This park is literally everything you ever wanted in a park for children! Located downtown in the…read moreOCS off Washington Ave lays the little childrens park. They have a small parking lot in the back or you can park along the side of the street. This park has swings, slides, monkey bars and even a zipline to keep your children occupied. They have a covered pavillion with 2 BBQ grills which is excellent for a birthday party. I recommend you get there early because this park fills up quick! Theres plenty of natural shade from all the trees and they even have a restroom for you to use. Theres plenty of grass space for you to sit down and have a picnic as well. Theres random benches around the park and they even have some rocking swings. They have a xylophone to play and also drums for your musician talented kids. They have tons of swings and also swings for toddlers who cant hold on the chains. They even have a swing where you and your child can swing at the same time! There is no pets allowed so please leave your fury friends at home. This park is also very close to the beach as well so why not pack your bags on a lovely day out of the week and go enjoy a picnic here and after that go to the beach. Overall this park is great and im sure it wont disappoint! Go check it out for your self's!

This nice little park is where the Gulf Coast Bicycle Club begins its Tato Nut ride on the first…read moreSaturday of every month. The park has descent parking on the east end, where you cross a wooden bridge into the park itself. Lush and green, the park has well kept restrooms and water fountains. The play equipment is well maintained and many people bring their children here to play.

Good sized park, it has a lot. Park has playground, disc golf, splash pad, basketball courts, boat…read morelaunch, parking, walking trail, tennis, baseball, gardens. Public Restrooms, drinking fountain near basketball courts not far from playground. Playground has a wheelchair swing. Boat Launch is brand new, including parking lot. Dog park a little small but has a water spigot & hose.

The park sits on the side of a busy road but at least it had a fence separating it from traffic…read more The photos on Yelp suggested the park had lots of play options and was shaded but upon arrival the playground was very small and offered little shade. Also didn't see any available or designated parking for the park so we didn't stay.

Nice little park directly across the street from the beach & within walking distance of some…read morehotels. Has playground, sandbox, swings, pavilion, picnic tables. No restroom but portable potty across the street to the east.

Lavretta Park is more of a neighborhood park than a destination park. They have a nice play area…read moreand a decent walking path. I enjoyed my time at this park and it was a nice place to wind down after a long work day. I am sure that the neighborhood residents enjoy this park and many great memories will be forged here. We as a part of a community need parks. A place where we can gather together in rest and recreation. A place we can get together and just forget the stress of the world's grind.

Update: New Pickleball Courts are open! Six pickleball courts with lights and benches. New parking…read morelot (unpaved) by Lavretta Art Center plus a few additional spots near the pickleball courts.

Great playground and splash pad!…read more The highlights: - gated - shaded areas - clean restrooms - all inclusive - plenty of parking - clean ** kid approved Went around 3 pm and there were plenty of kids out playing. It was hot outside, we enjoyed alternating between the park and splash pad to stay cool. Would definitely recommend if looking for a local park to visit. The kid I was with said it is the best park I've taken them to

Well kept up. Fun splash pad for toddlers and elementary school age kids. Fun sand area. Chickens…read moreon the other side of the fence are entertaining

We had an extremely rude gate women yell at my teenage friend because we were picking up our…read morefriends and she said that we disobeyed her by letting our friends in the car and she yelled at the car in a deep voice to GET OUT OR else then ran after our car. Not expectable she fully screamed and we were being extremely respectful the whole time!

Best lazy River in Orange Beach! We love the Oasis. Where else can you have a wave pool, lazy…read moreRiver, bar and grill, hammocks, and more all in one place? Only at the Wharf's oasis

This was a great stop for us in between Birmingham and New Orleans. Now-a-days, a stop for our kids…read morethat gets energy out has become pretty crucial. So for a ride back, we looked up a park to stop at on our way home. Optimist Park came up on Yelp and the pictures looked promising. We stopped here and I dropped off the fam while I went and grabbed lunch. It was not well covered, but it wasn't way too hot for our kids to play. Once I picked up lunch, they had great tables for us to dine after a good playtime. The bathrooms were clean and I would recommend this park for anyone in our same situation. I wish we had this park in our neighborhood. Great stop if you are looking for a good place to get some energy out for the kiddos.

My granddaughter really enjoyed the park, I was glad to find something close to home for her to…read moreenjoy and allow my other grandkids to enjoy as well

Great park! Wish it had more shade, though. Bathrooms available. Right next to police station so…read morefeels pretty safe. Stuff for all ages. No baby swings, though.

