Wow!! Just discovered this park. A beautiful peaceful place right on the water. Another yelper said…read morerespectful and I agree. I was immediately relaxed and felt calm walking towards the water. It is a gorgeous windy warm day here. Perfect place to be. I'll be back. If in the area check it out. I also want to mention I was here with a group of beautiful people who suffer from Alzheimer's. The calm that I watched come over them as we sat by the water was amazing. They were at peace which is a lot to say for a group that can be anxious, talkative with repetition and on edge. They absolutely loved soaking up the vitamin D and feeling the wind blow. Sun is healing

This is an extremely tasteful and respectful park, commemorating veterans from Oldsmar. I'd advise…read morecoming around sunset and heading down to the water's edge. You can see an amazing sunset view. Also, there is a nice paved path around the edge of the park with a variety of interesting permanent exercise equipment over to the right. Check it out and use some muscles you never knew you had! I did! There are also picnic tables under a shelter and restrooms open dawn to dusk.

This is preserve park has a bird watching capability due to nearby lake and canal. This preserve…read morealso bird resting place. There are many wetlands area that can attract birds. We saw many birds at the sky. We also see killdeer fly by. They make up the sound like the word killdeer. Very interesting. During our trip, we saw some common gallinule in the water. There is a lot butterflies at this time. We hear the bullfrogs calling but cannot spot one. The entrance has about 5 parking spot. If you visit in the morning, you might want to wear waterproof show.

This park is definitely not well known. There is an unmarked entrance on the east side of McMullen…read morebooth near Curlew Road where you can park in the dirt after driving over the side walk. At least, that is what I did! My car looks like a cop car so I can basically park anywhere without problems! It's worked so far! Entrance is on foot since there is a gate that blocks vehicles. I don't think anyone has likely been here since Nick took pictures three years ago! Thanks Nick! Now it's my turn! I walked back in the park and found a huge area with a massive pond containing birds and native plants. There are no facilities, signs, park benches or anything. Still, I will explore even more next time! Life is good with a hidden, unmarked park that almost nobody knows is here!

A very pleasant, historic and interesting garden park. It's more interesting if you first take the…read morePlant museum tour, learn about the background of the garden. The garden is also very pleasant for just a stroll, it's over the bridge from the Riverwalk. We enjoyed it even in a light rain (we had umbrellas).

Garden, trees. Hillsborough River, benches, paddlers, views of downtown and beer can building…read more College coeds. Sculptures. History. Signage with landmarks. What's not to love. A downtown gem. Anna M. Tried to pave over this area and put up an office park, but fortunately conservationists won out.

Greenway paved 1.1 mile walk around Joe's Creek Watershed. Ample off street parking. Open dawn to…read moredusk. Lookout points, bridges, water fowl, gators and more. Open to pedestrians. Able to bring dogs, but be sure to keep them leashed and preferably on a non slip harness as opposed to a collar, as dogs who have slipped collar have been captured by gators. Gator area is fenced, but if dog slips and goes under... Dog bags available, benches throughout. Main entrance on 46th Av, but other egresses available. Nice stroll. Did not see any signs ruling out bicycles

Nice walking park. Little hard to find could use more benches out of the sun facing the waterread more

This is a nice lake with fancy mansions around it outside of Tampa. The area has some farms still,…read morehorse properties and a nearby airport for private planes (Tampa Executive Airport). There is supposed to be a public boat ramp at the southern end of the lake. I haven't been to the ramp itself so I can't verify.

Where else you gonna find a lake this size, this clean, with so few houses on it. The homes on this…read morelake are owned by who's who in this area. No wonder we can't find anything for sale on it..

Woodmont Park is a lovely Temple Terrace highlight with a golfing area including putting green and…read morenetted practice area, clubhouse, and garden club area with marked plants. Gazebo. Take a stroll. Relax. They also have events here. I got to see Grace H. playing bass guitar live in her band. Awesome.

