Bruce Beach Park

0.2 mi

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.

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Bayview Park

4.7

(12 reviews)

2.5 mi

This park is spacious a waterfront which is fantastic. I love having water adjacency - it's…read moreincredibly soothing. They have a water front dog beach so the pups can romp in the sand and the bay water. Adorable. They have facilities here for restrooms and some covered pavilions. They have bands on the beach near the dock in the summer months which is lively. There are a ton of old growth trees which are beautiful. There are steps throughout but it's very manageable. Lots of parking. I do wish they had more intentional landscaping. Pensacola selectively landscapes its parks it seems and I wish this one got more of an overhaul. It's quite large and expansive and with some additional thoughtfulness and planting it could be a very special urban park.

Overall, Bayview Park is a pleasant park. I stopped by here to eat my lunch and enjoyed an…read moreabsolutely beautiful day with pleasant views of the bay. They have a dog park and a place to launch kayaks and canoes. It has a decent sized parking lot and again, it is a nice park.

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Bay Bluffs Park

2.9

(9 reviews)

4.7 mi

Not open to the public currently. Even the boardwalk is blocked off to the public. Will update…read morewhen it reopens

Bay Bluffs Park is a cool enough place to chill for a bit and unwind after a long day. They were…read morequite a few cars parked here and the place was a cool enough place to chill.

Boardwalk and road closed

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Plaza De Ferdinand

4.7

0.6 mi

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

"Jackson's" on the park...

Little "Pâte à choux" the squirrel likes chips :)'

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Benny Russell Park

16.4 mi

What a great park! So many different options and exciting park equipment for kids! One side for the…read moresmaller tykes under 5 and the other side for the bigger kids.

Possibly the best neighborhood park in the area. It's secluded, away from traffic, has plenty of…read moreparking; there is a reasonably clean restroom; mom or dad can go do a 4 mile run around Spencer Field; the playground is large and has areas for both younger and older kids (and mom and dad if you want to play too!). There's one swing that is perfect for a young child or toddler to ride with a parent at the same time. Overall, I really love this park!

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Gulf Shores Park

4.4

29.6 mi

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.

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.

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Seville Square Park

4.5

(2 reviews)

0.8 mi

Came for the Crawfish Festival! So many nice vendors and great food! We had a great time walking…read morearound and looking at all the different things vendors had to offer. We purchased a dog collar for our fur baby and a wine tumbler. I also got the pound of crawfish, very delicious!

This park is pretty and host to many events in Pensacola. Without something going on it is just a…read morepretty place to visit or use as a meeting place after hitting the shops and eateries around.

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Perdido Kid's Park

4.5

(17 reviews)

9.5 mi

This is a great park with lots to do for all ages. We will definitely be back to visit soon!read more

Let me start with..it's a kids dream! This is a great community kids park. Lots of people bring the…read morekids to enjoy the obstacles. Parents could do more to help it along. This was built by local and military members years ago. It's unfortunate to see that parents aren't taking pride in this great park. It's for your kids. If you see trash, pick it up. If you see that the bathroom isn't working or isn't clean, reach out to the parks/rec department and let them know. They've had issues with young kids roaming around at night after sunset. So if you see something not right call the Sheriff. The park is visited by neighborhood families and families from surrounding areas. It should be treated as if it was your own back yard. Help keep it clean.

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Hitzman-Optimist Park

4.9

6.1 mi

Nice dog park, great amenities for kids. Plenty of picnic tables. The park is clean and safe.read more

Small but suitable dog park, amazing looking playground for the kids…read more I wouldn't go out of my way to bring my dog here but I might go out of my way to bringy nieces. Overall, a good stop if you're on this side of town (otherwise go to the dog parks in East Hill).

Climbing structure

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Hawkshaw Lagoon Memorial Park

1.3 mi

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.

The missing children's memorial is beautiful. It is a touching memorial that I still think about…read moreoccasionally out of the blue, and we visited over ten years ago. Perhaps most memorable, aside from the statue, was the fact that there were happy birthday balloons tied to the fence the day we went. This is an important and well thought out memorial, and I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.

Beautiful view from the Memorial 08-17-2022

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Tropic Falls at OWA

3.0

(157 reviews)

26.0 mi

We had a great time here recently. We bought tickets at the gate. Unfortunately, there's not an…read moreoption for admission for people that aren't riding rides. So, two people in our party had to pay full price for no rides. There was a long wait at the front to get into the park, because only one employee was working. Not really sure what they were doing because they gave us a wrist band for the water park even though we only paid for the theme park. We were as confused as they were. We went during Thanksgiving week so the weather was cooler, but there wasn't much of a wait for any rides. Our daughter wasn't tall enough to ride everything (only 38"), but we still managed to have a good time. They have a lot of rides for the smaller kids. My wife and I enjoyed the roller coaster the best. We took advantage of the low wait times and rode the roller coaster several times. Definitely worth checking out.

