I brought my godkids (ages 2 and 7) to this amazing park, and they had an absolute blast!…read moreThere's so much to do -- a tennis court, basketball court, soccer field, a pool, and even a gym inside the YMCA. The park was super clean, very family-friendly, and there's free parking inside. Such a great place to spend the day with kids!

Peter Bluesten Park was formerly City Park which was built just after the Korean War so residents…read morecould have a place to gather and play. By 1990 the park had fallen in disrepair. In 2005 City Park was changed to honor Peter Bluesten who was the founder and publisher of the Hallandale Digest. Mr. Bluesten was a WWII veteran who moved to Hallandale from New Jersey in 1946 and he founded the paper in 1963. He took the paper from a one sheet advertisement to a widely read and respected paper that chronicled the history and growth of the city. It was a hometown paper that the community relied on. Mr, Bluesten was very involved with youth sports in the city. He passed away in 1996. The park was redesigned by Craven Thompson & Associates Inc. and the remodeled 16.5 acre Peter Bluesten Park opened to the public on September 28, 2019. One of the highlights is the park's Aquatics Center which has a 25-meter by 25-yard competition style pool with eight lane short course section for high school swim competitions and recreational interactive water features. The pool was designed to meet all of the requirements for USA Swimming. The multipurpose main pool has a large learn-to-swim area, a dedicated water aerobics area, and a beach entry. Both pools are design-built concrete pools with deck level overflow gutter systems. There is also a 1,800 sq. ft water playground with an elevated play structure, which includes multiple decks, slides, rain buckets, water cannons, dancing floor jets and water curtains. Other park amenities include The Hallandale Beach YMCA, an artificial Safeshell turf soccer field, three baseball fields, concession stand, outdoor stage, playground, tennis, basketball, bankshot basketball, racquetball, walking path, and support buildings. The city uses the park for a number of events like their annual Easter Egg Hunt and Movies Under the Stars. If there is one small drawback to Peter Bluesten Park it is that it does not have a parking lot. You have to pay by app and park on the street. Other that that this is a really amazing park with something for everyone to enjoy.

At 4 acres, this is the largest park in Sunny Isles Beaches. The land the park sits on was once…read morezoned for a multistory unit. Instead the city purchased the land for a park to honor their commitment to provide a park within walking distance for every resident of Sunny Isles Beach. Heritage Park was conceived as being a landmark entrance to the city. The park was dedicated on June 18, 2011 to coincide with the city's 14th anniversary. Parking is available in the garage across the street. Public meetings were held to get community input into the design if the park. The result is an engaging park full of amenities for everyone to enjoy. Heritage Park has two playgrounds with Evos and Weevos play structures designed to let children flex their mental and physical muscles for creative play and upper body and core strength. a water play area, Veterans Memorial, performance stage used for the signature event Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest every October, dog area, great lawn, picnic tables, benches, and restrooms. This park is a stop on the community service shuttle bus. The parks in Sunny Isle Beaches play an important role in the lives, health, and wellbeing residents Heritage park is the ideal place to play, relax, socialize, meditate, exercise and run around all of which makes it a beloved recreational resource for the Sunny Isles Beach community.

This is such a great park for kids , it has a splash pad where kids can enjoy the water with the…read morehot weather , a little playground for toddlers and also a different area for bigger kids, it has swings available for big and small kids also so it's a great park to take your kids to if they are different ages , it also has an amazing green area where you could probably do picnics and relax . The bathrooms today were really clean and the sitting area for adults has enough shade for you to sit there ! Overall is a very nice park

My husband and dog come here practically daily and it is the absolute highlight of our day watching…read morethe stunning sunsets here! It's so peaceful and clean. It's exactly a mile of a nicely paved loop!

Love this park. Super beautiful and lots of wildlife. Toddler friendly with a park and a path to…read moreride a bike/ walk.

