This small and and quaint County Park is an excellent place to take your morning or evening walk…read morewith your fur baby (RioTheBorzoi). The park itself is nestled in between two apartment complexes (Steeple and Tuscany Place) and contains two lakes with continuous streaming fountains, benches and amazing amount of shade by gorgeous pine and oak trees with Spanish moss. The terrain can be challenging depending which route you take and provides that serenity and peacefulness you are looking for on your walk. The park walking configuration is about 1.0 mile if you walk the perimeter of the lakes and all their cross paths (see pictures). You will see an abundance of wild life such as ducks, geese, ibises, squirrels and rabbits through out the park. It is open daily from Sunrise to Sunset. You cannot go wrong with this place and hope to see you there! Cheers

So the City of Ocala Parks Dept in Florida finally put trash cans and dog leash signs at Polly…read morePalmer Park (see photo) and you still have lazy people who throw their trash in the lake or in the trail (see photo).

Great facility! We come here for my son's swim meets. Seats are not super comfortable but overall…read moregreat place.

This pool is probably the best pool I've ever been too. It has a little concession stand, splash…read morepad, outdoor and indoor pool with long course and short course, and very clean. Also love the huge amount of seats they have in the stands. Nice pool.

This park is pretty cool, BUT the ant problem is awful I mean the whole playground is covered it's…read morelike the ground is moving. It also doesn't have shade which is a big downfall for a mostly metal park :( didn't stay long because of the ants and heat.

Fun Activities Center for Adults & Seniors. Art, movies, card, games, trips... most free, but…read moreother activities starting at $5 per class, or minimal cost. Snacks provided; air-popped popcorn is tasty! Really nice, friendly staff. Remodeled facility, easy access. Great place offering a wide variety of FUN!

Searching for True Love & Forgiveness? Talk to GOD and get a…read moreDOG! #ReflectDogs Love & Forgiveness After visiting this dog park it's easy to understand why most of the other ones in the area don't have any dogs at them. Parking is very close to the gate and once you enter the main gate you have a decision of either going to the big park or the small dog park. The big dog park is ginormous with two big sunken fields for the dogs to run and play in. There are some agility items in them and also a nice covered gazebo with benches and picnic tables underneath it. There is a nice wide walking path all the way around the top outside of the dog park with seating and concrete areas with pools on them for the dogs to play in. You can park fairly close and there is a very nice walking trail in case you want to take your dog for a walk

This park is awesome it is attached to a larger recreational park that is probably over 100 acres…read more As previous review were's I do not believe there's anything wrong with this park all the owners and the dogs were well behaved ....my imagination is telling me the person that complained was not a good owner and their dog was not behaved. Spacious park with two sections for large or small dogs .....best I've probably seen

My parents were reminiscing about when they were middle school aged and came here for field trips…read more I was surprised to find out that Silver Springs State Park and the glass bottom boat tours have been around for that long! It was about a 1.5 hour ride from Orlando. Woke up real early on a Saturday (on honestly one of the coldest days of the year) to arrive at the park around 8am. I highly suggest purchasing glass bottom boat tour tickets online about a week in advance atleast since time slots fill up! We purchased the 1.5 hour tour on the boats. Our tour guide was incredible and shared so much knowledge and facts about the wildlife and park. I got to see tons of manatees! Plus getting to see gators, turtles, birds, and even monkeys! The glass bottom gives such a cool perspective on viewing the wildlife and plants underwater. Aside from the tour, we walked several trails to enjoy the great outdoors. Also, we had coffee in the morning when we first got here and lunch after the tour. The food was pretty good and filling. At the gift shop I made sure to leave with a magnet and Christmas ornament to remember such a great day here.

What a breathtaking location! From the parking lot, it doesn't look like much. They are redoing the…read moreentrance sign, and from the outside, it seems like the place might be pretty rundown. However, once you walk through, you are quickly transported. The entrance to the park is only two dollars per person, and honestly, in my opinion, they could charge just a little bit more. The glass-bottom boat tours run faster than you might expect, so if you have the time (which we didn't during our visit), opt for the longer boat ride; it doesn't cost much more. They also have little shops to explore and plenty of outdoor seating so you can take in the beautiful surroundings. If you're a water lover, make sure to plan ahead and reserve a crystal-clear kayak or paddleboard to enjoy the water--it'll be worth every penny. The only hiccup in our plan was that we booked everything on the day of our visit, so we ended up with a shorter tour on the glass-bottom boats and got locked into the last kayaking time slot. The woman at the reservation desk for the kayaks was not very pleasant. She told us that despite showing a 5 o'clock slot, they were no longer taking reservations. I showed her the option on my phone, but she still refused to let us sign waivers. Luckily, we found the manager in charge of the rental hut, who advised that we could still make our reservation online. I showed him on my phone, and although we'd have to pay full price and probably have less than an hour, that was perfectly fine with us since we were in the last slot. The lake was practically empty, so we had the entire waterway to ourselves--so beautiful and peaceful. Honestly, it felt like we were in another country, surrounded by nature. If you don't have the chance to kayak, there's also a walking path where you can see monkeys left behind from one of the movies that was filmed on location. We walked part of the path, and it was just as beautiful. Any chance my kids and I get to be outside in nature, we gravitate towards it, putting away our phones to enjoy everything around us. What a great way to spend your day and your vacation!