We visited during the twilight hours and found the facility to be extremely crowded, making it…read moredifficult to find space in both the lazy river and the wave pool. The lazy river contained multiple pieces of debris, which detracted from the experience. Additionally, there were not enough floats available for the slides or wave pool. Guests are required to wait in a separate line to obtain a float from someone exiting the ride, and then proceed up the stairs to the slides. Since all slides share the same staircase, congestion is a frequent issue. Lastly, we observed some concerns regarding staff attentiveness. In the kiddie section, we repeatedly saw very young children (approximately 4-5 years old) bypass the employee overseeing the slides and proceed before being given permission. This raised safety concerns and suggested a need for improved supervision.

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Waterville USA

3.5

(99 reviews)

29.5 mi

So this place is very to the point. It's water and fun. It has a lazy river that is 3 feet…read morethroughout the path. Then you have your slides to choose from. Of course, there are food options available, but be mindful of eating and throwing things away in a timely manner because of the birds. Outside of that, it was a great experience. They have plenty of lifeguards available.

Great family friendly water park!!! Great rides for…read moreeveryone Kids-Adults!!! Very great for kids 9m-3years old!!! Very clean park!!!

Me with the family

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Fast Eddies Fun Center

(68 reviews)

4.5 mi

Came here for my niece's birthday party recently, and we had a really great time! You pay some…read moremoney and you get some pizza and some soda, but the real prize you get is the go-kart tickets and the private room for like an hour. The pizza was fine, soda is soda, and you get the option to purchase additional food. The go-karts were really fun, though. Mixing kids with adults on the track is always fun. Kids don't often get to try to physically attack adults very often, so this is their chance. I am a master of Mario Kart, though, so I came out triumphant. My Goddaughter and I smoked the competition. Never got passed. Enough about me, though. Getting the chance to just be secluded in a private room so we could eat in peace and sing happy birthday to my niece was really nice. I liked this experience, and I would totally come back.

Pros: A very fun little place full of things to do for kids…read moreof all ages. We went for a child's birthday party, and we had a great time. They offered us a private room, complimentary soda, and pizza. The service was very nice, and they catered to our every need. They also gave us a bunch of go-kart rides, so everyone got to go. Cons: No real cons. The food isn't spectacular, but it gave us energy to keep up with the kids. Tips: If you're considering a birthday party place for a little kid, this place will do you just fine.

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SUP Dogs

(18 reviews)

3.2 mi

We ended up spending Thanksgiving weekend in Navarre Beach on a whim…read more With no preplanning done, we had nothing to occupy our free time. This is not a bad thing, but just the thing we needed. However, we found out we would be having unseasonably nice weather (even for Florida standards) during our time here so we wanted to do something fun. It was the day before Thanksgiving, and most of the SUP places had closed up for the season. Robert was the only one that returned my call. Personable and friendly from the jump, Robert said he could deliver SUP boards to us that morning, and he was coming from Pensacola. Robert asked what type of car we had, our height, and where we were looking to SUP. All of the questions so he could determine what accessories to bring to meet our needs. He offered to drop off the SUP boards anywhere we wanted to meet. But wanting to SUP at multiple areas, Robert hooked us up with a roof rack system so we could bring our boards anywhere we wanted. Robert showed up at our rental that morning with everything we could need to SUP; boards, paddles, life jackets, leashes, and a soft roof rack system. He showed us how to get the rack and boards on our car, and suggested places for us to not only SUP, but to visit for scenery/food. Robert gave us a map outlining historical areas of Pensacola, and must-not-be-missed restaurants, with suggestions of places to go, things to do. For pick-up, all we had to do was leave our boards outside and Robert came and picked them up. We had such a nice time on the boards, they were in great condition, and the roof rack system worked seamlessly. Everything was handled with ease, and Robert was easily reachable by text. I would definitely recommend Robert to anyone looking to SUP. Oh and their boards are dog-friendly!

We travel a lot and are always seeking to optimize and enhance our experiences. This was a great…read moreway to enjoy the freedom have having your own equipment for a few days rather than be limited at a rental shop that you walk up to. The boards were delivered directly to us and loaded onto our roof rack and picked up a couple days later at the same place. Extremely easy, friendly and convenient. 10 stars. Would recommend.

Kayak rentals at SupDogs paddle board and kayak rentals

Paddle boarding is a great work out

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Bayview Park

4.7

(12 reviews)

2.5 mi

This park is spacious a waterfront which is fantastic. I love having water adjacency - it's…read moreincredibly soothing. They have a water front dog beach so the pups can romp in the sand and the bay water. Adorable. They have facilities here for restrooms and some covered pavilions. They have bands on the beach near the dock in the summer months which is lively. There are a ton of old growth trees which are beautiful. There are steps throughout but it's very manageable. Lots of parking. I do wish they had more intentional landscaping. Pensacola selectively landscapes its parks it seems and I wish this one got more of an overhaul. It's quite large and expansive and with some additional thoughtfulness and planting it could be a very special urban park.

