This is a great place if you're looking to brush up on swimming or overall fitness. I primarily…read morecome to use the pool, which is heated and very comfortable year-round. The pool is always clean and well maintained, and there's no overwhelming chlorine smell, which I really appreciate. Customer service has consistently been great. The front desk staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful whenever I call or stop by. They also have a lost-and-found, which is a nice added touch. The facility is well kept, the hours are flexible and extend into the mid-evening, and the pricing is very reasonable. I only pay about $3 per visit, which makes it an excellent value overall. There's a weight lifting area but I've yet to use but from the outside looking in it appears clean! This location also has a playground and a batting area!

It was amazing. I mean better than amazing. The pools were nice and warm. It wasn't really that…read moreexpensive. It was like five dollars a person to go in the pool. It was nice and hot outside to go. No summer camp was there. It was very awesome.

Not sure there is only one review for this sports complex. On the weekends, it is so busy with…read moreongoing sporting games that parking is hard to find. This was the family gathering area thirty years ago watching my kid play flag football while my wife was screaming incentives from her chair dug deep into the grass. Mainly the softball field is on the east end and the soccer/football field is on the west while a basic snack stand is in the center. Homes and an elementary school border the fields. The grounds are kept manicured so cudos to the Cooper City Public Works crew. Certain times of the year, the fields are closed for seeding. No dogs permitted. PARK # 61

Great sports complex for both soccer and baseball! The only downside is there is little to no areas…read morefor shade so be sure to bring a chair with a cover or an hat or umbrella to give you some shade in the Florida heat! They have a little concession stand with basic snacks to eat while you are watching your kids or friends play the sport they love so much! Very well kept fields and very nice workers there that do a great job at cleaning the fields!

In honor of Black History Month I would like to highlight Threads, an interactive transit tour map…read moreexploring Broward County's black history. The map can be filtered by city and landmark type. One of the landmarks on the map is CW Thomas Park in Dania Beach. The park is located in a historically Black section of Dania Beach known as Danie. C.W. Thomas Park was formerly named Modello Park. The name was changed to honor Charlie Will Thomas who graduated from Attucks school, another historic landmark a few miles north. Attucks High School in Dania Beach was a high school for Black students that graduated its last class in 1968. It later became Attucks Middle School, a magnet school in Broward County Public Schools. C.W. Thomas was lauded for his philanthropy and community service. The historic baseball diamonds in this park were home to the Dania Redbirds, a semi-pro negro league baseball team. The team was created in 1958 by local high school graduates from Attucks High School and included players from the Libera, now Hollywood, and Dania Beach neighborhoods As a teenager in the 70s, Oddibe McDowell played for the Redbirds. He went on to play professionally after being drafted in the first round by the Texas Rangers. After he retired from baseball he coached at his alma mater, McArthur High School in Hollywood. Another notable Redbird player was former Chicago Cubs Outfielder Andre Dawson known as the "The Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson." Today the park is undergoing a transformation. It is just one of Dania Beach's parks benefitting from a 45 million dollar investment into the city parks and recreation department. Other parks receiving upgrades from this money include Chester Byrd Park, Frost Park, and PJ Meli Aquatic Complex. In addition a $3 million Federal Grant has been secured for the redevelopment of a recreational, social, and civic community center for C.W. Thomas Park. When completed park amenities will include a new football field, playground, community center, covered exercise area, basketball court, dog park, recreation pool, and parking lot. Groundbreaking took place back in October of 2022 and the park still isn't finished. Renovations are expected to be complete late this year.

Great place to run some indoor pickup games. The court surface at C.W. Thomas is well-maintained…read moreand has solid traction. Rims and nets are in good shape, and the AC actually keeps the gym cool when the games heat up. It can get pretty busy during peak hours, but the crowd is usually chill and the competition is solid. Definitely one of the better indoor spots in the area if you're looking for a good run.

Ok this is what a gym should be like!…read more Located in the Don Taft University center, the NSU RecPlex is 110,000 square feet of fitness bad-assness!!!! Want to lift weights? Sure! There are enough weights here for Arnold to train for Mr. Olympia - 2 complete racks of dumbells, 84 strength machines, and benches galore. Feel like some sports? No problem - 2 mulitpurpose courts for basketball or volleyball and 3 indoor racquetball courts. How about some cardio? You will NEVER wait for a machine with almost 100 pieces of cardio equipment. Feel like a swim? There's an outdoor pool that's heated in the winter, and access to the competition swimming pool that the NSU swim team uses. Oh and if that's not enough, there is a 2 story rock climbing wall and classes including yoga, spinning, and pilates. The best part? The price... If you are a student it's FREEEEEE (that's the least they can do for the tuition at Nova). If you are faculty/staff - $25 a month. BONUS - there is plenty of eye candy to be had here and the gym is nice and COLD. If you are a Nova student or staff, you would be a fool not to go here! If not, sorry NO SOUP FOR YOU!!

