Two big dog parks. One for the small dogs and of cause one for the big dogs. There is water for the…read moredogs and also pools for them. There are picnic tables and chairs as well. Love bringing our dog here, he just loves it.

Everything you need is here: water & dishes, waste bags & bins, hose, small plastic pool, seating,…read moretoys and a couple training tunnels, shade & trees. It's a mix of grass and sand. Not the best park but not the worst. I definitely prefer other parks over this one but overall it has all the same amenities as most other parks. The atmosphere feels underwhelming as it is across from a water treatment plant.

Wow such a spacious enormous dog park that's also very well maintained! It has a small and large…read moredog section both with plenty of attractions and even a little pool! There's seating for the parents and even bathrooms!! Very nice park!!!

Searching for True Love & Forgiveness? Talk to GOD and get a…read moreDOG! #ReflectDogs Love & Forgiveness WOW!! Did I say WOW? It seems like such an insignificant word for such an awesome dog park. I don't know how old it is because it doesn't have a tremendous amount of five-star ratings yet, but imagine being stranded on a tropical island somewhere. The amount of trails that just go off and out into the natural Wilderness is amazing. They even have benches out there for you to sit on and blue and red arrows to tell you which way you should go if you want to get back or go out further!! They've got a few agility items and they have a nice water facility plus poop bag dispensers and trash cans placed every here and there they even have a bathroom! And of course you park right next to the dog park

Good space. Bare bones. Water is available. Couldn't find the shovel to fill a hole left by…read moreanother dog. They do have bags for waste. There are orange trees from the citrus Grove days. There are two picnic tables for sitting.

Nice little park, relatively empty in the dog park area when we were there. Very peaceful. Has a…read moretrail that goes around the entire park as well. There's only a one way lane to get in and out of the park. There were a lot of kids playing in on the fields and had a good amount of cars in the parking lot but still had plenty of space to park and get around.

The dog park is a great play to let you pup run free. Directions were good as soon as we got there…read more It was well marked and needs to figure out. When we enter, there was so much for River to do she ran and smelled everything. I was able to sit on the swing in the back and relax. There's a nice Adirondack chairs. You can feed the sheep picnic touches and have a nice lunch. It's very relaxing. There's even some dog agility and there's a stick library which is really fun. Highly recommend recommended.

Had an awesome time bringing the dogs to the dog beach! It's a nice little strip of beach with…read moreshallow water under the fishing pier. Would recommend bringing some kind of shade covering for beach area but there's a covered picnic table area by the restrooms and hoses designated for the dogs to rinse off and community dog bowls for drinking in case you forget your own. Worthy to note- walking on The pier is not permitted for dogs after 10 am because apparently it gets too hot to walk on so there's alternate sand paths, you can definitely bring a wagon to help cart your stuff, an umbrella or shade to protect you from the sun might be needed since there's no natural shady areas, it's $11 to park all day with ability to go in & out throughout the day, and they have a hose to rinse down the dogs so WOULD RECOMMEND FOR A NICE DAY OUT IN NATURE, AT THE WATER WITH THE PUPS!!

Beautiful park, but be prepared to walk.They have a great boardwalk to make it easier to get to the…read morebeach. Love that most of the beach has off beach parking.

Love this park to take my dog. They have balls for the dogs and poop bags and trash bins. They keep…read moreup w the park!

Brought the kids here (12 - 8). They loved it. A little bit of everything including a water splash…read morepad to help cool off!

This playground is incredible! A community funded project, this playground is not to be missed - it…read morehas designs and features I haven't seen anywhere else! We love stopping to play here if we are in the Deland area. Freedom Playground has plenty of parking, bathrooms, pavilions with picnic tables, and playground equipment that can be used by a wide range of ages and body abilities. I love that the park has one main entrance gate to keep kids contained and also has the little kid area separate from the big kid area. There are accessibility features like wheelchair accessible ramps for the playground equipment and a ground level merry-go-round. There's plenty of slides, climbing and obstacles, a zip line, pirate ships, pretend play houses, and all the features you would want in a playground. I love the nods to Florida with multiple gators throughout! Freedom Park is a Florida gem!

From what I've read online, DeLand faced the exact same issue that so many municipalities around…read morethe country have faced and continue to face regarding what to do with their playgrounds. At one point in time it was a thing to build these large destination playgrounds made out of wood. While a nice idea on paper, eventually the upkeep proves to be problematic and expensive. Eventually the municipality is faced with the hard choice of costly renovations that will need to be redone in the not too distant future, demolishing the structure or trying to replace it with something more modern/contemporary. Either way it equals a lot of money that usually is nowhere to be found. Thankfully a few years ago DeLand along with residents, area companies, school children and a newly formed non-profit committee figured out how to replace the original wooden structure. Amazingly over 300K in private donations were raised along with DeLand kicking in the rest and what you have today is an amazing structure/facility. In my own area there have a been a few success stories with places like this: www.savekidscastle.org/ But there have also been a few mismanaged disasters with places like this: articles.mcall.com/2004-11-19/news/3571642_1_playground-jungle-gym-time-capsule What works here: * Lots of parking * Solidly clean bathrooms * Lots of shaded areas * Super safe recycled rubber ground which means no tracking mulch into the car * A very needed water fountain * Lots of different structures/play areas/misters that offer a ton of diversity What doesn't work: * At least when we were here the zipline was in sad shape. It needs to be raised up or just gotten rid of it because it was way too low to be enjoyable. I don't want to lay on the hyperbole but honestly aside one other park (Kids Castle in Doylestown, PA) this place is the nicest that I've ever seen and even though my kids are arguably a bit on the too old side to be enjoying a place like this, they still did. Great job DeLand! What an awesome place for the community!

This park has a decent playground for children had a small walking path, but does not offer much…read moreelse. It is directly across the street from another park though, which was a lot more pleasant to walk. There is decent parking for this park and, as I said, for kids, this is a good place to take them to play. There are also a few pavilions with benches underneath them for the parents to chill and watch their children enjoy the playground. All in all, this is a good park to head towards if you have children. Since we had a four-year-old with us, the kid really loved this park. Afterwards, it was nice to walk around the lake at the park across the street, which is called Mill Lake Park. Both of these parts sit on the corner of East Blue Spring Avenue and South Holly Avenue.