Came here yesterday after it rained and I was actually surprised how well the grass/turf dried. This definitely worth a stop with kids if you're in the area. They also have a tennis court next door that was pretty busy. This park has so many different options for the kids to play whether it's slides, climbing rocks, playing with water or musical instruments and more. There's so much to do. Bonus is that they have bathrooms, a water fountain & it's gated!! read more

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Arrived 3:45 on 12/30/25. STRENGTHS: - lots of attached tennis courts - there are many different little play areas on the playground. Some areas are great for little kids and some areas are good for bigger kids. - they are cool, tunnels, and artificial turf everywhere which is great for kids to stay clean and not have to deal with Florida ants. - the playground equipment is high-quality and there's a large variety for kids to exercise different body movements. This is the kind of park you can take your kids to every day. CHALLENGES: - parking is small. Not a lot of spots. Only 1 handicap spot - this park was packed, but the park is big enough for that to happen. read more

What a beautiful park!! It's very spacious with several playgrounds, space to walk, and beautiful greenery. There are signs that display the difficulty of each playground. Plenty of areas to sit and shaded spots. There are also tennis courts. The children's park has a closed gate easy for parents to access. The park also has tunnels, musical devices and swings. The park opens at 8am. Perfect time to go, very small amount of people. However weekends are full. Overall, my children loved the park and so did I. We will definitely return again. read more

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Park is very nice, bathrooms are usually clean but this time they did smell like urine. I'm sure it's not easy to keep up with so many visitors. Overall it's a good park but really wish they had a water feature like a splash pad or at least some misters would be great. read more

Came to visit this place with my family and enjoyed the walk very much. I like the fact that the park offers different types of activities you can do with the family or on your own. If you like the outdoors and like nature walking, this could be a place for you. Come visit this place if you happen to be in Lakeland. read more

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Honestly one of the coolest parks I've ever been to! Had so much fun today with the kids! I might have enjoyed it more than they have lol. There's so much to do and so much equipment and slides to keep the kids enthralled for hours! It was worth the 45 min drive! read more

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I have never visited a playground like Common Ground Park. It's a huge play area filled with activities were children of all abilities can play together. They have tons of climbing fun, tunnels, slides and swings. There is even a grass hill to slide down. I saw several benches and places for families to picnic. The bathrooms are located close to the back of the play area and were not very clean. I imagine that it is hard to keep up with because of the size of the park and the amount of children running through it read more

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Visiting the area for the first time and turned to Yelp for recommendations, as usual! Decided to take my little ones today and boy, they had a great time. I absolutely loved this park. It's big, well maintained and very pretty. It has different areas, some better for little ones (toddler age) and others for older kids (my 6 year old had a blast). A tunnel area, swings (there's a swing attached to a baby swing, so while the grown up swings the baby swings are the same time), a music area, sand area with a slide, gazebos and picnic tables. I will definitely return, as I will be around for another year week and a half. Totally recommend this Park. read more

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My kid and nieces absolutely love this park. We feel safe here and always have fun. There are plenty of options for kids of all ages. Plenty of places to sit for parents and even a water fountain. I love that there's not real grass so that kids shoes and feet don't get sandy and dirty. Parking is usually plentiful. read more

Huge park , clean, well kept, so many things for my 3 year old to do! Had a blast there

Plenty of complex play equipment for kids. Three swings for toddlers and two lock-in swings for bigger kids that need it. Lots of slides and rocks to climb on. Musical instruments and lots of fake turf grass to crawl and lay on. It has security cameras too. read more

Common Ground Park - Parks Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

What an awesome day! Met up with my sister-in-law and 5 year old niece at Common Ground Park. The park is amazing and offers all different types of games for the kids, from climbing to slides, swings, and even a butterfly garden! Everything is super safe with the new protective artificial turf. Great local artwork, water fountains and public rest rooms. A beautiful family park nestled in a peaceful neighborhood. With hours of healthy entertainment, I highly recommend this park. read more

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I have a Autistic child and it's hands down best park we've ever been to! It's sad we live In Tampa because I would bring him here often. They put alot of thought into the park. A lot of sensory experiences for special needs play! I'm Very very impressed! read more

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What an amazing hidden gem located in Lakeland! Wow, I'm blown away! This place is truly fun for all ages, though I think the target market is kids. This park has a giant playground, a rocky area with slides, a grassy (Astroturf) mound perfect for sliding on your bottom, a tunnel system, and other obstacle/play-things scattered about this large fenced in play area. There's a water pump at the high ground, and if you can pump fast enough, there's a good flow of water. Comes in handy on a hot day. I'm surprised this place doesn't have more reviews, but I'm sure it's just a matter of time. This is one of the best playgrounds I have ever been to. I wish there was something like this around when I was a kid. My daughter had an amazing time, and so did I! read more

