This lovely park was right across the street from where the hotel we stayed at. After we checked out if the hotel, we went across Lovely to go and take a morning walk to check it out and found it was a great area to walk or jog or run in, if the hotel gym isn't to your taste. There was a lovely fountain in the middle and lots of trees giving lovely shade from the sun. The award winning playground literally had my jaw dropping. There were such intelligent games, not just your usual jungle gym. Also benches with inbuilt checkers boards and two enterprising young kids had collected black and white rocks and used those pieces to play with. The best thing however was the "Largo Central Railroad" amusement - it was so much fun seeing the steam trains filled with the young and the young at heart go around the track. Also these were proper steam railways - just very cool way of a local train club to bring their passion into the modern world. Lots to do for adults and kids alike! Love it Note: #179 of Yelp 100 challenge for 2016 read more

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Love this park, huge Great at Christmas time to take kids , grandkids Awesome decorations n music Love love this place read more

This park is well kept and ascetically beautiful! They have large play area for the children, a fire pit and also host many events. The trail that goes through the park has beautiful brass statues and even a time capsule! The Library is within walking distance as well. Perfect for grabbing a book and relaxing in nature. read more

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Alas, last time I wrote a review for this park, it was in the pre-kids portion of my life. Now that I have a little one who likes to play here, I figured it's time for an update. I want to give this park a 5 stars because the playground itself is awesome. There's a ton of jungle gym space, swings, etc for kids to play on. They also have a wide open field where they often host movie nights in the park, etc. The annual Christmas light display is always a pleasure to go stroll around and enjoy - for free. The park also frequently offers kid friendly events like touch-a-truck and of course the awesome free train rides once a month put on my by the Largo Railroad folks. The train ride is a hit with my 2 year old and we come almost every month. The park itself also has lots of great amenities, clean restrooms, plenty of convenient parking. etc. However, one aspect of LCP makes me want to give it a 1-star!! The BEE infestation here is TERRIBLE!! Every time we've gone for the last few months, I can barely dodge getting stung by bees the whole time. I am constantly paranoid that myself or my child is going to get stung or inadvertently bring bees home from our stroller, bags, etc. You literally cannot escape them here. They are all throughout the play area, flying around on the sidewalks, in the middle of the open field, etc. I'm not exaggerating when I say they're everywhere. This seems like a major liability for the city - what if a child who is extremely allergic gets stung? I REALLY wish they would do something about this and I need to find out how to try to report it, frankly. Besides that, the park is great, but please remember to bring some bee repellent (is that such a thing?) or your hazmat suit when you come here. read more

Went here tonight for Christmas festivities as I had passed by one night and noticed a million Christmas Lights. This was a treat indeed for my child and I. When I got home, I had the feeling like I bought something wonderful but realized nope, I just had a wonderful time with my little one and that's worth more than anything I could ever buy. Yes, the Christmas lights were beautiful but I was noticing that people were parking so we got out. It was nice to walk around, besides the typical christmas lights, there were sparkly lights that were on the sidewalks and on you (like a disco ball affect) that made it more personal somehow. And when we got to the playground area it was filled with excited kids, an eclectic mix of and large arrangement of equipment I haven't seen at the many, many playgrounds I've been to previously. Love the creativity and activity it makes possible. There were couples there, a parent talking to his adult child and I could really sense the families were connecting with each other; that was really awesome. I will post pictures of the holiday lights soon, but I think it's definitely worth a 2nd or even 3rd trip! read more

Beautiful area. The weather is so nice I had to walk through it. The plant life was lively and gorgeous. If you just want o clear your head this place will definitely help you feel relaxed. read more

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In addition to serving as the site of the Largo Public Library, the Largo Cultural Center, and a Military Court of Honor, this immaculately-landscaped seventy-acre park features a large children's playground, a miniature railway, and a renovated feed store used for historic displays and cultural events. The picnic pavilions scattered about the grounds are a popular setting for potluck suppers on Friday nights, when a state-of-the-art audio system broadcasts music from 6:00-8:00pm, with each week's program dedicated to a specific theme (such as Motown favorites, 60s classics, and the like). Throughout the year, community-sponsored activities draw thousands of locals, who also flock here simply to stroll along the tree-lined paths or relax on a shaded bench with a good book. It's a quiet and attractive oasis, a place to escape from the many ugly strip malls that dominate the area. read more

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My granddaughter loves this park. She is 2 and loves the large open field. We play kickball and of course just tag. I enjoy that we can walk the paved pathways that are very well shaded with her in the stroller. She enjoys climbing in the kids playground area. It does get pretty packed at peak times. Holiday events are always fun and very packed. Wonderful community place! read more

We were in Largo for a short 5 day vacation, and we visited the park with our 5-year-old grandson twice. It is a beautiful park, with unique play experiences, such as "rock climbing", balance and body weight challenges, and the regular swings, slides, etc. However, his favorite thing was getting close to and feeding the squirrels. There is a nice walking path, and a great green space. The city is lucky to have such a nice park! read more

Nice park to take your kids and enjoy the scenery. I will admit its a beautiful park. However, this is NOT a nice park to walk/run the trail. You're better off going to John S Taylor Park which is a few miles ahead. I went here because of the reviews saying its a great place to run and was disappointed when I got there. read more