This facility is for the use of the students and staffs of NSU. You must bring your student ID to…read moreenter. However, one can definitely bring a guest in for $10/day or $25 for three consecutive visits. I started to use this facility almost 3.5 years ago when I first started at the Nova Southeastern University. I actually came here on my day one to get used to the place. I have to say the students working here are incredibly sweet and will help you however they can. This gym is by far the best gym I have ever been to. They have state of the art equipments and are always renovating. Starting on the third floor you can find multitudes of treadmills, elliptical, stair masters and bikes. The restrooms are also on this floor. On the second floor all the way in the back you even have rooms to play squash. Next to the squash room, there is a designated room lined with huge mats where you can do ab workouts. They even have two cages where you can stretch pre and post workout. Speaking of workouts, on this floor they have everything from free weights, to multiple squat racks, to bench press, platform for deadlifts and tons of machines for weight lifting. There are also two basketball courts. You will also find water fountains at every corner. Finally on the bottom floor is where you have dance studio type rooms where they provide various workout classes ranging from yoga to boot camps. Don't forget to ask the front desk for a schedule as that changes semester to semester. All the way in the back of the main floor you can also find the locker room. Bring your own lock and you are allowed to use lockers that are open. They have restrooms in here too. As I said, this gym has it all. It's one of the best gyms I have ever used.

Great place to play soccer or foot ball without mud , they put in forever grass. It cost 90,000 and…read moreeverybody is happy. There are bathrooms and ample parking. Some benches to sit. This park is near dixie hwy and Johnson Street. I went at night and saw kids playing soccer.

Damn, I remember back in the day when this place was crazily privatized. Anyone having to play…read moresoccer would have to scale that large fence, well, those days are sort of over. You can depend on your local city of Hollywood to open up the gates, but watch out, don't bring too many folks, or you'll get kicked out! Dowdy, located on Johnson, is probably the best soccer pitch in Broward county. Trying going after 5pm, and I can guarantee you can find yourself jumping into a game. *IMPORTANT* If you want to get into any game, of the organized kind, then bring $5.00!

This park in east Miramar was named in honor of former Miramar City Commissioner A. Joseph Forzano…read moreand his wife Mary Forzano who also served as City Commissioner. The couple moved to Miramar in 1967. Joseph passed away in 1975 and upon his death Mary ran for and won the seat of her husband on Miramar's City Council. Mary passed away in 2019. Forzano Park feels like two parks. On one side is fields for soccer and football with a restroom and concession stands. The restroom was very clean and even had Dyson airblades to dry your hands which is a nice upgrade. On the other side is six sand volleyball courts, a playground, and shelter pavilion. The park isn't very exciting unless you come to play sports. The playground could really use an update but a new $400,000 multi purpose recreational facility is about to open in the park. Forza\no Park is best suited for the Miramar youth athletic leagues.

Nice park... The…read moreactual Soccer fields need some attention but Overall it is a nice place. Bathrooms are clean and there are lots of parking spaces.

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.

Small park located on the east side of North Perry Airport, at the end of the runway. It has 2…read morebaseball diamonds, 4 tennis courts and 8 pickleball courts. The pickleball courts have been recently surfaced, they have permanent nets, fences around each pair of courts and plenty of separation between courts. Very comfortable facility, and because this is an executive airport, planes are small and noise level is not really a big factor.

Paul J. Maxwell Park is an 8 acre park located on the outside of North Perry Airport, a small…read moreprivate and light business plane airport in Pembroke Pines. This is the same airport that was in the news in March when a plane taking off from the airport tragically crashed into an SUV killing a four year old boy riding in it and two people in the plane. In 1989 Kennedy Park which was named after President Kennedy was renamed in memory of Paul J. Maxwell, who served 12 years on the City Commission from the 1970's until 1986. He served terms as mayor and vice mayor and he volunteered with the youth in the community as a coach and little league official. Mr. Maxwell died of a heart attack on Feb. 6, 1988, at the age of 46. Paul J. Maxwell Park is primarily an active sports park. There are 3 lighted baseball/softball fields, two batting cages, 4 racquetball courts, eight lighted tennis courts, a pavilion, and a sand playground. What makes this park stand out to me is how close it is to the airport. I sat on the bleachers and watched the planes take off and land. This park is best for sports teams, tennis players, child play, and plane enthusiasts.