I cant say anything positive. If you like bugs and overgrown plants then you will like it. The…read moreplants they had for sale looked dead. Don't recommend

During our Spring Break FL-2025 Vacation we stopped at Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens to enjoy a…read morestroll. There is a Sugar Mill Ruins located here as well as some gorgeous flowers to fully enjoy! Unbelievably, it's FREE to enjoy and accepts Donations! Be sure to check the mailbox at the entrance area for a map of the grounds! The kids enjoyed walking around and seeing the historic ruins of the Sugar Mill. It was very relaxing and shaded! I'm totally into the flowers because it reminds me so much of my daddy! I love Google image search because you can locate on the internet information about the flowers and plants including their names! Definitely if you are in the area, check it out! Highly recommend

Love this park to take my dog. They have balls for the dogs and poop bags and trash bins. They keep…read moreup w the park!

Brought the kids here (12 - 8). They loved it. A little bit of everything including a water splash…read morepad to help cool off!

Reed Canal Park is a nice addition to the community around it. It is not a huge park by any means,…read morehowever it is a pleasant enough place and it is kind of cool to watch the kids feeding the turtles. Apparently, feeding the turtles is a pretty commonplace things here, because the turtles knew the minute they seen human beings to swim towards the bridge and wait for the inevitable downpour of food offerings. There are two entrances to the park. One has swings and all that and the other one really just focuses on the little water there. I would definitely recommend that if you were in the area to stop by. Make sure you bring some kind of food offering for the turtles. There are also plenty of ducks and other birds around and while there are signs asking you not to feed the birds bread, they do say that they like rice and other things.

Favorite disc golf course around. Great animals to look at, hawks, owls, feeding squirrels.read more

Beautiful area. So much shade. A great pond. Relaxed area. Events and more…read more Glad I found this place.

Very beautiful serene place. I felt very much in peace walking thru the area. The fountain water…read moresprouts had me mesmerized. Simply beautiful overall landscape.

I love everything Mew Smyrna Beach has to offer. Well maintained , great surfing ... beautiful…read moreplace to spend the day

Such a fun park! We made the mistake of walking a little too far instead of stopping at the initial…read moredog beach area but that ended up giving us a really nice spaced out area for our whole family! Beautiful calm water and very pet friendly

Beautiful Park! Big huge lake! The bathrooms could use more attention. Nice fishing spot!read more

Bones spears and…read moremastodons Samuel Butts is an interesting fellow. An amateur archaeologist with an almost magical ability to find things. The type of guy that tells people what he is going to find before he actually finds it. He's been prowling this area for several decades and has found all kinds of bones, spears and arrow heads, pottery and even the remains of a 10,000 year old mastodon. He just doesn't talk about archeology, he's the type that goes out and finds the stuff so others can talk about it. Samuel also happens to play a mean lead electric guitar. Quite a character, sort of a cross between Indiana Jones and B.B. King. He was instrumental in getting this park developed into an archaeological teaching area, especially for the purpose of getting kids interested in archeology and the past. The park was named in his honor in 2004 and is quite lovely. The center of the park has a nice lake with a fountain that has a long boardwalk heading out toward the center. Lots of benches and picnic areas as well as walking and jogging paths. Not all that large at about 30 acres but certainly a nice place to stretch you legs. A great place that anyone can enjoy. You can take a stroll around the park and read about the cool history of the place. There is even one display were you can hear Samuel himself speak. Cool stuff. A wonderful park that will stimulate the new generation of archaeologists.

Interesting history here. I can't go somewhere without checking out some of the sites. There's not…read morea ton of things to do in Daytona but when I saw 'Lighthouse Park', I knew we had to go. One of the workers in the gift shop gave us an intro when we bought our tickets. You should definitely start across the street at the hotel/museum. That hotel/house has history all its own aside from the lighthouse. The family that lived there and ran it. I loved the house and it seems to have stayed in great condition after hundreds of years. In the hotel/house, you start with a short movie in the side room and then you can tour the house at your leisure. The house has multiple items displayed from over the years. There are also boards with a bit of history as you make your way through. Outside of the hotel/house is a relaxing area by the water. You could relax there or it'd be a perfect place for a wedding or special occasion. Once finished there, you can make your way back across the street to the lighthouse. On the lighthouse side, there are other buildings where people that took care of the place stayed. There's also a small storybook trail. It's not long at all but it has these storyboards around it talking about this cat named Nelly. That's all fun and stuff... but at the end of the trail, you see a little cat graveyard with cats that have been on the property over the years. When we walked up and I noticed Nelly was already buried! THE HORRRRRRRRRRORRRRRRR! On to the lighthouse; You can climb up to the top of the lighthouse. I think there is a sign that mentions 222 steps or something. It gets very steep near the top. Great exercise and it made me forget all about the cat graveyard. It's a cool place. I was intrigued by the Cincinnati Reds connection too. Other notables: Across the street is a restaurant and ice cream place. I don't think those two spots are related to the lighthouse itself but it's nice that they're there. We tried out both and they weren't bad at all. We didn't venture further down the road but we were told more restaurants/locations are further down. If you like history or inlets or just lighthouses, check out this place if you're in the area.

I visited the beach here one afternoon. It costs $10 to get in, so come prepared for that…read more There are bathroom facilities and outdoor showers, which I appreciate, though the bathrooms are pretty gnarly, so I'd avoid those if you can help it. The beach itself was pretty small, and it was crowded. The water wasn't too rough. There were a lot of kids and families, so clearly a good place for the kids to swim. My favorite part were all of the dogs. There were so many puppers on the beach! Overall, I'll give it a 3. It was fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go here for a beach day.

Small park with a kids playground and a decent enough walking path around a lake. Not the best,but…read morenot the worst that I have even been to.

This a my favorite spot to access the beach. There is always parking, on a quieter side of the…read morebeach. It is so peaceful in the morning for a good walk or bike ride. Beautiful sunrises if you get there early enough

The park is named for the late Frank Rendon, a long-time community leader. In 2003, the park…read morecelebrated the completion of a three-acre addition and in 2016 the playground was replaced. Volusia County provided the land and paid most of the $850,000 in expansion project costs. The project was funded in part with grants from the Volusia ECHO program and the Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District. The park and beach area are ADA accessible. There are sheltered picnic areas, grills, children's playground with padded ground, disability-accessible restrooms, water fountain, outdoor showers, 134 off-beach parking spaces, handicapped parking and a wooden observation deck. The Shores Hotel and the covered walkway across Atlantic Avenue is just north of the park and a nice place for food and drinks as well.

This is not a picnic spot. There was 1 gazebo with 2 tables and it smelled like fresh pee. I have 2…read morelittle ones and that was not gonna happen with the kids. Its right under the bridge in the middle of the canal, which was cool. And a lot of people were there to boat and fish, which might be a good opportunity if you do one of those things. But if you don't, i would avoid it altogether.

Went here for a free place to put a kayak in the water for some basic paddling. This park has good…read moreparking and easy access to boat ramps on the east and west sides of the strip. Bathrooms and fishing docks are also available here. If you're kayaking, I suggest paddling southwest of the park for some better scenic and clam areas. The Halifax River can be quite busy with boat traffic BTW.