Centennial Park is a neighborhood park off Royal Palm Boulevard in Margate in the Royal Springs…read moreSouth community which borders Coral Springs. Royal Springs South is made up of 265 single family homes. The community is an HOA with membership dues. The 4.2 acre Centennial Park is a basic neighborhood park. Amenities include ten parking spaces, a large open space place, basketball court, picnic table and grill, swings, a climbing structure, and bench swigs. The access point to Sunflower Lake is across the street from the park. A ten million dollar G.O. bond was passed by voters in 2018. Three million of the money from the bond was going to be used to remake the park. Upgrades scheduled for the park included a new basketball court, two pickleball courts, a tennis court, a cover for the existing playground, new equipment, and a nearby splash pad. Playground sand would be replaced with a poured-in rubber surface. Also slated to be added to the park were restrooms, a covered pavilion with seating, an exercise station, walkways, lighting, and shade trees. Sixteen more parking spaces were planned to be added to Sunflower Drive along with a canoe/ kayak launch added to Sunflower Lake. When Royal Springs South residents founded out about the upgrades planned for the park they protested. They didn't want elements added to the park that would attract people from outside the community to the park. They were especially worried about restrooms attracting homeless people to the park. To date the project has been downsized to only include one covered pavilion, a walking trail, a covered playground with rubber surfacing, and a new basketball court. Even though a compromise was reached last year, construction of the new amenities still hasn't begun. It will be interesting to see if Margate if able to make any changes to this outdated park.

Cute little urban park at the intersection of 6th St and 3rd Ave. During the years, they have…read moreevents here like Food trucks (usually second Friday of the month), night markets, picnic get togethers, etc. The park is about 1.33 acres and it has a variety of amenities like: Bicycle Rack Drinking Fountain Park Benches Picnic Tables Children's playground. Nice green area to relax and walk around if you are in the Flagler Village area.

So grateful to have this park within walking distance from home! The kids play area is completely…read morefenced in with a locking gate so you can let younger kids loose to run around. The equipment is much newer compared to holiday park but there are no swings. There's an extra tall slide that we didn't feel comfortable letting our 1.5 year old climbing/going down without one person behind and one person waiting on the other side. Otherwise, it's a nice little spot for kids to interact and get some exercise climbing on things. Shade sails provide some shade but it can get sunny depending on the time of the day. The play surface is artificial turf with a concrete walkway that's great for sidewalk chalk. Parks and Rec regularly maintains the park, emptying trash, picking up palm fronds, etc. Picnic tables and benches are available.

Hunters Manor Park is located in the Hunter's Manor neighborhood of Pompano Beach, east of…read morePowerline Road. The neighborhood is mainly made up of single family homes built from the 1950's to the 90's. Hunter Manor's Park is an 8.4 acre park that will soon be bordered on the east by a new 9 acre, 59 home residential development by homebuilder D.R. Horton. Park amenities include pavilion shelters, picnic areas, grills, benches, restrooms, an exercise path with fitness stations, tennis courts, a covered playground, basketball, handball, exercise area, and volley ball court. The park is often used to host community events. The next one is a Caribbean Festival on October 14th from 5 to 10 PM. Hunters Manor Park is a well maintained park, ideal for taking the kids to play, exercise, or having a picnic.

The Sistrunk Parade starts at the park. This is a lovely park with lots of shade trees. There is a…read morerestroom on site which means you have plenty of time to play or have a family picnic without the worry of finding a bathroom. It's a great place to take little ones in a stroller. The fresh air will tire them out

Lincoln Park is located in the Durr's neighborhood of Ft. Lauderdale. In the 1920s, the city…read moreoperated an incinerator across the road from what is now Lincoln Park, just east of where Interstate 95 crosses Sistrunk Boulevard. The ash was dumped on the land that the park now sits on leaving arsenic, lead barium, and dioxin. In the 1990's concern was raised that there might be toxins making people sick in the neighborhood. In 2002 Lincoln Park was closed after large amounts of arsenic was discovered. The city removed the top 6 inches of soil, place a protective cap over it, and covered it with new dirt. The soil was retested, declared it safe, and Lincoln Park was reopened. Today the two and a half acre park is a popular recreational destination with a full court basketball court, open area for play, pavilion, picnic tables, grill, playground swings, and a walking path which I enjoyed. The trees overhead provide welcome shade when you are playing and exercising. If you didn't know the history of the park you would never know that ash from the incinerator used to regularly rain down here. Today it just looks a peaceful green space that the neighborhoods kids enjoy for the playground and basketball games.