Young Circle has sustained total upgrades several times in the last twenty years. Currently, the…read morefountains are pumping water in the center of the park creating an artistic view. On the opposite side of the park is an outside amphitheater which hosts musical events, but empty tonight. The wild squirrels are so people friendly they will eat a nut right out of your hand. There are three concrete backgammon and checkers tables under a blue tarp for public use. The ArtsPark is surrounded by several eateries, retail shops and expensive high rise condos.

This is a nice park in downtown Hollywood that often hosts free city events. There are often…read moreconcerts in the amphitheater and free movies every Friday. The playground is big and brand new, with an adjacent splash pad. Hollywood Hot Glass is also located here and offers glass blowing classes that make for a super fun date! Parking downtown isn't free, which is my main drawback for this park. But we love coming and enjoying city events here!

This 7-acre park features a covered playground, exercise path with 2 fitness stations, outdoor…read morebasketball court, multipurpose lighted athletic fields, covered patio, outdoor shelter, restrooms and park office Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm; Saturday & Sunday 8am - 6pm. Call 305-466-8008 for more information, This park is free to Aventura residents Thank you cut and paste My bud and I come here to play ball and always have some good games We have a running joke that we always end up playing against some different ethnic, religious or culture every single time we show up So far we have gone against the Argies, the Jews, the Triad, the Ruskies and the jockeys great little park that borders Gulfstream so on the weekends you can do your exercise and catch a horse race Lots of soccer moms is an added plus but the fact they bring their kids is a negative - so a positive times(multiple kids) a negative = negative

I love the park and mostly importantly the team/staff that takes care of the park. I lost my wallet…read moreyesterday Sunday 8/28/17 at the dog park during the rain and never realized I left my wallet behind. One of the team members, Elise or Eli's was locking up the park and doing his search of the park and stumbled upon my wallet. Not only did I not know realize I left my wallet, but Elise took it into his own hands and searched the Aventura data base and called my house to let me know that I left my wallet. If it wasn't for Elise and the staff, I would never have known and would have been frantically searching the next day. However, Elise called around an hour after I left and made sure I retrieved my wallet. So for that I thank you and the staff! The park has always been home for me and my dog. The staff is an extended family that is always helpful and amazing to our community. Aventura park is one of a kind.

What a cute find. My almost 1 year old had a blast. It's small but had everything you need when…read morelooking for a playground. It's perfect for younger kids and especially those who love trucks, fire trucks, like my little guy. I heard sometimes the firefighters will even pop over for a visit, which would be cool to experience.

This park is just as cute as it looks in the other pics. It's small but I love that it's right next…read moreto the fire station and police station so it's very safe. It's also tucked away a bit. My main concern with playgrounds is always safety, cleanliness and a good time for the kids of course. This park checks off.

This is a small corner park located in the middle of downtown Hollywood. It is a small park with…read morelittle activities for younger children. T What find interst is that the floor is padded. That is not real grass where the slides are. I personally like that. It's better more cushion for the children lol. This playground is also nicely shaded. The park is surrounded by plants and a few flower pants. The place smells really good. It smells like jasmine. It is also fenced in. It is always nicely kept. The city really does a good job keeping it kept. Because of its location this park is great. You can walk out to an ice cream shop or to restaurant or the Young Circle. This little green park in the middle of the city is very cute. It has beautiful mirrors in two side of the walls that makes it this place a good place to visit.

Little park named after the former mayor of Hollywood at the corner of 20th Ave and Hollywood Blvd…read more The big jungle gym with a blue canopy at the center with a bouncy rubber ground. A few benches to sit and chill. So happy that dogs are permitted with a leash but were walking our puppy on a leash and noticed a small pit bull without a leash so this cut our time in the park short.

