Camp Matecumbe is the name of a summer camp created by the Diocese of St. Augustine on the Boystown…read moreland they purchased in 1955 in a rural part of unincorporated Southwest Miami-Dade called the Hammocks. In 2003, the 98 acre Boystown campus was sold to Miami-Dade to become a park marking the history of Operation Pedro Pan, a secret exodus of over 14,000 Cuban minors, ages 6 to 18 to the United States over a two-year span from 1960 to 1962. Parents sent unaccompanied children to the United States amid fears sparked by the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Many were sheltered here upon their arrival. Today the name Camp Matecumbe is more closely associated with a new type of nature themed playground designed by LandscapeDE. They are a design firm that creates very distinctive and creative outdoor play spaces for children. If you ever saw one you would know it instantly. They created the amazing ADA accessible playground in Pinecrest Gardens with the anole lizard ramp, a small nature themed playground for Biscayne Shores & Gardens Park, and what I think is the best example of their work, the brand new play area in Pioneer Park in Port St. Lucie. While not as large as the playground in Pioneer Park, Camp Matecumbe has more than enough to keep children entertained for hours. Invasive plants were removed and the design was developed to incorporate the endangered Pine Rockland preserve that exists in the park. A highlight of the play area is a hill with a 20 foot long slide. To reach the top children can climb native oolite block steps or a slope covered in mortared river rock. Other playground elements include musical instruments such as bells, metallophones, and chimes, a play house, swings, and a climbing net The park also has paved walkways, native plants and trees, seating, and recovered cypress river logs from Florida. I love how the design of this park incorporates elements from nature resulting in a very inviting and sustainable play area where children can enjoy the outdoors while strengthening their bodies and developing their imagination.

Only Con: no bathroom…read more Everything is on point! It has various types of swings for 10 months old and up. It has a cool slide that it's on top of like a little hill made out Coral looking cement. Then there's a toddler section with 2 slides and little section to sit on top of slide area. Also, chalkboard and musical area where kids can touch drums and bells. They have a climbing thing made out of rope. There's benches everywhere for parents to sit and to watch their kids and have a picnic (if wanted). CLEAN! CLEAN! CLEAN!

Brings good vibes.my daughter loves to come here. It is a hidden gem. I really recommend this park.read more

This park has a private parking lot which is always a plus. It has fields for days. The fields are…read moreadequately maintained and I believe are used mostly for soccer games. You can use it to play football, fly a kite, or play catch. There is also a large empty pavilion there and an empty gazebo structure. The gazeebo and pavilion coulld use a little maintance. At the front of the park you will see a bust of the park's namesake, Licenciado Benito Juarez. I saw a lot of trash around the park and I would recommend that you bring bug spray because the mosquitos were out in full effect. There is also a playground are at the park which is lined with sand and consists of a couple of toddler swings, a rock climbing wall, and a couple of jungle gyms with slides. The large pavilion is available for rent. This is an ok park. I just happen to have stumble across it and would probably not make a special trip here. This park has a lot of potential and hopefully the city with invest in it more.

Great little neighborhood park. Huge playground for your…read moretwo legged kids and probably even bigger playgrounds for the four-legged variety. The fact that the kids playground is fenced in is incredible. Don't understand why more parks don't add this seemingly simple feature. It gives parents an added sense of safety. Plenty of parking and bathrooms There isn't any courts but there is an empty field to set up a soccer game or football

I didn't know there was a dog park by me, I would just go to the dog park by Senior High school…read moreBroncos. It's a nice place, has good playground dog areas, enough seats for dog owners to sit down, and good park surrounded by playgrounds, neighborhood, small water park, and both areas for big/small dogs. My only reason is I hope they can cover up underneath the fence due to my dog crawling underneath and playing with the small dogs. Covering up underneath with cement or rocks so that no dogs would be able to fight against one another.

The name makes it sound like a large theme park, but it's just a park and playground part of and…read moreadjacent to the Hammocks. There's parking available and there are some large fields used for soccer as well as a nice playground for the kiddos. We come here a lot to burn the energy out of the kids. It's compact, clean, and well maintained and the kids don't get bored too quickly.

Wild Lime Park is a well maintained and appointed neighborhood park in the Hammocks, a rural part…read moreof unincorporated Southwest Miami-Dade. The Kendall Hammocks Optimist Club dedicated Wild Lime Park to Al Engle who spent many hours volunteering in youth sports. This lovely park has a number of amenities to appeal to the community. These include a picnic pavilion, shade covered fitness zone with exercise equipment, a large shade covered playground, paved walkways, and lighted soccer field where a youth soccer league meets. During my visits a child was learning to ride a bike on the pathway, more kids were enjoying the playground, and a birthday party was being set up in the pavilion. The charming Wild Lim Park provides a peaceful, natural setting with well maintained landscaping. This park an ideal place for those looking to relax or enjoy some outdoor activities.

This park is a hidden Gem with lots of amenities…read more Features Baseball / Softball, Basketball courts, Pavilion with Barbecue, Playground, Pool, Restrooms The pool at Roby George Park (201 SW 11th Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030) is free to use for Homestead residents. Those who live outside of City limits will be charged $2.

We were a part of the Miami Strike Force 2025 South Florida Super Cup and the fields were not…read moremaintained properly in advance of this tournament. The grass was so incredibly tall that it went above our ankles and the soccer ball did not roll properly. Before being a host park, get your soccer fields mowed.

We went here tonight for the Halloween Spooktacular (night 1 with trick-or-treating). We were super…read moreimpressed with this event. The space was large. They had parking attendants that were great at getting us parked and out of the venue (though the parking was pretty tight.. but we got in and out fine). There were lots of tents from various service providers giving out candy and brochures. My 2-year-old got a good amount of candy! The DJ was great. He played a mix of kid music, group dance music, and adult party songs. There were food trucks but we didn't eat. We did, however, have some drinks, and I saw two bars including the one where we got our drinks. They had the "luxury" port-a-potty trailers that had an attendant helping direct bathroom traffic. I think there was also a haunted house but we didn't go since our child was young. All in all, our experience of this event was great, and we would definitely go again next year. My daughter and I have also actually been to the playground here once. The playground itself was nice. We felt a little uncomfortable on that day because there was an event going on in the building right next to the playground, and people from there were in and out from the playground and it just felt weird like we were crashing their party. But otherwise a nice playground, and we really enjoyed the event at the park.

This park is full of beautiful and shaded trees , also extraordinary walking trails. A lot of space…read morefor people to have their personal space. Excellent park for exercising and training for self or group trainings.

This is a wide open park. It is also very huge and has different sections. There is a parking lot…read moreby a huge open field. Near the parking lot is a restroom facility and some picnic tables sprinkled around. They have some beautiful trees over there including banyan trees. The field is ginormous and has a disc golf course. A little further down from that area is another part of the park. There is a large parking lot over there and a huge football/soccer field and 8-10 artificial turf soccer fields that are enclosed by a fence. They have a covered patio area with picnic tables over there as well. Even though there are a bunch of trees around, there is not a lot of shade on either section of the park, so plan accordingly. You do not need a military ID to visit the park, as it sits outside of the gate. It is a very peaceful park and easy to get to. If you are looking for a low key park to hang out and relax then this is your spot.

Such a beautiful park! I will say that this section with water is in the large dogs section, so…read morekeep that in mind when visiting!

This dog park is beautiful especially if your furry ones love the water. Max loves this dog park…read more Bark bark bark.