This is a spacious park with a small soccer field and amphitheater. Has a colorful, newish, large…read morekids play area/jungle gym for toddlers and older children. Slightly more older kid friendly. No baby swings, but does have bathrooms.

My kids are 11 & 14 and they still appreciate a good playground when they find it. They both jumped…read moreout of the car for this one. The answer is yes, if you have kids, then yes.

GORGEOUS park!! Tons of shade, lots of room to run and…read moreplay, t's fantastic. We stayed for about 45mins and my toddlers didn't want to leave.

I was in town from Los Angeles to visit my Dad over Memorial Day weekend, so I bought tickets for…read moreus to go to a Biloxi Oyster Shuckers minor league baseball game, since sports is one of the few things we have in common LOL. I've been to a bunch of different MLB stadiums/games and even one college baseball park, but never minor league, so I was excited to go to this. And we had such a wonderful time! LAYOUT I highly recommend buying your tickets ahead of time or getting to the park early. We arrived just before first pitch, and there was a long line to buy tickets. Since we bought ahead, we basically got in right away, just went straight to the ticket scanners with no wait. Since it was a 1pm game, I'd made sure to buy seats in the last row on the 1st base side, because that's where the shade hits first. Sure enough the shade reached our seats around 2:30pm. All the seats there have great views and easy access to restrooms and food/drink. The stadium's entire concourse is lined with a great variety of food and drink vendors, and since it's a smaller stadium, only once or twice a few lines got maybe 8 customers deep, but even so you still have a great view of the game while you're in line! And I never waited for a restroom. PEOPLE There were tons of people working the vendors as well as ushers helping people find their seats and such. The ushers were wearing orange shirts, so they were easy to find, and they were all smiles and very friendly. And all the fans in the stands were also really friendly and having a good time. Lots of groups of friends, younger and old, and some families too. We also happened to go for a dog-friendly game, with people sitting out in the right field lawn with their dogs, and they all seemed to be having a great time. They'd occasionally walk to the concourse for food/drink/restrooms, some just to take a break in the shade, and all the dogs were so nice and cute and seemed to be enjoying themselves :) MASCOTS I debated docking a star from this review for this (just kidding) but I was disappointed the mascot was not an oyster, or even a shucker, since they are the Biloxi Oyster Shuckers. Instead it is a seagull, and there are definitely a lot of seagulls in the area, but I feel like this is a missed opportunity, since there are already so many other bird mascots in sports. Maybe the seagull can have an oyster friend? Anyway, the seagull mascot named Schooner was at the game of course and was quite present throughout, and he/she also seemed very available going through the stands and around the concourse for anyone who wanted to interact or take a photo. I always love an accessible mascot (why are they so rare?), so this was nice to see! Also, there was a race on the field at one point between 3 people, dressed up as a potato, corn, and crawfish - These mascots didn't hang around too much after their race but enough that they took photos with some people before eventually heading out. PARKING I wish they had a good official parking garage, but at least there are a couple small local lots, plus the Beau Rivage across the street. Still, my father cannot get around very easily, so I dropped him off at the stadium while I went to go park the car, and then after the game, I ran to get the car and drove it up to him at the stadium. So if you are going with a wheelchair or someone who is otherwise not very mobile, you may want to plan for this. The stadium has an elevator in its northwest corner (behind home plate) that we used, and the staff there were very nice and helpful. While the team lost the game, we still had a really enjoyable time, and I'm really glad we went. It's definitely something fun to do, and I'd go to games all the time if I lived in the area. And it's SO much more affordable than going to an MLB game, from price of entry to concessions. I highly recommend going to a game here!

This is a great little minor-league ballpark. It's fancy enough to be nice, but it still has a…read moresmall, intimate feel that adds to the fun. The facilities and clean and well-kept. Parking is easy and cheap. The ticket prices are reasonable. The Shuckers have a lot of giveaways and family nights and fireworks every Friday. The atmosphere is very friendly and local and laid-back. We go whenever we can and we always have a good time. The food is actually pretty good. Of course it's a little pricey, because it's ballpark food. Lots of food to choose from - hot dogs (of course), pizza, chicken, BBQ, nachos, popcorn, the usual stuff you expect to see. Lots of beer options, draft beers or cans, in whatever variety you like.