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This park is an hour and half away from me but worth the drive. I have been taking my four year old to this park for a couple years once in a blue moon and it's always exciting to him! It's one of the largest playgrounds I have come across. It's beautiful, fun and different and great family time is spent here. We make it all day thing and grab something to eat in downtown Auburndale after. read more

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#219 I wish I was a kid again! This monster park in Lakeland is mega fun for the little ones. Tons of play areas, swings, slides, climbing things, hills to roll down and on and on. I can imagine how the city ordered equipment for this park, "ok, give me one of everything and three of those". Lots of picnic areas for those birthday parties, covered. This is hands down one of the nicest parks I've ever seen and it's free. read more

Great park to take your Little's. My daughter was so happy to have a wide selection of slides, swings etc

Play ground with fence and security cameras. Bathroom is clean with water fountain. Multiple play ground areas for many adventures.

What a beautiful park for little kids. Extremely well made and the safety ground was awesome. Plenty of places to sit for the parents (and grandparents) while the kiddos run about. Completely fenced in as well so the kiddos can't go wandering. Swings, slides, jungle gym, hills to roll down and balancing beams. My grandsons went insane!! The twins are 5 now and they didn't stop for a second, except for the mandatory water breaks. I think this may be the last year for them, they seem to be getting a little big for here, which is too bad. We drove from Riverview to Lakeland to go here. Well worth the trip! Anything that makes the grandkids happy is worth it!! read more

Common Ground Park - Huge jungle gym!! - Parks Near Me - Lakeland, Florida

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My sister in law brought me and the kids here on a Sunday. She said it was surprisingly super busy with kids everywhere! It must be because it's the weekend before Thanksgiving and the kids are on vacation for a week. This park is pretty cool. It has a lot of different sections and certain areas are geared towards toddlers while others are for bigger kids. There was one issue on top of the stairs in the big kids section there was some throw up and nobody cleaned it off. Gross! But other than that everything else was pretty clean. They have a variety of slides, things to climb, swings, & even a see-saw. There's also things to make music and where the kids can roll or slide down a hill. They have bathrooms and a gate to enter and exit the playground area which is great so kids can't just run off into the parking lot. One thing I thought was a little weird is that the park closes when the sun goes down. I guess I'm just used to going to parks in the evening in Las Vegas where there are plenty of lights on when the sun does go down. The slides do get pretty hot during the day in the spring/summer time. Well besides that this park is pretty dope. read more

Beautiful park with many different areas for children. Plenty of seating in shade and availability for parties. My daughter enjoyed exploring. read more

Very nice playground, fenced in and clean. The different sections are spread out so there's plenty of space to fun around. Clean bathrooms and lots of variety. Only complaint is lack of shade. So beware on super hot sunny days! read more

This is very nice, clean, all-inclusive park in the Lakeland area. There is something for anyone, of any age and ability. We brought three 10-11 years old and they all had a great time. read more

Awesome park!! Lots to do. I had kids 14, 12, 8 and 6 and they all had a blast!! We were there for almost 3 hours. No scooters, roller blades, skateboards, bikes or pets allowed. There is a nice restroom and water fountains. Plenty of picnic tables. read more

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My 5 boys loved this playground when we visited FL 3 years ago and asked to go back. It's fun for all ages!

Great park, lots for kids to do. Bathrooms on site. Artificial turf. Park designed to accommodate special needs kids. They provide advice on what is appropriate for what ages by coding the different stations. Minimal picnic spots. You can hear music near the entrance but not within the park. I'd rate the park with no one on the stuff as a 5-star place. Sadly your supervision is required heavily due to the lacks provided by other parents. It is crowded, lots of kids "ram around". Watched a parent spin kids on the merry-go-round type thing with a goal of throwing kids off by centrifugal force--then he would jump over them and continue running around (landed on kids several times). Many parents with poor judgment allow younger children on older kids' equipment. There have been parking lot robberies, store your valuables BEFORE you are watched storing your valuables. Could use more seating for the "watchers". read more

Really nice playground plenty to do and see almost not enough shady places to sit and watch kids. As always some parents do not parent and you still get those bad behaved kids. So I recommend keeping a eye on yours for safety. read more

