventure with kids take us to Sabal Chase Park with a category of 4.5 and more…read morethan 118 reviews located in Hammocks Kendall. Small but it has many options for the little ones in the family to play on different obstacles for the motor and muscular development of the body. Located next to a school, it's perfect for children to enjoy, as well as the surrounding community.

I discovered this darling park when I was grabbing coffee at Our Grounds which is located nearby. I…read morecouldn't help but notice the adorable playground set among beautiful landscaping. The park is on a large field that sits adjacent to the William Lehman Elementary School. It turns out everything in the nature based playground is brand new. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on May 31st of this year. The city spent $500,000 from the Quality Neighborhood Improvement Program and impact fees to redesigned the playground with the goal of getting children to spend more time outside and to encourage them to appreciate nature through play. The 4,510-square-foot play area contains inclusive playground equipment and Australian pine logs were added to provide seating. Playground equipment includes climbing nets, a double tower, spring riders, swings, a play and learn panel, and musical instruments to play. New landscaping including five oak trees, sod, and native pollinator plants along with concrete curbing, walkways, benches, and bike racks were added to enhance the area. The result of all of the improvements is a inviting play area for the community children. Improvements at Sabal Chase are part of the Miami-Dade County Parks and Open Space Master Plan which is a vision to create a sustainable system of parks, recreation and open spaces for the citizens of Miami.

Camp Matecumbe is the name of a summer camp created by the Diocese of St. Augustine on the Boystown…read moreland they purchased in 1955 in a rural part of unincorporated Southwest Miami-Dade called the Hammocks. In 2003, the 98 acre Boystown campus was sold to Miami-Dade to become a park marking the history of Operation Pedro Pan, a secret exodus of over 14,000 Cuban minors, ages 6 to 18 to the United States over a two-year span from 1960 to 1962. Parents sent unaccompanied children to the United States amid fears sparked by the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Many were sheltered here upon their arrival. Today the name Camp Matecumbe is more closely associated with a new type of nature themed playground designed by LandscapeDE. They are a design firm that creates very distinctive and creative outdoor play spaces for children. If you ever saw one you would know it instantly. They created the amazing ADA accessible playground in Pinecrest Gardens with the anole lizard ramp, a small nature themed playground for Biscayne Shores & Gardens Park, and what I think is the best example of their work, the brand new play area in Pioneer Park in Port St. Lucie. While not as large as the playground in Pioneer Park, Camp Matecumbe has more than enough to keep children entertained for hours. Invasive plants were removed and the design was developed to incorporate the endangered Pine Rockland preserve that exists in the park. A highlight of the play area is a hill with a 20 foot long slide. To reach the top children can climb native oolite block steps or a slope covered in mortared river rock. Other playground elements include musical instruments such as bells, metallophones, and chimes, a play house, swings, and a climbing net The park also has paved walkways, native plants and trees, seating, and recovered cypress river logs from Florida. I love how the design of this park incorporates elements from nature resulting in a very inviting and sustainable play area where children can enjoy the outdoors while strengthening their bodies and developing their imagination.

Only Con: no bathroom…read more Everything is on point! It has various types of swings for 10 months old and up. It has a cool slide that it's on top of like a little hill made out Coral looking cement. Then there's a toddler section with 2 slides and little section to sit on top of slide area. Also, chalkboard and musical area where kids can touch drums and bells. They have a climbing thing made out of rope. There's benches everywhere for parents to sit and to watch their kids and have a picnic (if wanted). CLEAN! CLEAN! CLEAN!

A pretty action packed little park close to the crib. A…read morecool playground and shelter so lots of space to throw a little party. Nice big field to throw or kick a ball around. Some tennis courts that need a little help. Usually enough parking but not a lot of you are having a bigger party

Nice clean park, has a play ground for the kids, huge green space to play soccer or flag football,…read morenice little circle walk way with benches to sit down and enjoy the nature.

McMillian Park is a neighborhood park in West Kendall. The park is located next door to McMillian…read moreMiddle School which opened in 1976. McMillian Middle School is highly regarded for its two internationally recognized magnet programs, the Cambridge Robotics Magnet and the Cambridge Medical Magnet for grades six through eight. Both McMillian Park and McMillian Middle School were named in honor of Howard D. McMillan (1919-1975) who began teaching at Shenandoah Elementary school in 1955. Through a series of promotions he became the associate superintendent of the Dade County Public Board of Instruction in 1971. He is best remembered for helping to integrate the Miami Dade School system in the late 1960's during desegregation. McMillian Park amenities include a baseball field, club house, covered playground, lighted soccer field. The park is used by youth baseball, football, and soccer leagues. This clean and well maintained park is an excellent recreational resource for families with kids and sports enthusiasts.

This is our neighborhood parka don't he best days to go are Sundays. A lot of children come to play…read morehere and it's nice to see familiar faces. I don't come when they host the football or baseball events as a lot of those children are usually older and some do steal. I like this playground and it's nice and shaded from the sun