I was passing through this neighborhood on the south side of Margate after a tag sale and when I…read moresaw how nice and new looking this park was so I had to stop and check it out. This park was recently renovated over 8 months when the city received a $200.000 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection through their Land, Water, and Conservation fund program. Southgate Park first opened in Margate in 1978 and was high on the city's master plan for a refurbishment. Total renovations for the project cost $600,00 with the balance being paid by the City of Margate with money set aside from their 2020 budget. In April of 2021, the city held a reopening ceremony at the park. Renovations to the park included a basketball court with two hoops, an exercise trail with 6 fitness stations, and a covered playground with ADA accessible astro turf, two different age play structures, and an ADA accessible swing. I love how the park planners thought about children of all needs and abilities when designing the playground. I had a great morning walk around the exercise path trying out the six exercise stations that work every part of your body. I especially liked the one where you can twist your waist which tightens up your obliques which are very important for making your core strong. This is a really great neighborhood park and the southside Margate residents have a beautiful new place to work out and play.

This park is named in honor of two African-American community leaders, Tony Mitchell and Cheatham…read moreMoore. Both men were civic activists in Pompano Beach during segregation. They were among a half dozen sharecroppers who eventually were able to buy the land they farmed enabling them to work for themselves. Tony Mitchell helped those in his community get business loans and Cheatham Moore was the first African-American appointed to the City's Housing Authority. Mitchell and Moore were both instrumental in getting the city to create Westside Park in 1951 so that African-Americans in the segregated city would have a place for recreation. The park has now been named the Mitchell Moore Park and Community Center to honor the men's legacy. You can find the 16.1 acre Mitchell Moore Park next to Blanche Ely High School. Park amenities include a 10,000 square foot community center which has a gymnasium, arts and crafts room, meeting rooms, and kitchen. The park also has five lighted basketball courts, football/soccer field, picnic pavilion, playground area, lighted softball/baseball fields, four lighted tennis courts, volleyball courts, and the Houston/ Sworn Aquatic Center with 9, 25 yard lap lanes and 2, one meter spring boards. In 2021 The Orange Bowl Committee and the City of Pompano Beach partnered together to create a 4 million dollar recreation facility including a new football field known as Orange Bowl Field at Mitchell Moore Park. The Orange Bowl Committee's Legacy Parks program has provided over $21.5 million worth of improvements to selected South Florida parks and recreational facilities. Other improvements to the park included new synthetic turf football field, an electronic scoreboard, a new press box, shaded seating, an enhanced walking trail, and upgrades to the two existing baseball fields, and building refurbishments. Mitchell/Moore Park brings the community together. The park hosts many events. sports teams, lessons, and activities like summer dive in movies at the pool. The football field is state of the art and gives the youth in the city a safe place to practice sports and learn all the great lessons that come with it. There are so many recreational opportunities to enjoy in this well appointed park.

Mitchell Moore Park is a city park located in Pompano Beach Florida. It has recently undergone an…read morealmost $4 million renovation, sponsored by the city, as well as the Orange Bowl committee. Upgrades include synthetic field, a new scoreboard and covered bleachers. The park is used for youth football and baseball, and it also has a walking path. At one time more NFL players came out of this park than any other park.

Wow! The new DC Alexander Park is worthy of a major tourist destination like Ft. Lauderdale. The…read morepark was designed by Brooks and Scarpa architecture landscape urban design, the firm of Professor Jeff Huber of Florida Atlantic University's School of Architecture. DC Alexander Park was designed to address coastal flooding and saltwater exposure by reintroducing native dune and maritime hammock ecosystems. Storm surges are mitigated by vegetated dunes and rubberized surfaces. A reintroduced coastal hammock absorbs rainfall and saltwater while shade is provided by native trees like Green Buttonwood, Gumbo Limbo, and Seagrape. My favorite feature of the park is a 25-foot cantilevered overlook. \When you climb to the top you get a panoramic view of Ft. Lauderdale Beach and the new creative play area with slides, climbing ropes, and swings. Although this park is only 1.2 acres, the design makes clever use of the limited space. This new and modern park is a crown jewel of the Ft Lauderdale beach.

This is a new place has one of the best playgrounds I've seen in Fort Lauderdale. Right across the…read morestreet from the beach. Great look out spot from the second floor. Nice place to relax and sit down for parents and kids to get their energy out. Has public bathroom and refreshing water fountain. So if you are at las olas beach come check it out.

Middle River Terrace park is 3.5 acres in size. It is on the site of the former Bloom Nursery which…read morewas in operation from 1946 to 1980. The park was created between 2000 and 2001. The boundaries of the park are lined with residences in the neighborhood of Middle River Terrace, a community that is bordered by the south fork of the Middle River, Sunrise Blvd., and the Florida East Coast Railway. Park amenities include a large open space for play, an exercise trail with equipment , a free little library, a playground, and a pavilion that can be rented for private events. The park is a great recreation resource for the people who live nearby but I came to check out the historic 1916 Craftsman Bungalow that was the home of Ft. Lauderdale pioneer Annie Beck. The home was originally on Las Olas Blvd but it ended up in the park in 2008. You can only see the exterior of the house if you visit the park. It is currently occupied by a police officer and his family who agreed to live in the park to improve community relations. A 3-D tour of the house however can be found online.