This is by far the best playground which I have ever been too. The playground sits on a nice size plot of land which allows for distinctive areas for different age groups as well as different environments (areas for swings, mountainous areas, tunnels, hills to slide down). Why weren't places like this available when I was a kid? I think my son could spend the entire day here having fun. I have heard this park gets quite crowded, however if you get there early or can go during the week, this park is quite amazing. Living in Tampa for many years, this playground beats out any there. We have also lived in Europe the past few years and travelled throughout Europe and have never seen a playground this incredible all through Europe. read more

Beautiful park - it's large and clearly a lot of work and creativity into it. The Butterfly area, the rolling down hill and the numerous slides and swings and all sorts of things - fun for the kids and the whole family. read more

Very nice park but seems they have a problem in the area with people breaking in to cars according to the police. Unfortunately, my mother and I left our purses in the car and someone broke the window and took our purses. They broke into another car as well the same day, Father's Day. The parking is blocked off by a gate and trees from view when in the park. They need to have security or police going through on a regular basis. Just beware when you go there! read more

My grandkids came to visit and needed something to do that was fun and helped them get rid of their energy. We found this park here in Lakeland that is absolutely wonderful ,free,and has so many activities for the kids to do. read more

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January 2020 - We came with our 6 year old and 2 1/2 year old. So much for them to do. The 6 year old loved the "rock" mountain to climb, slide and have fun one. So many things to climb on and over. Parents need to stay near their children just for their child safety. Some parents were chatting too much and their little "angels" were a little demonic. Still a great place. Nice places for the adults to sit and still supervise. There is a water fountain but bring your own. Nice grassy area to spread a blanket out on. Bathrooms were smelly and had the one piece metal toilets. Yuck but I guess easy to clean. Wheelchair accessible. Easy parking in lot at park. read more

My kids (and my wife and I) love this park. It's everything it should be, lots of beautiful plants and landscaping, lots of cool playground stuff to use; everyone loves sliding down the hill! My kids call this one "the butterfly park". Big positive: they must have wised up, as they took out all the deadly poisonous oleander sometime over the last few months. However, five stars for the park itself minus two stars for the clientele equals net of three stars: Too many unsupervised and way too unruly kids, too many parents who won't bridle their kids when they get out of hand. Too many too-big kids knocking down the little ones. I've also seen people smoking in the park and bringing in dogs, both of which are prohibited. Why have rules if they go unenforced? The bigger issue and potential liability for the City is the too-rowdy kids. They have a gardener in the park most of the time; they need to have a police officer either stationed in or passing through the park on a regular basis, or a "park monitor" with the authority to boot major offenders out, including/especially unaccompanied kids. This is Lakeland's crown jewel of kids' parks; it sad to see it become a place you have to choose between feeling like your kids aren't really safe or you getting in a confrontation with older kids or adults. read more

This is easily the best park in Lakeland to take tour kids (ages 10 and under). Flowing streams, climbing rocks, tunnels, and high quality playground equipment. They also have bathrooms! My kids love to go! read more

Best playground I've ever been to. Kids from 2-15 fit it wonderfully, with an emphasis probably on elementary.

A good looking park for older kids but was disappointed that it doesn't have a secluded closed off section for younger children. My 2 year old is a bit rambunctious and high energy so running after him and pealing him off the big kids things tired me out. read more

This is a staple for our family. We always go here when we have family visiting too. There is something for every kid to do here. Can easily spend 1/2 day here and not get bored. Our 3 YO loves this park. read more

This is one Mac-daddy of a park!!! There are a couple of things that scare me about it, however. One tunnel has a place for a child to climb up or come out on the other side. A parent/grandparent has to go with the child or totally panic when the child disappears. Mine turned around and came out the same entrance and I had run to the back entrance. Scary. The other thing that is scary is the older kids climbing jungle gym. It's fantastic, but my 3 year old grandson likes to go up on it and slide the big slides. There are wide open "doors" and a center hole with ropes that a child can fall from - and quite a distance too!! The open spaces are not protected in any way - no obstacle to prevent an accident. I've never seen such a cool free park for children, but those are my concerns. read more

I LOVE this park. Many places for parents to sit or you can use their mini trail to walk and still keep an eye on your older children. Very well cared for and just so pretty. LOVE all the rose bushes, the staff is pleasant and the atmosphere is certainly kid and parent friendly. read more

They have everything! Picture pump for kids to experience. Padded areas where the roll around. Music plays out of frog mouth. Very clean! They have a tunnel and just so many creative things. check it out.... read more