Great little park to walk around when staying at the Marriott or walking along the riverfront. Not much at the park but a walk way and a few bust statues about local people. read more

Cotanchobee Park - Dog friendly park but does not like the fake alligator - Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

This is a great stop for our little. Park is usually unoccupied save for a few people riding by on bikes. There is also lots of green-space for frisby, dogs, or the occasional concert/event. Plus it's an easy walk from the free parking and restaurants at Channelside. We enjoy to park at Channelside then stop here on our way through the Riverwalk, looking at the boats and general people-watching. There is the Columbian Restaurant near the museum and food at the central Sail Bar with good... but expensive... drinks. Overall wonderful evening walk with playground and nearby water feature for the kids and beverages for the adults. If you're in south Tampa, this is a great way to spend an evening. read more

Cotanchobee Park located between the Marriot Waterside and Amelia Arena. This park is small section showcase the connection of the Tampa Riverwalk. It is the prime location of the downtown. This park is present to walk on and host event. Since it is connected the Marriot, it is well lid at night. You can walk from here to channel side easily. The water front is use for the dragon boat racing. It is fun to see the boat race here. The drum beating control the padding speed. Some time they win by a hair. Some team is mix sex and some team is just one sex. No matter what, the best team win. The Asia Fest has host here with music and dance. The dragon dance has performed here very nicely. The people will dress up their traditional clothing according to each Asia countries. It is clothing with many color. Oriental food is serve during this festival. The 97X bacon festival also host here. You can get the many type of bacon including the bacon cronut. The park is close to restaurant of the hotel or restaurant next to the park. It offer nice view while you enjoy your lunch here. Many of the office people take lunch break here. read more

Cotanchobee Park - Dragon Team - Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

We came here after eating dinner nearby. The park is pretty spread out and includes several different areas - animal themed 'playground' with an alligator to climb on, a turtle shell tunnel and another tunnel that looks like driftwood. Not really much there to keep a kid entertained for longer than 2 minutes. Right next to that is a splash pad with a very nice tribute to hero's and first responders who put the needs of others first. If you continue down the path you get to a small playground that has two slides and multiple climbing areas. I think this is more suited for 5+ and up. The one thing that bothered us about this park the most are the squirrels. I'm not sure if people feed them regularly or if they are just territorial, but they got very close to us multiple times even after we shooed them away. When you have two small babies you don't really want a curious critter getting all up in their face! Lastly there's a dock that you can go out and view the water as well as a water taxi (stop #3) area along the path. The parking is a bit dicey too - you can valet with the history building or park across the street by the Wharf and walk a little further. read more

Why 3 stars? Because it's come a long way, but there's still room to grow. --- --- --- I used to work at the Forum, when this park wasn't in existence. (Notice I typed "this" park because spelling out the name of it requires about 100 mental/physical calories. We will now refer to it as C-park.) C-park is pretty to look at and makes the experience walking along the water more pleasurable, but I don't know how many people enjoy walking around back here. Maybe I'm off, but I don't think a ton of people from Harbour Island come across the river to walk around a small park. That being said, in 2009, there was basically nothing down there...so I will give the city props for the beautification. read more

Cotanchobee Park - Cotanchobee Park - Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

I always knew about this park, but had no idea what it was called, until now. Cotanchobee / Fort Brooke Park sits along the Tampa Riverwalk and stretches from the Tampa Bay Times Forum all the way around to the Tampa Convention Center. You'll walk past the Tampa History Museum and the Marriott Waterside Convention Hotel as you follow the trails overlooking Garrison Channel separating downtown from Harbour Island. The park is very clean with kids play areas, walking trails, and lots of open green spaces for people practicing yoga, bicycling, and jogging. I saw people walking their dogs through the park, and was very happy to see them cleaning up after their pooches since I would hate to be the guy rolling out my yoga mat and practicing the downward-facing dog yoga pose in an area that was not Springtime fresh. There is lots to see and do in this section of downtown Tampa, and it is easy to make a day out of visiting some of the great museums, and then having a picnic in the park while the kids let off some steam. Oh, and they have clean restrooms too! read more

Cotanchobee Park - Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Every time I pass this park, it's desolate. There just seems to be something missing. A monument, or a giant sculpture? What about a stage? This would be a great location for some outdoor concerts. To compete with Curtis Hixon and the surrounding area, this place needs something more to bring people in. This elongated park has a nice playground for the kiddos. There is even a small splash pad at the North East corner. This park is mostly grass with plenty of trees & shade, and is located along the Riverwalk. While I was there, I found myself being pulled away by the thought of exploring the Riverwalk. There was nothing grabbing my attention, or making me want to stay. I did use the restroom while I was there, and I must say, it is one of the cleanest and nicest public park restrooms I've visited. Hopefully, there is more to come for this excellently located park. read more

This park just got a facelift as part of the River Walk project downtown, bumping my estimation up a ways. They have bathrooms now, in addition to their great playground--better geared for younger kids than Curtis Hixon, and a water play area bordering the History Center that has a newly added shade area. It's definitely a great place to take the kids to play, especially as part of a visit to the Aquarium or Children's Museum. Come out, enjoy the playground, water play area, field, and stroll along the river. It's a fabulous way to spend a nice day out in downtown Tampa. read more

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This park sits along the Riverwalk, it's overall small but clean. It has restrooms and a kids play area. I personally like it for an outdoors workout but it's great for dogs (not fenced) and kids. It's usually not busy but you may see a homeless or two sitting around the area. Every now and then the county will do some small events as well as the History Center. The Columbia Cafe at the History Center has outdoors seating that allows you to enjoy the view of both the park and the water. Overall a relaxing and quiet day outdoors. read more

This is by the Riverwalk and Channelside, so that's awesome. However, the actual area for kids to play on park equipment is extremely small and limited. There is plenty of grassy area to run around in, but if you're looking for a park where kids can climb around, there's not much here for that. It's a nice pit stop park if you're with your kids on a walk on the Riverwalk. read more

Did I know it was an official park? Not until my "Fit for Foodie" race-day packet told me it was! I have been here many times.... after Lightning FanFest with the kids, strolling down the riverwalk from channelside, or the convention center after the Red Bull wake boarding contest. I think the beauty in this place is that you "happen-upon it". The kids love the playground area, the ere is music pumping through, good lighting and even a little history on the walls. Today, I got to experience the area set up with food and drinks! It was a good location for this event, organized nice and did not feel too cramped like some events in/near Ybor centennial park. Overall a nice place to cop a squat next to Amalie and the trolley station is right here too! read more

This park was beautiful and clean. Our kids loved the splash pad in front is the history museum! The grass was so green and the grounds looked freshly landscaped. There was also plenty of parking for all the guests of the park. read more

If you are downtown it's a great place for a cute picnic. I took my students on a field trip down there, and then we had a nice relaxing lunch at the park. My daughter enjoys the playground. The historical monuments are a cute addition. I have been here for yoga festivals and other pop-up markets, which this made a great location for. It's a three because the parking situation is ridiculous. Also, the park gets really hot, only certain parts are shaded...therefore the spray area is no where near large enough. read more

The location is the draw to this nice small walking park that run from Channelside to the Marriott waterside. It is a huge improvement over the scrubby area that was present before, completes the Riverwalk to Channelside and hosts numerous community events such as Bark in the Park. They have done nice job with the playground and opening up a previously unused area. I would say it is a pleasant walk if you're at the Convention center and want to view Harbour Island and the cruise ships on the way to Channelside. If you didn't know it was there then check it out when there is an event going on. read more