Did you see that gymnast from UCLA that nailed a perfect ten this week? Amazing! Lakeview Village…read morePark is like the girl who finished in fifth place of that competition of Hillsborough County Parks. Just like that fifth place finisher's routine, there were some great things about it. The duck pond halfway along the one-fourth mile circular trail, top notch. Beautiful Lily pads floating on top of the water, great shade, some nice flowers along the bank. The basketball court seemed to be in really good condition and the playground with its four different slides and swings (two for the big kids, two for the toddlers) and balance beam also drew quite a crowd. Unfortunately, when put up against perfection, the warts, well, more like the ho hums are very apparent. Lakeview Village Park has a very ho hum picnic area. It features three picnic tables squeezed under a less than illustrious pavilion. There are some 10.0 picnic areas in the Hillsborough County Parks system, Lakeview Village Park is not one of them. Also ho hum was the bathroom. While its good they had one, some parks don't, the men's room I was in had ants flowing into the sink like crazy. Oddly enthralling but it also reminded me too much of the time my brother dropped (and broke) his ant farm in my bed. Not cool... So, while Lakeview Village Park is an ok park to visit, especially if you live in the area, it isn't the kind of place to go out of your way to visit. When put up against some of the perfect parks Hillsborough County has to offer, it falls a few tumbles, flips and landings short. Its like a finishing-fifth-when-Katelyn-Ohashi-puts-on-a-performance-worthy-of-a-10.0 type park. I could also see Branchton Park being a bit of a lover's paradise. There are benches placed periodically around the loop. They are far enough apart so as to offer you the feeling of being alone in the world. That's why they would be perfect for sitting with a date, holding hands and eating sushi. Or reciting poetry.Two baby swings, two older kid swings. Basketball court. Balance beam. Four slides. 1/4 mile jogging/hiking trail. Duck pond. Three picnic tables under a small pavilion

What a hidden gem! Driving through town and had to stop at Walmart which helped me spot this. Park…read morewas very well secure with fence line, divided into big/little dog sides and the grounds were very well kept! Fresh water spigots, looks like the majority of dog owners pick up after their pets, and there is ample seating (even covered!). Easy peasy parking - wish this place was closer!

Searching for True Love & Forgiveness? Talk to GOD and get a…read moreDOG! #ReflectDogs Love & Forgiveness Man oh man am I fortunate!! It's a good thing this dog park isn't in Temple Terrace otherwise I would be eating my words about the last dog park I went to there being the nicest dog park in the area. This one is a lot bigger and a lot nicer and parking is very very close and you can easily walk around the interior of the fence line, and it is quite a ways. There is a nice shaded gazebo right in the middle with benches underneath it and there are large old growth trees spaced all over with benches underneath them also for shaded seating. There is all kinds of room for dogs to run and play and there is a nice concrete pathway that goes out to the Shaded structure. There are also multiple poop bag dispensers, trash cans, and water fountain.

We went to Promised Land for our long awaited glamping experience only to be told that our…read morereservation had been cancelled. we were told that Timberline sent notification of such in an April email. Funny thing is.... we never received this email but lo and behold when we contacted them they were able to find our email and phone number. hmmmmm! Their irresponsible attitude leaves us bewildered. We will never have anything to do with Timberline again!,,

This was an easy jaunt from Tampa for the weekend. The "glampsites" are located in the Hillsborough…read moreState Park among all the regular camp sites. The accommodations are beyond comfortable- a/c, fan, fridge, coffee maker, outlets to charge devices, and a comfortable bed. We basically had the comforts of a hotel room while being on a camping trip. The esthetics and convenient set up ensures we'll definitely be back!

Great time. A goid mix of touring the swamp, seeing the various animals and plants, most notably…read morethe beautiful cypress trees. Our captain really knew a greatbdeal and I learned a great deal about the swamps. Saw a real cold-water spring, and he got us into some open water where he could show what anbairboat can do. We came thinking it would be a cute but cheesey way to kill a day. At best a kitchy tourist trap, and at worst an overpriced, boring tourist trap. It was neither. It was fun and also surprisingly informative. We all (there were 6 of us) had a great time and will definitely go back.

IT was fun! I wish we saw more wildlife but it was so flippin hot I understand why the animals were…read morehiding .. we did see a few alligators and flew around the lake! I took my team, and we were able to buy a bucket of Bud Light and drink it on the ride. It doesn't get more MERRICA than this! PS Nice A/C and bathroom facilities where you pay and VERY friendly people who work there!

Nice park and a cool place for me to jog some laps. Not really shaded so if you bring your kids…read morekeep that in mind. Can get very hot.

This park is nice. The playground isn't huge. I didn't see bathrooms either but I may have missed…read morethem. There's a basketball court. Lots of field. One big tree that provides some good shade. There were four tables under the pavilion which was plenty of space for the group I was with.

Captain Larry and crew were awesome!! Boat ride to an island in the gulf where we were stayed for…read morehours with music, fantastic food, and great waves. Highly recommend booking a boat day with Captain Larry - you won't regret it!

Had a very enjoyable day!!! A group of 30 of us went for a day cruise on the river & into the Gulf…read morefor a bit. We chattered from 11am-3pm. Stopped for lunch at Whiskey River, which was arranged by the captain. Very relaxing trip with a little history thrown in. Thinking about doing a charter for Hub's 65th birthday coming up.

Well there's a lot I could say but I'll keep it short this place is a joke which is sad because…read morewhen I was younger everybody want to play at eastpoint. The saddest part is the thing that makes it a joke is the board and only the board my son is on mine or a league why was he had an awesome coach the coach that coach two teams because he's point can't keep coaches or kids a coach that worked hard and believed in our kids and put a lot of time in effort in to all of his teams! Well apparently the boardmember believe means nobody's favorite Michelle got upset with Tommy our coach and thought she was going to punish him for something he had no control over she suspended our coach right before a game because on a Saturday there was a kid playing that do not fill out the registration form how was the coach supposed to know that that's the boards job she said Tommy was cheating and using illegal player this kid has played in every game this season and Michelle has been at those games keeping score and all of a sudden she wants to bring it up now also my sons registration forms are in my car and two other teammates still also have Thier paper NOT BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT TO TURN IT IN but because Michelle is never there and has not asked for it! So her clean was if the tile place about a registration form and gets hurt they could be in a lot of trouble well about my child and the other two and there's probably more because the board is very on organized they do not care about the children! So our coach left and his team is followed Eastpointe is now left before T-ball teams and one minor be that's pretty sad and it's all because we don't vote for board members the right way we pick and choose our friends Michelle does not even have kids at play at the park or have played at the park in a very long time neither does the president... anyways all I can say is if you want to sign your son up for Little League or your daughter don't go to Eastpoint!!! #teamtommy #kingsbaseball