Multi recreational park in Sunrise off Weston Rd. This is the type of park hidden from the main…read moreroadways but when you find it's a win. They have a baseball field open to first come first serve although on Sunday its seems the adults own the field. A blacktop walking trail surrounds the grassy multi-use playing field. Picnic tables under a covered pavilion allow small bbq parties and kiddie events overlooking a tranquil lake. There is a decent adult fitness area with several gymnastic type equipment. The kiddie park near the entrance is large and has sufficient parking.

Completed in 1989, Oscar Wind Park is located along State Road 84 and Interstate 75. When it opened…read moreit was the first park near Weston and Bonaventure, paid for with city money, The park was named in honor of Oscar Wind, the developer who donated the land in 1983 when the city annexed the area. In 1993, six more acres were added to the park as was a new softball field, a soccer/football field and a new park shelter. Today the park is looking better than ever. A new playground and outdoor fitness court were unveiled last month which increased the fitness and play options in the City of Sunrise. The new playground is ADA accessible with a wheelchair entry. It now has more than a dozen play structures including slides, swings, climbers, and a merry go round. Elements were added to foster learning, inspire music, and provide tactile games. The playground is covered in shade canopies and new seating and landscaping were added. Also brand new at Oscar Wind Park is the first Fitness Court in the city and it is also shade covered like the playground. The Fitness Court has an app on the side that teaches you how to use it. You do a circuit of exercises using your own body weight in order to condition and strengthen during work outs. It can be modified for all fitness levels. Additional park features included an open green space with a new 1/2 mile walking path, new landscaping, renovations to the restroom and picnic pavilion, and new LED lighting. My favorite improvement is that there is now a connecting walkway between Oscar Wind Park and Sawgrass Sanctuary Park. I like that you can do a really long walking circuit around both parks and never have to go into the road. The two parks blend together seamlessly. With the new additions to Oscar Wind Park, I think this is the best place in the city to enjoy nature, take the kids to play, and exercise.

This small, passive park along the New River recently had its name changed from New City Park to…read moreAbiaka Park in honor of Sam Jones (Abiaka). He was a Seminole-Miccosukee chief, warrior, and shaman. Abiaka became the principal chief of the Seminoles in 1837 during the Seminole Wars. Sam Jones/ Abiaka is famous for leading the remaining 200 or so members of his tribe to safety in the Pine Island Ridge, the highest natural elevation in Broward County. After the Second Seminole War they were able to hide out from the US Government who were trying to send them on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma under the Indian removal policy. There is a Sam Jones Statue in Tree Tops Park that depicts him leading his people to safety. There is also an identical statue located at the entrance of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Abiaka Park is located in historic Riverside, a stop made by the Seminoles in the 1800's as they traded down the New River. Today the park serves as the paddleboard launch for Sup Pup Paddleboard, a company which offers paddleboard rentals and tours. You can book on their website. The park also has a sand volleyball court, picnic tables, and a couple of benches that provide a view of the water. Other Native American archaeological sites are nearby.

The day that it gets cold and I want my toasted marshmallow fix is the day that I'll be coming…read morehere. It's a little hard to find. Probably the reason why there wasn't anyone in the park when I went. Several bbq grills and picnic tables. The water view is beautiful. I spied an area that looked like it could be used as a community garden.

I loved my visit to this beautiful 8 acre waterfront park in the Miramar neighborhood of River Run…read more River Run is a neighborhood made up of single family homes and townhouses. The median house goes for around $500,000. Park amenities at River Run include a covered playground, tennis court, racquetball court, pavilion, gazebo, and fishing pier. The pavilion can be rented from the city for private events and parties. There is also a multipurpose room available for rent in the park. My favorite part of the park was the paved exercise trail that winds through the park along the water. Along the trail are outdoor fitness stations which I enjoyed trying out. They are high tech but if you do the exercises, they work. While I was exercising I enjoyed watching the wildlife in the park which included many birds attracted by the water. This is a scenic spot of nature for everyone to enjoy in Miramar.

A pleasant enough roomy park located in a residential zone of Miramar. There are swings and…read moreclimbing activities for young children. It is also located on a canal, whereby there is water. I noticed ducks and iguanas whilst there.

A small park in Hollywood, across the tracks from Yellow Green Farmers Market…read more I stumbled (or my fingers did on Yelp) across this park while trying to find a place to do a HIIT workout with a friend. We originally planned to go to TY Park but it was closed off for COVID/Vaccine appointments only. A quick Yelp search later, we decided on Charles F. Vollman Park. This spot is very hidden and most people wouldn't know it was here. It sits in front of an apartment complex and has a sidewalk "trail" that winds across it in different directions. Large trees span the park and offer great shade during any workouts or picnics here. There were a few people walking their dogs and running. We ended up doing our HIIT workout in a little dead end part of the lot which was the perfect spot for it. You can see Yellow Green Farmers Market right across the tracks from this park. I would note that there aren't too many parking spots like other South Florida parks. Still a great place to be one with nature if you find yourself in the area!

It's a cute small park with shade and beautiful oak trees. It small with a few benches and dog…read morestations throughout.