Overall, Bayview Park is a pleasant park. I stopped by here to eat my lunch and enjoyed an…read moreabsolutely beautiful day with pleasant views of the bay. They have a dog park and a place to launch kayaks and canoes. It has a decent sized parking lot and again, it is a nice park.

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Bay Minette City Pool

(4 reviews)

47.1 mi

best ever!!! would definitely hire again.Great product, works exactly as described. Highly…read morerecommend to anyone.

Beautiful large pool with kiddie pool and two diving boards! Plenty of lounge chairs for sunning.read more

Bay Minette Municipal Swimming pool young childrens section.

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Community Maritime Park

4.6

(12 reviews)

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/

Hitzman-Optimist Park

4.9

Nice dog park, great amenities for kids. Plenty of picnic tables. The park is clean and safe.read more

Small but suitable dog park, amazing looking playground for the kids…read more I wouldn't go out of my way to bring my dog here but I might go out of my way to bringy nieces. Overall, a good stop if you're on this side of town (otherwise go to the dog parks in East Hill).

Pensacola Beach Boardwalk

3.8

(25 reviews)

Best place in the whole Pensacola. I really recommend if you are visiting for the first time. It…read moregets incredibly full during Mardi Gras and other major events. There's a large variation of restaurants and stores to visit. I love that they have Senior Frogs, Hooters, Papa's Pizza, Crabs, Flounders, and many more awesome restaurants. I love the Beach and you can visit the inner-coast. Honestly, what I would change is that I would make it longer like South Florida. The best boardwalk I've been to is like Hallandale/Hollywood Beach. I wouldn't do the pop up markets at either side of the Pensacola Board walk though because it's very expensive to participate with very little to no profit.

The area was OK has a few bars and some food. The only negative side was that a smell very bad…read morestrong odor coming from the water.

Semmes Park

(2 reviews)

Semmes Park is little more than a children's playground in a vacant field. I guess if you live…read moreright here and have small kids, this is a good enough place to head towards.

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Gulf Island National Seashore

4.6

(32 reviews)

The best place to spend a day. Made up of Opal beach, Ft Pickens and other federal parks in the…read morePanhandle, the parks offer various activities.

This is a beautiful strip of protected land that is simply breathtaking, if there is anything here…read moreto complain about well you're focusing on things that most would never consider to be a problem. The miles of paved highway is surrounded with white sugar sand beaches and towering dunes and beautiful water with lots of parking and not so many people at least the day of our visit. I guess this would be considered a barrier island but regardless of its designation it's one of the most beautiful stretch of beaches that I've come across and I've seen plenty - if you're planning a visit be prepared to spend the day the memories you make here will last you a lifetime, there aren't a lot of amenities if you consider the vastness of this place and please pack out everything you pack in this is one of the most pristine pieces of land I've visited and deserves the respect from all that visit. If there is such a thing as a bucket list item this definitely qualifies and if you're lucky enough to be able to spend some time here just do it - it exceeded all my expectations and I hope to return again soon...

James P Morgan Park

(1 review)

Nice quiet space next to beach. You can sit on benches to reflect or take the short walk around the…read morepark.

Corinne Jones Park

4.3

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.

Fort Pickens Beach

4.9

(16 reviews)

Historically ridden place. In the best way. There's a fort…read morehere. Actually. Unlike some other places the ruins here exist with old cannons and beautiful arched brick. We've not explored them and mainly visit for the beaches. Military can receive a free lifetime pass for national parks so the entry fee is waived here. I greatly appreciate. My husband loves to bike here. I love to come and see the Inlet. You can go to the Bayside or you can go to the Oceanside. There's also some older probably early 1900 homes scattered about the property from another iteration of its use. There's also I believe World War I one or World War II bunkers present here so this state Park has had many different lives and leaves quite a legacy. We've driven through the campgrounds which look really nice. And the stretch of golf here is substantial. You could definitely find a place to be all on your own if you were willing to walk. The facilities are nice. There are restrooms but parking can be limited at the beach lots on the gulf side when driving in. It's an extensive park and a very long stretch. The water is incredible. It's turquoise jello on the right days.

This area of the Gulf Islands National Seashore is called "Fort Pickens Beach area" it is located…read morebetween Pensacola beach & ends at the Fort. It is a beautiful stretch of beach there isn't much out there once you pass Peg Leg Pete's, but some designated areas to park for beach access, on the Gulf of Mexico side. You can see some remnants of the old Fort areas on the sound side, they are restricted areas, it's kinda of eerie, like time has stood still. Not a lot of people use this end of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, there is a unspoiled beauty about it. Untouched beautiful beachside paradise. There is a overnight camp/campground area, within the park, at the end near the Fort. It's a great place to camp while exploring the Gulf Islands National Seashore "Fort Pickens area." Highest Recommendations.

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