Beautiful park with a big lake. They have a pavilion you can rent for events, a playground for kids…read more5-12 years of age and another one for younger children. They also have basketball & tennis/pickleball courts, and a pool/splashpad you can pay for during the hot months. They hold the 4th of July fireworks here and it's a beautiful display.

BBQ & Brews Ribs on the Ridge Haines City set up Lake Eva Park, something for all ages. Pit Masters…read morefills the air with sweet smell of bbq smoke drifting via air. There's foods, games, music, right off the lake. People gathering to view, see, partake in this event that's been so long in the making, Kids playing with frisbee, balls, laughter enjoying a good family day. @miracle Toyota giving away, free frisbees to each kid to enjoy the relaxing day. There's Mac & cheese, corn on cob, greens, icees, bbq even the @Budweiser car was present to take pics ask questions. There was variety of food trucks. The bands had windows each played music then another band came set up and the music lived on. The weather was Absolutely gorgeous. Plenty of free parking, sitting, wonderful community event.

Trailhead Park is named for its location on the Chain of Lakes Trail. Opened in 2011, this well…read moreappointed and clean park offers inexpensive fun for the children of Winter Haven. I happened upon Trailhead Park during a recent visit to Winter Haven. Close to downtown, it was the perfect place to take a break and stretch my legs after the long drive. The park is a short walk from Lake Silver across the street. While walking through the park I admired the extensive playground being enjoyed by a number of children on the swings, slides, and climbing areas. The playground area has rubber flooring for safety. and the play equipment is color coded, green for ages 2-5, and purple for ages 5-12. Surrounding the play area are wrought iron benches where parents can sit and keep an eye on their kids as they play. Trailhead Park also has a splash pad that opened in 2016 and restrooms. This lively, family-friendly park has great amenities. While geared for kids, it is a relaxing park for all who visit.

This is such a cute little park to bring children. It is right across from the tennis center and…read morenext to city hall.

Kiwanis Park is a great local park in Winter Haven, Florida. It's in a neighborhood area across the…read morestreet from a lake and a great walking trail. We were staying at an airbnb nearby so we walked there one morning. There are swings, slides, climbing structures, and it is also accessible for kids with disabilities. There's a little shade from the shade structures but there are not many trees. A small pavilion is another option for some shade and rest. The water fountains could use some work. Kiwanis Park is a nice way for kids to burn off some energy with a great view of a lake!

This park is loaded with challenging equipment and two age appropriate areas of play. There is a…read morebathroom, picnic tables, pavilion and a dock. The play equipment is well maintained. The dock is safe and goes out a good distance into the water. No swimming is allowed. While we were playing a collection of homeless people started to migrate to the pavilion. The pavilion loaded up with their belongings as they set up camp. I'm not sure if this is normal but since we are not from the neighborhood we will not be returning.

Located at the top of the Lake Mirror Amphitheater, Barnett Family Park was cutting edge when it…read moreopened in 2004. The $2 million park was a gift to the City of Lakeland from Carol Jenkins Barnett and Barney Barnett. Carol Jenkins Barnett (September 30, 1956 - December 7, 2021) was a Lakeland resident and the daughter of George W. Jenkins, the founder of Publix Super Markets. She served as president of Publix Super Markets Charities and as a member of the board of directors of Publix Super Markets. The Barnett Family Park playground features a whimsical nature themed playground with climbing net and an interactive fountain and splash pad that spouts columns of water into the air at random intervals to encourage children to play. The park also has the Sunflower Preschool Playground designed for ages 2 to 5, a labyrinth, a covered picnic area, restrooms, and a multipurpose field. I really enjoyed all of the public art surrounding the play area. If you have children this is a must stop in downtown Lakeland. Whether you're looking for a place to relax, take the kids to play, enjoy a picnic, or engage in sports activities, this park provides a little something for everyone.

Barnett family park is my families favorite park we have gone to in Lakeland. There is a huge…read moreparking lot, as well as street parking which provides plenty of places to park. The location is situated on a beautiful lake that has several walkways for a lovely stroll. The park itself is centered around a humongous shade tree that has a ton of picnic table seating. Each playground is separated by age and is gated, which is a huge relief for parents with runners! There is an infants area, toddlers age 2-5 and big kids area. On the opposite side of the playground is the splash pad which is spread out nicely so parents can keep a good eye on their children as they run and cool down. This park has something for everyone and is a must go to!

Arrived 3:45 on 12/30/25…read more STRENGTHS: - lots of attached tennis courts - there are many different little play areas on the playground. Some areas are great for little kids and some areas are good for bigger kids. - they are cool, tunnels, and artificial turf everywhere which is great for kids to stay clean and not have to deal with Florida ants. - the playground equipment is high-quality and there's a large variety for kids to exercise different body movements. This is the kind of park you can take your kids to every day. CHALLENGES: - parking is small. Not a lot of spots. Only 1 handicap spot - this park was packed, but the park is big enough for that to happen.

Came here yesterday after it rained and I was actually surprised how well the grass/turf dried…read more This definitely worth a stop with kids if you're in the area. They also have a tennis court next door that was pretty busy. This park has so many different options for the kids to play whether it's slides, climbing rocks, playing with water or musical instruments and more. There's so much to do. Bonus is that they have bathrooms, a water fountain & it's gated!!