This place is 5 stars for the history alone. It starts with the Tequesta Indians, goes through the…read morepioneers, the Seminole Wars, and Henry Flagler. This is a small park at only 9.4 acres but it has a huge history. When you pull in the lot you might not be that impressed. In fact right now they are doing an irrigation project that has the parking lot and entrance messed up. Don't be deterred by that however, with a little effort you can make your way in. I began my tour of the park with the small museum. That is where I met Aitch who was the most informative park employee I have ever met. I could have talked to her all day if it wasn't so hot in that museum. She told me all about the history of the park. The name of the park was taken from the limestone arch that used to exist there. It was an important trail for the now extinct Tequesta and later the Seminoles. During the 1800's this was the only bridge that provided passage between Fort Dallas in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. It was used as a military trail during the Seminole Wars. Later on it became a tourist attraction when people would come over to picnic from Henry Flagler's railroad. In 1970 Arch Creek became the property of the Chrysler Automobile Corporation and they wanted to build a showroom on the site. In 1973 a group of citizens formed the Arch Creek Trust and went to Tallahassee to have the bridge preserved from future development. On the very night they succeeded to bridge collapsed and fell into the creek below. To this day people think that the bridge might have been sabotaged but nothing has ever been proven. The arch has been recreated out of concrete. The park is the site of one of six estuaries the Tequesta settled in around Miami county. The native people could fish and Arch Creek Bridge provided a highway into the Everglades. The Tequesta left behind a midden which is a garbage dump. Many important artifacts were found in it and you can see some of them in the museum. Aitch even let me hold a shell that was an actual Tequesta artifact! You can't do that anywhere else. You can see signs for the settlement on the nature trail that goes behind the museum although it is not directly marked. Aitch told me she could show me the exact site but I wouldn't see anything. It is buried beneath the ground like the Miami Circle. In 1858 the creek and bridge where used as a Coontie Mill. Coontie is a starch produced out of arrowroot that can used like flour. It was paved over but discovered in 1972. A historic military road leads from Arch Creek Park. The road was built during the Third Seminole War by the US Army. It ran from Fort Dallas on the Miami River up to Ft. Lauderdale. In 1892 the wagon trail became part of a county road crossing over Arch Creek Bridge. In 1915 it was renamed Dixie Hwy. In the 1900's Henry Flagler brought the railroad to Florida. You can see the tracks running right past the park. The railroad allowed a town to form that had train depot, post office, school, church, packing houses, and stores. Aitch has an actual Flagler railroad tie in the museum. I thought I knew a lot of history but I learned so much more here. My visit tied together a few other sites I visited like Fort Dallas in the Lummus Park Historic District. The park is always hosting events like a haunted tour with ghost stories in October. If you love history than this small park that has seen so much is a must stop in Miami.

This is one of Miami's hidden treasure filled with history of old Miami. If you're in North Miami…read moreor just in search of a quiet space, go there. Of course, there is the rebuilt arch over the creek, an old limestone bridge into town. There's the little museum filled with archeological material and historical evidence of early settlers. Then the trails, well kept and easy to meander around. It's worth your time and a nice escape from the busy city rushing by.

Highlands Park is located near the Aventura Mall. Park amenities include a fitness trail, baseball…read morefield, playground, outdoor fitness equipment, tennis courts, softball field, soccer field, sand volleyball court, and a community center that holds camps and after school programs. The park offers adult program and supervised youth sports programs and the city often holds food truck events here. My favorite part of the park is the area in the back. Highland Oaks Park has one of the last remaining freshwater wetlands located at the headwaters of the Oleta River which is the only natural river remaining in the Miami-Dade County. The Oleta River had been designated designated a "Florida Outstanding Waterway." This area has the low salinity environment necessary for commercial and recreational fishing species like snook, mullet and tarpon to reproduce. This is the only freshwater tributary connection to the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve that does not have a flood control structure. This area is an important habitat to aquatic wildlife and native plants. Around the lake is an exercise path with fitness stations. I was surprised to see a large alligator swimming in the lake. I had a little talk with the ducks and warned them to stay away. Hopefully they took it to heart. The back area of this park is a really beautiful place to see all kinds of native wildlife. I thoroughly enjoyed my walk here today.

This is a great park to birdwatch and enjoy nature. We came hoping to see the spot breasted orioles…read morein the area, but never did find them. We enjoyed the many other birds and critters around as well. I wish we'd had more time to explore here, but we loved what we saw on the main track around the lake. Good parking around and a great kids playground area too.

All of the parks are really nice in Weston They are all garbage free and beautifully landscaped…read more They are the kind of parks where people pick up after their dogs. This park is located next to Gator Run Elementary School. I came over to seven acre Gator Run Park to walk off some anxiety after dropping off my dog at the vet for surgery. Park amenities include a bike fixit repair station, lighted walkways, restroom, sand volleyball court, shaded playground, and three picnic shelters. Rest assured that there are no gators to run from here. The alligator in the parks name refers to the fact the Weston is Broward County's most western town, situated right next to the Everglades. This is a great park to come for exercise, take your dog for a walk, take the kids to play, in, or have a picnic. I really love Weston and the immaculate parks are one of the reasons.

Gorgeous park with a big beautiful shaded playground, well maintained bathrooms, and newly updated…read moregazebos. The playground is great for mixed ages - my rambunctious 3 year old is very happy even with the "big kid" areas, excited to explore and climb. Love the tandem swings and the interactive play spots. Only wish is that there would be more benches for lazy adults to sit!

The shaded outdoor basketball court was perfect for training my son for two plus hours.read more

One of my favorite parks in Sunrise. They have a really long paved path you can walk a few laps…read more They have a nice playground, multipurpose fields, meeting hall, restrooms, and tennis courts. There's an indoor gym and basketball courts. They open until 10pm so it's a nice option when the other parks nearby are closed at sunset. We like to go around 7pm when the sun is down and the temperature cools down a bit.