A local community park that uses its limited space wisely. A more modern playground, a basketball…read morecourt, two small pavilions, and a small patch of water make this park an enjoyable, well used piece of property. I did notice that the few other people at the park on this chilly late Monday afternoon were walking dogs, the park is perfect for this. If it was warmer I am sure the swings and playground would be filled with children.

Fun play ground for my toddlers. Equipment looks new, there are places to sit with shade, and the…read moreview of the water is pretty. No bathrooms and you cannot walk on the grounds without shoes.

I'm obsessed because they have two, nice large dog parks separated for big and small…read more It's shaded has lots of oak trees with Spanish moss and some seating in the shade. Couldn't be happier. There's also a small water station. Parking right in front and it's a short walk to the sound which has picnic tables and a ton of veins to trail paths throughout the park. Including those fabulous raised boardwalk paths. We walked some of the boardwalk paths recently and so enjoyed the experience. You are above the Bayou and Marshland and have a lovely perspective of the bay and tons of nature. People were trying to spy frogs and snakes and other critters. I imagine there's a lot you can see if you are patient. We love just having the access to it and being able to see the Santa Rosa sound to Pensacola Beach across the way. It's a true highlight of the area. Gulf Breeze does such an amazing job of maintaining its trails. We are really happy it is easily accessible and a well maintained community feature. Have barely scratched the surface of exploring it yet but look forward to seeing more of what it has to offer!

I come here early in the morning to enjoy the calm water and to take my cat for a walk on the…read morepaths, Family friendly picnic area. Great place to launch your boat, wave runner, paddle board or kayak. I love the paths to take my cat (a Savannah) for a walk. The few dogs we do see are kept on their leashes

This is a small park with extremely limited parking. Still, it has its charm and was a good place…read moreto chill for a bit. That's an added plus, the water view is pretty cool, as well. The park is named for Vince Whibbs. He was the mayor of Pensacola from 1978 to 1991. He they have a nice statue of him at the end of the park. All in all, I'm going to give this small park four stars.

We discovered this gorgeous park last year and made it there to some great free concerts put on by,…read moremy new favorite music store, Blues Angel Music. Unfortunately there were no Sunday concerts due to Covid but 2021 is looking good. The Vince J. Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park is a multi-use, public-private park development on Pensacola's waterfront. The Randall K. and Martha A. Hunter Amphitheater overlooks beautiful Pensacola Bay. The amphitheater part of the park supports a covered stage a "Back of House" facility that supports two dressing room spaces, & grass seating for up to 5,000. It really is picturesque sitting on that grass with breezes coming off the bay and digging the music, very nice indeed. While I am very fond of the concerts there's a lot more going on in this well laid out, well maintained and highly functional park. The Rotary Centennial Playground is great for kids ages 5-12 and includes climbing structures and more for them to explore and play. The walking path around the water makes the park perfect for working out, biking and running or if you're just looking for a looking for a place to walk that had enough room for social distancing and was by water, this is a great choice. Hey, love to fish? Well you can do that at the park too! Because the park is on the waterfront, it makes a nice place for fishing, there's even a fishing peir. It's also right next door to the Blue Yahoo stadium, the AAA team for the Cincinnati Reds. I know there's a bigger connection to the Yahoo's but not sure what that's about. Let me close by talking about our last concert in 2019. We roll up with our picnic, chairs and coolers and get hit with a little Memphis rockabilly. Wait I just left Memphis and I'm in Florida. LOL But it was really good and everyone was in to it. There was a very nice crowd, very nice people and there's free water and there's a Greek food truck set up on the edge of the concert area at the top of the hill. Somebody slap me LOL Very important note: The great folks at Blues Angel Music put on the free concerts and people are offered a chance to buy raffle tickets for some really cool musical instruments and other nice stuff. They do this to raise money for their foundation that provide musical instruments for schools and those in need, big kudos to those guys. Music has been VERY big influence in my life and I support this effort, it's a pretty big deal! Bottom line: Our last show was rockabilly but there's other genres of music represented by the water at Maritime Park!! You can bring a chair, your cooler and the parking & the admission is free. It's really cool and highly recommended for this weekly family friendly fun outing for your Sunday. Even if concerts aren't your thing it's still just an all around great park. http://facebook.com/pg/communitymaritimepark/events/

This is a free (donations encouraged) play area for children probably no older than 4 years old. It…read morefeatures many of the characters of PBS shows as well as generic toys and a mat play area for children under a certain weight, housed inside the Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, the current home of the Blue Wahoos Minor League baseball team. Overall, it's a good, fun, inexpensive way to get your child out of the house, but it can get cramped quickly. There's a sign asking parents not to bring sick children in, but it's clear many don't follow that rule and I am routinely concerned about the cleanliness of many of the toys.

My child likes to come and play but the ladies that work or volunteer there are obnoxious. I was…read morethere today and witnessed a fellow mom be humiliated in front of everyone. The worker told her to leave because her little boy was climbing. I understand there are rules to. Protect the children but a professional worker would have approached the mother and talked with her instead of yelling it out so that everyone in the room turned around and stared at her I was very embarrassed for her. She left quietly with a wailing child who was not done playing yet. That was very unnecessary and degrading.