In 1903 in Deerfield Beach, the Reverend B. F. James was the first teacher in the first black…read moreschool in Broward County. Later James became the principal of the two-room Hallandale Community School from 1920 to 1927. In the 1950s, it became the B.F. James Elementary School, then later the B.F. James Adult Education Center. Today BF James Park sits on the site of the city's first black school. In 2014 the community gave feedback to the city that they wanted a pool. The pool and park is part of Hallandale Beach's Citywide Parks Master plan. It was the second city park to be completed in the first phase of the plan. BF James Park received a five million dollar complex that includes a beach style swimming pool with exercise lanes. Other park amenities added included exercise stations, a covered playground, and two new basketball courts. The building of this park fulfilled a 40 year old promise the city made to this community to provide a pool after the old Dixie pool fell into a state of disrepair. It is nice to see that the city of Hallandale Beach honored their commitment to this neighborhood with this beautiful park.

From the owner: Municipal Pool open to the public.read more

This is a very nicely appointed beach park in the city of Hallandale Beach. There is also a North…read moreCity Beach Park that is about a ten minute drive away. The park was renovated at a cost of $4.36 million as part of the City Wide Parks Master Plan and it reopened on March 1, 2015. South City Beach Park has beach access, restrooms, outdoor showers, open air pavilion, two bocce courts, a fenced in playground, sand volleyball court, and a beachfront concession stand. If you chose to come here do not let your parking time run out! I have been here twice and they are very aggressive about writing tickets. Both times I saw multiple tickets written. Online it says the minimum parking ticket is $39. I even saw one car with the barnacle which covers the windshield and makes it impossible to see to drive the car until you pay the fine to unlock it. You can pay for parking on your phone by app. In addition to being quick to write a ticket, another thing I didn't care for is they change the parking price whenever they want. If you come early or late you can get a discounted price of $2 and hour which is half off the normal $4 an hour rate but another time I came on the Sunday after Fourth of July and a holiday rate of $10 was in effect. If you are going to stay all day it is fine but at least for me it discourages dropping in for an hour or two. Make sure you keep an eye on the time so you can have your best beach day here.

We came here on a Sunday and I love that there is a huge parking lot. Additionally, the playground…read moreis nice and there is a good amount of shade. There is also a food option here, good for snacks or a whole meal. The beach is a short walk (like 50 feet) and the sand was nice. They also have a beach volleyball court here, which was pretty active. The only thing keeping this from being a 5 star review is that you must use an app to pay for parking. Being an out of town guest, I did not want to have to download and app, create an account, etc. Also, what about people who don't have smartphones? That said, there were plenty of spots as the parking lot is a decent size.

I was intrigued by this art exhibit at the Aventura Mall, so I went to check it out. It's outdoors,…read moreso it provides that sense of jungle and tropical environment that is just right for "gorillas". Gorillas in the Mist is a unique public work designed expressly for Aventura Mall. A whimsical fountain comprised of three large-scale bronze gorillas, four massive bronze trees and five hand-carved marble benches. I found them a bit spread out, so I needed to get at the right distance and angle to appreciate the entire exhibit. It's a fountain and a playground, built specifically with children in mind. And sure enough while I was there...many children were having fun playing around them and on them...freely and care free.....

Let me preface this with saying that it is a beautiful set up and the architecture and design are…read moregreat. However, In my opinion this is incorrectly advertised as a Fountain, Children's Playground or Splash pad. By word of mouth, we heard how great this "little splashpad" was. Great for moms who wanted to get some shopping done and then take their little for some fun time and water play time. I did not think to snap a picture, but will do so on my next visit. According to this sign, the fountain uses reclaimed water and there is an advisory that the water should not be swallowed! This sign is not prominently displayed. I have a toddler who like many other toddlers, loves to run, splash and occasionally swallow water (especially when it's shooting out from the ground and out of the gorillas). Sounds cool, but in reality it's a bit disgusting. My husband and I were utterly disgusted that we did not see this sign until we were leaving and happen to look over out of curiosity! On the AM webpage description of the Gorillas in the most fountain it clearly states: "It's a fountain and a playground, built specifically with children in mind."..... if it is made with children in mind, why is it that we're potentially exposing the child to reclaimed water that should not be swallowed? Now to the defense of AM, they do not advertise this as a splashpad, so shame on us parents for treating it as such. It's a "Fountain". It's definitely nice to look at it! Play at your own risk.