The dinosaur playground is not really a dinosaur pray ground it is a minion playground and it's…read morestill very nice for the kids. It's very hot and there's a lot of walking around for the parents to keep track of the kids but all in all it's a good way to wear their little butts out.

My kids absolutely LOVE Dinosaur Playground Bounce House at Eagle Ridge Mall in Lake Wales!…read moreFriendly staff, great prices, comfy seating for parents, and lots of slides and bounce houses for the kids to play and climb on - including one that's a climbing wall style volcano! Highly recommended!

Bonnet Springs Park is a beautiful area in Lakeland…read more We were attending a wedding here and were amazed by how big this park was! The parking was plentiful for the area that this event was held. The ceremony was outside and it was beautiful, sunny day for it. After the ceremony, we got two hours to roam around that part of the park and it was beautiful. A lot of places to walk around and nice photo opps. The outside area where the ceremony was transitioned to an area to play some lawn games until we waited for the reception. The reception area was also big and beautiful with how they decorated it. A beautiful spot for a wedding. I would love to explore this park again if I was ever in Lakeland.

Bonnet Springs Park has been on my bucket list for a while and our family finally decided to make…read morethe 45 minute drive because we were having fantastic weather that weekend and wanted to spend the day outdoors. The park is extremely spread out, but there is a tram service and plenty of parking lots. There are lunch options in the restaurant at the Children's Museum and a rooftop bar, but there are plenty of picnic tables if you prefer to pack your own lunch. We had lunch at the Rooftop Bar with our two picky eaters and quickly realized that we should have ate downstairs where there was chicken tenders and fries. They weren't a fan of the flatbread pizzas, but enjoyed the wings. We did enjoy our cocktails and the view from the upstairs bar so maybe next time we will just grab one drink and then go downstairs for food. We spent several hours at the park and probably only saw half of the attractions so we will return soon to see the rest of the park because we missed out on the train shaped playground equipment located behind the welcome center. The treehouse ended up being a little boring and only had one tunnel slide and one swing so we quickly moved onto the indoor bee exhibit. My boys favorite attraction was the wooden owl that had multiple climbing walls, slides, and nooks to play hide and seek. One of the main outdoor playgrounds was unfortunately under construction. Hopefully they plan to add shade to that playground because everything was in the sun. Overall we really enjoyed our visit to Bonnet Springs Park and was impressed that there was no cost unless you visited the children's museum or ordered food. The attractions are very spread apart so I would like to bring my boys scooters next time we visit.

Lake Shipp is part of the chain of lakes in Winter Haven. The 276 acre freshwater lake is an almost…read morecompletely round shape. Lake Shipp Park is located in the west side of the lake. This part of Central Florida has many lovely parks and I discovered Lake Shipp Park while returning from a visit to the South Lake Howard Nature Park. Lake Shipp Park was built in the 1960's on 4.41 acres. Attracted by the beautiful view of the lake which I think is the best feature of the park, I stopped to check it out. Lake Shipp park is popular with anglers who can fish from the elevated boardwalk that leads to a fishing pier. Pumpkinseed, Chanel catfish, bull head, bluegill, redear sunfish, largemouth bass, and redbreast sunfish have all been recorded in Lake Shipp. There is plenty of room for fly casting. The park is also popular with boaters and jet and water skiers. A concrete boat ramp was deepened in 2011. Other park amenities include a playground, restroom, bench swings, picnic tables, and a covered pavilion that can be rented. On the day I visited it was being used for a birthday party. Lake Shipp Park is adjacent to the Sertoma Park baseball fields for further fun.

Small park with beautiful scenery but not very well maintained. Bathrooms were yuck! Playground…read morelooks sad and not shaded with lots of metal so kids couldn't play- way too hot. At least trash cans had been emptied.

Took my toddler for the first time. Great introduction to a theme park. Only worth paying for 1…read moreadult ticket. We stayed about 2.5 hours.

Any Peppa Pig fan will love this park! It's definitely a toddler aged park which we love! Our son…read moreis almost 3 and had a blast. It's small, but has enough things to do to stay the whole day if you want to. We went on a Friday and liked that it wasn't crowded, but enough people and kids for our son to interact with. They have multiple rides, a rollercoaster, an air balloon ride, a boat ride and a dinosaur ride. They have meet and greets/times and we met George, our son was so happy to meet him! The area has a playground, a sand area with buckets, although I recommend to bring some of your own sand toys if your kids love playing with it, ducky pond where kids can catch the ducks with hooks, a bike race area. Our son had so much fun at the bike race area, he spend probably over 30 minutes doing that. There's also a small kids area that's gates, with tents and mini bike ride ons. Then they have a water splash area which is really nice and you can definitely spend quite some time there! They have a shop where we bought our son a peppa pig swim outfit, a cafe that looks like a cool diner inside, we love the colors and style of it! They don't have too many options for allergies, but you can bring your own food which we did for our son. My husband went in and had a pork sandwich, he said it was really good. If you really take your time there, do the rides multiple times ( we did one parent each so we went in multiple times ), do the show and meet a character, ride the bikes, play in the sand, make good use of the splash pad and enjoy a meal, and not rush everything, you can make a whole day out of it. There's enough to do there. For the summer, they have shade coverings around the park, which we really appreciate! We enjoyed our time there and will definitely come again!