Adopted my parrot from here this month but have been volunteering for months here. Every bird has…read moretheir own personality, space and time spent with them on the daily. Reed is wonderful to be around and he has taught me so much. The adoption process was so wonderful, everything I've wanted. All my needs were met. Reed makes sure all these birds go to great homes. As for the parrots, they are provided with daily enrichment, a great diet, other birds to interact with and places to hide . Misters in the heat and heat lamps in the cold. Nothing better than Uncle Sandy's!!!!!!!!!

This ok my grandchildren. Staff was knowledgeable and courteous. A treasure for Pensacola.read more

I'm not sure why there are so many bad ratings of this place. Is it a world class place you can…read morespend an entire day? No. But will your kids have fun? Absolutely. We discovered this place as part of our ticket package to the history museum. The museum has two floors. The first floor is kind of small, but kids make the most of it. It is hands on activities related to early history of the area. The second floor has a lego room, a period school house and a pretend grocery store. Overall we spent about an hour and a half at the museum. A great way to spend a rainy day.

Such a great place to bring your toddler! We were in town visiting and looking for a place to bring…read moreour toddler and she had a blast! Different rooms for them to explore in, perfect for a rainy day.

Fabulous little park downtown Pirate'cola. Multiple real…read moreCannons adorn the park perimeter like a fortress! Arrrr!! There is a statue of "Jackson" & a tall obelisk in the middle of the park. Live music on the weekends in good weather. Home of "Pâte à choux" the squirrel! He is very friendly & likes it when you feed him potato chips. Right across the street from, yep, you guessed it! "Jackson's" Steakhouse. The best Restaurant in Pirate'cola right on the park. Oui Oui. Come see little "Pâte à choux" he's so hungry for visitors, bring some snacks! Highly recommend.

I use to eat lunch here daily. The park is quite and neat. Only a minor problem with the…read morehomeless, they don't ask for money or food. Great place to practice night photography. Remember the park closes at 11pm

Enjoyed our visit. Not many dogs in small dog park on Sunday. I met a very nice young man named…read moreCory that brought his dog over from big dog side to play with Oliver and they had a great time. Come to find out Cory was from Chattanooga and I am from Huntsville, so small world when we Met in Pensacola. Enjoyed our visit. the park was clean a lot of toys only drawback is the water fountain for the dogs was very very slow coming out. There was a bowl there for the dogs that you could get water I did bring water and a bowl from my dog and of course I brought toys and bag for his waste. There is bags available for you to use there. somebody was in the small dog side cleaning up, overall the park was clean and was maintained. It looked in good repair. I did give it a five star I was impressed. There is chairs there is also benches and there is shade I did see bathrooms that was up closer to the front of the park so I did not see them by the dog park side so it was a bit of a walk, but there was benches by the trees, so you did have a shade that you could sit in while your fur baby played .

I went here today for the first time…read more This place could *potentially* be a really GREAT park if the grounds were fertilized & better maintained. It was pretty dry & dusty while we were there. It really needs regular irrigation. The grass patches had a lot of high weeds in them. It's a large park with a very large covered pavilion & picnic tables for large gatherings. It has a great kids playground & several fields. If also has 2 fenced in dog areas for small & large dogs. There were a few people there hanging in their tinted window cars in the parking lot which was a bit of a bummer. I really liked it. I do wish they would maintain the grounds better. I will check out the dog parks & update the review.

I researched places to visit in Pensacola and Plaza De Luna sounded interesting. I'm sure it is but…read moreright now it's closed for renovation work, such a shame I wasted time driving here. Hopefully it will be open again soon for visitors to enjoy the views of the bay.

Such a beautiful view at sunset. This is a great place when you just want to sit out and relax…read moreafter a long day and enjoy looking out at bodies of water and curious yet pretty birds around. You can partake in fishing, random talking or walking to nearby restaurant and bar in close vicinity such as Jaco's. I recommend at least one visit to this area. Truly clean and all around pleasant and beautiful visit. Parking can be a little rough, so expect a short walk especially in the afternoon if visiting this location.

The Hawkshow Lagoon National Memorial to Missing Children is a moving and touching memorial for…read moremissing children. It sits overlooking Pensacola Bay and the setting is serene and beautiful in a simple kind of way. I am glad I cane across here and spend a moment praying for those children.

Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park, completed in 1996, is the only National Memorial for Missing…read moreChildren. You walk across the pedestrian bridge which is over part of the lagoon. On the observation deck is a bronze statue called "The Sanctuary" created by Sam Nettles. On the plaque: "The Sanctuary" is both a shelter and a memorial. The arms and hands form a shelter and represent protection, our gift to our children. The shelter also forms a memorial in which resides a sacred spiritualism that is universal and primal. / In the family grouping, the child completes the circle, making the couple a family. The parents focus on their child and in turn, the child focuses its love and trust on the parents. This simple exchange is one of the essential truths of life. We all love our children and want to protect them. / Let us hope that we can begin to try to understand and appreciate that which we memorialize - the families, parents, and friends of lost and missing children. The view is serene and overlooks Pensacola Bay. You can get a good view of the Pensacola Bay Bridge from here. Something else to see nearby - just across Bayfront Parkway is Veterans Memorial Park. It's really worth walking across the street to see. Be careful crossing the busy street because cars may not stop even though there is a marked pedestrian walkway. Chances are you've parked over at the memorial and have walked here since there's really no parking where this memorial is.