It is a great park to take your dog for a walk. Very pretty! I give it a 4.5…read moreI only gave it a 2 because my dog and my friend's dog , got many ticks! Be careful! Not the parks fault , just be careful with your dog.

If your looking for beautiful blue water, breathtaking sunsets and the possibly of seeing dolphins…read moreand/ or manatee, this is it! Interested in the Lemon Bay ecosystem? The best was to learn about the mangrove and its creatures is through a local on the water tour, like a cruise. I highly recommend "Native Charter Company" -- family owned, native to the area, passionate about the Lemon Bay ecosystem, $25.00pp for one hour. They are licensed and take your safety seriously. Search them on Yelp, read my review plus pictures. TIP: wear sunscreen and shoes!!

Inglewood parks are some of the cleanest parks and safest parks you can go to. Jim's bathroom grab…read morebars 9416264296 Great place to take the kids

Thrilled to be the first to review this stunning new park located only a few blocks from Dearborn…read moreSt and the charming food/shopping corridor of Englewood. This park has it all: -clean new bathrooms with baby changing stations -plenty of shade -tennis courts -basketball courts -playscapes for all ages -plenty of park benches and picnic benches -parking -newly paved sidewalks Congrats to Englewood on this shiny new park!

Nice shaded areas at this playground hidden in the middle of the Rotonda Community Park. There is a…read morebike trail, shaded area with picnic tables, a tennis court and restrooms.

If you are looking for a place to just unwind and stroll around in this is the place!! Not many…read morepeople at all & just calming to walk around with your thoughts. Coming here definitely helped me unwind after a rough morning.

This beach is SO popular there's always a line to get in to park. The parking lot is very small…read more You can park along the main road but be mindful of where - there are no parking signs all around. We finally made it this weekend. We went early and found a spot - but probably only because it was COLD! Didn't matter. We walked the beach anyway on that cold windy day. It's pretty beach with different shells than you can find down the way at Englewood Beach, Blind Pass Beach or Manasota Key Beach. In our 10 min walk I scooped up a bunch of shells and TONS of sharks teeth. Hoping to make it back on a warm sunny day :)

Stump Pass Beach State Park Manasota Key Florida $3 to get in small parking lot well secluded and…read moreso many shells...well worth it! Definitely do-able again and again!! If I lived here I would come here 3-4 times a week! The water was gorgeous and we saw some dolphins playing in the water! There might have been 40 people spread out here at this beach...so gorgeous w my cousin Shari

15 miles paved bike trail at Charlotte County. Restrooms at…read moreboth end,plus bike pump stations. Very civilized. Has numerous rest areas along the path,with extra parking lots,picnic tables and porter potties too. Well traveled,but still quite,peaceful and nature focused. We seen a raccoon,gopher tortoise,several tropical birds on our 2 hour leisure bike ride. Glad we find this! I'm surprised The Pioneer Trail is not advertised more, but I guess others loss is our gain. We'll be back!

This is, I believe, the first rails to trails established in Florida. It is narrower than most…read morerails to trails and sufficiently accommodates foot, bike and skating traffic. Lots of nature to see along this one way 6.5 miles or roundtrip 13 miles from gopher tortoise, gators, fish and fowl to greenery, bridges and the fresh outdoors. Very flat trail. Leads to Boca Grande Gasparilla Trail and beautiful water views. Plenty of shade, benches, rest rooms, parking and some water at various trailheads.

It costs $3 roundtrip to ride your bike across the Gasparlla Island Causeway and it is worth it to…read moretravel on a dedicated privately owned bike path. The Gulf and harbor views are gorgeous and inviting. The path is flat once you navigate the two draw bridges. It takes you along a shaded trail where you can see armadillo and colorful iguana and lots of birds from ospreys in nests to egrets, herons, ibis and maybe an eagle. Stop and enjoy some island shopping, drinking and eating in the village of Boca Grande. Or ride straight through to the Gasparilla Island State Park and see more of the shoreline and lighthouse. Keep to your side if the trail ad you will be sharing the pavement with electric carts, which are abundant on the island. Dogs welcomed on trail, too.

This is a favorite beach for a lot of locals though the causeway that gets you there has a $6 toll…read more Boca Grande reminded me of a cross between perhaps Key West and Key Biscayne. I'm told it has an attraction for those who don't like to go to the beach then turn around to see a wall of Condominiums staring them in the face. The State Park there is worth a visit $3 parking) and the principle form of local transportation is Golf Carts even though you can arrive by gas powered iron horse...for now. Should you arrive by private jet, the former Rotonda International Airport (now hailing as Coral Creek Airport) is just a short jaunt down the road. Very low profile.

This beach is only about 3 miles from our Florida house. It's easy to get to and most of the…read moretime, there is plenty of parking (free parking). The beach is clean... and the sunsets.... You absolutely cannot beat the view.

Beautiful place and the water is very blue and clear. I would love to live hereGreat place to hunt…read moreshells

This is a great big park near the Englewood History Museum. A playground is between them. A…read morehistorical marker discusses the former airport that was on the site and Tamiami Trail (road to Miami) history. I think group camping events use this area? Dogs are allowed only in the trail section. Some native plantings would be a great addition to the very very large grassy areas. But green space is always good. Park it!!!

We were driving back to our vacation rental and came across this park. We stopped so the kids could…read moreplay for a while! It was a nice playground with somewhat clean restrooms.