This park is absolutely adorable. It's within walking distance of my house so it's great to take my…read morekiddo. I've brought friends and family here as well, it's quiet and has a gazebo to sit in. There are electrical outlets if you need them as well! I only deducted one star because there isn't a ton of seating. There is a parking lot adjacent to the park. It's very shady, and there are tons of azaleas to enjoy while sitting and reading. There is no public bathroom. Side note: there is a great geocaching location here

This is my fifth or sixth year running this race! Why has this awesomeness not been yelped yet I…read morehave no clue! It is inside the beautiful community of Watergrass in Pasco County. This flat fast and perfectly placed 5k (3.1 miles) weaves through the wonderful natural scenery with many cute things to see like otters, deer, cows, osprey, and other sites. Lots of nice shade and water stations along the way to ensure a fun time is had by all. This is a chip timed race which gives out many fantastic prizes from a variety of sponsors like SeaWorld, local restaurants and entertainment venues. It is a fantastic race for the whole family and strollers are welcome to participate in the race. After you cross the finish line, you get a finishers medal, bottled water, and treats like fruit, coffee, and muffins to take care of your race calorie burn. Then, the kids have their fun run race. So super cute! Finally at the end, they award the overall make and female winners of the five k and the age/gender categories. Nicely run and growing professional type race. You can tell they take pride in ensuring all have a great time.

We've been trying out some different biking trails around the Orlando area. We've now visited the…read moreSeminole Wekiva Trail twice. We like it because it's more scenic than some other paved trails. It's also quite long, so you can choose how far you want to go. The first time we kept going alongside I-4 in Lake Mary, but the second time, we turned and went over I-4 (yes, OVER) and then continued down the trail that way before heading back. Coming from Winter Garden, the San Sebastian Trailhead is the closest jumping on point, and it's also near the beginning of the Trail. The trail does extend a couple of miles further across 436 and down by the Costco, but it seems too busy and trafficky that way. My GPS didn't take me to the correct spot for the trailhead, though, so be careful of that. The road to the trailhead is next to the left of the Rooms-to-Go parking lot with only a tiny sign indicating it. If you turn into a neighborhood (like my GPS suggested), you can't get to the trailhead from there. I love to see the art work painted on the backs of wooden fences as I bike down the trail. Someone has done of excellent job of making boring fences look exciting. There's also a decent amount of shade throughout the trail, and I love how they've built two tunnels under major intersections for bikes to safely cross.

Trains trees and…read more tortoises The Seminole Wekiva Trail is a multi purpose trail that was converted from the old Orange Belt Railway. The rail was built waaaaaay back in 1888 and at one time was the longest narrow gauge railway in the world. The trains are long gone and rail service was discontinued in the early part of the 20th century and the path laid dormant until some progressive minds decided to put it to good use. The whole length is about 14 miles long so with a 28 mile round trip the journey can give you a decent workout on a bike. One thing that became very apparent is the absence of hills. The whole stretch is very flat and straight which means it's a very easy ride and a great place to hit the afterburners and really move in the areas where the traffic is light. The bike trials in New England have far more hills and turns. The whole area is paved and the surface is in absolutely great condition. Hardly any made bumps or nasty holes to make you fall off your bike and smash your face. Again, I'm use to the paths in the north where the frost heaves and buckles the pavement every winter. This was such a pleasant and smooth ride and the miles just seemed to fly by and the ride over far too quickly. The path goes through some populated areas and crossing the streets can be a pain but it also means that you pass some places to get food and treats. There are even some water fountains and bathrooms on the path and lots of benches and cool spots to take a break or look around. Very convenient and all the folks that we met on the path were friendly and extremely nice. I didn't notice any areas that made me fear for my life. The scenery in many parts was beautiful with funny looking trees and plants, small lakes and many types of birds. We even saw a big tortoise crossing the path in one point. Someone we talked to along the way warned us about gators occasionally crossing the trails but unfortunately we didn't see any of these. I've heard that eventually they plan on expanding the path and connecting it to other trails to make it much longer. That would be great but like the rail trails here in the north east, such plans usually take a lot of time and money. At 14 miles the Seminole Wekiva Trail is still one very pleasant and enjoyable ride.