There always seems to be something special going on... ACTIVITIES This is a park that begs you to be active. Popping out unexpectedly from a seemingly busy street, this park is MUCH larger than it looks. There's a large expanse of field at the center--perfect for impromptu football tossing, ultimate Frisbee, or herding sheep (Oh wait... we don't do that here?) The playground is the BEST! Large and filled with many moving items or things to climb; even adults will be tempted to be playful monkeys for a day. Or you can just be healthy in the "exercise playground" and walk laps around the whole park. There's not many pavilions and grills though... OTHER STUFF But wait--there's more! (OMG!) A tiny railroad winds through the park and on certain days welcomes little kids to ride it while guided by a "conductor." A community center always has performances or events going on. During the winter, the park lights up with hundreds of Christmas lights and figurines. And I recommend a game of "where's Waldo" with the scattered bronze artwork. OVERALL While it may be confusing to drive into the one entrance to get in, you can come-as-you-are and still enjoy this park immensely. Sometimes you may need to chase off drooling teenagers who stake claims on parts of the playground, but they're good kids. This park is also very clean, lots of parking, and has clean restrooms. read more

Aside from some of the spelling and grammar, these reviewers have it pretty much spot on. This is a great park. One can spend a day and ride a bike around the commons area, visit the library or rec center, or simply let the kids play at the playground. It's hard to dislike this park. If you go to the northern most end, you'll find twisted walking paths, a memorial with a small pond nearby, and plenty of trees. On the western end there is a small train track that runs, once per month, around for the kids to enjoy. My favorite part is the playground with the sensory slides and the vast expanse of AstroTurf to minimize maintenance and dirt (the sand pit throws that off, some). With a quick drive to the east, taking East Bay, there is a nature preserve to behold. That part of the park is full of wildlife and boarded walking paths, all in the comfortable shade of a multitude of trees and native plant life. There is, simply, so much to see here that I have a hard time growing bored with Largo Central Park. read more

We love this place. It's not near us or we would visit more often. If you have kids, take them here. It's the best playground in the area and they have huge wide open spaces for playing. The best part? The Largo Central Railway! It only runs the first full weekend of every month and when the weather is nice, the lines can be long! But it's so worth it! It's about a 10 minute ride. You through a tunnel and over water. It's rather impressive what they maintain with volunteers and donations. Rides are free so they depend on your donations. The train runs 10-4 Saturday and Sunday weather permitting. If you have small children and haven't checked it out, I highly recommend it! At the holidays, they decorate the entire park in lights and it's definitely worth a stop with or without kids! read more

This is an AWESOME OARK!!! I love going here whenever I'm in town !!! They have a train you can ride and workout equipment and a huge play area for kids!!! They hold events here all the time too! read more

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Beautiful park. Children's play area is clean and shady with a variety of structures and obstacles to keep children engaged and entertained. Equipment and grounds are well kept. Great location and very convenient to the library. Looking forward to exploring more of this park! read more

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We love Largo Central Park! The best playground in Pinellas County, for sure. I love to let my kids play (they are older) while I walk laps around the park with our beagle. The facilities always seem very well-maintained. We love the kids' workout equipment next to the playground! read more

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I seriously love this park during the holidays. Christmas is the best when they not only have all the pretty lights, but the TRAIN!! Yes. If you love trains, they a train you can ride through the park. I believe they also do this monthly... I have a friend who came out here just for that. He did not regret it. Even the fireworks for 4th of July were great! read more

MY PLAYGROUND Once my eyes fell upon this awesome playground--the best I've ever seen--I knew I had to make it mine. In order to conquer I quickly built up my Popeye-esque muscles at the free exercise park nearby then ran into the huge playground with guns (the ones on my arms) blazing. There's always a lot of darn kids but they were too spread out. There's rope pyramids and rock walls to climb and lots of spinning things to hang on to. Too much to do! I guess all that simple back-and-forth hip swinging at the exercise park wasn't enough. RUNNING AROUND Trees. Trees. Trees. Rec center. Trees. Exercise Park. Playground. Trees... Big field! Railroad tracks! The large field was large enough for me to run secret-military laps. Occasionally a freakin' baby train would get in my way--no kidding. There's a baby train running around the park small enough for you to sit one person per row. BUT IT LOOKS NICE Look--there's even art sculptures scattered everywhere. I'm sure those statues are all dedicated to me. Shamed--this clean, creative park could be the fortress for my upcoming kingdom... but I shall leave it alone. read more

Great experience lots to see really nice set up nice walk through Christmas light experience.

Hubby and I were in town for a weekend of botanical garden viewing and perhaps my three star should be three and a half but was in comparison a miss. This park was much larger than we expected and seemed to be well used by the look of a full children's playground and groups of families, picnics, and impromptu soccer. The disappointing aspect was the inadequate access to some parts of the park as the two (albeit large) parking areas were on one street and a large expanse of tarmac which lacked shade sufficient to keep cars from overheating or melting any coolers or picnic goods you couldn't carry in. Florida heat is ungodly on a locked car and the other three boundaries were busy streets with no stopping or parking. This means your picnic is either right at the pavilion next to the parking lot or you'll need a fancy rolling cooler or strong labor or to minimize your drinks and food to the size of a backpack. For such a large expanse of green space it wasn't well planned in that regard. As for the area and available shade within the park it was great! It seemed maintained and clean. read more

I've always liked Largo park and usually take my kids here often to play on the playground. This review is for my experience for the 4th of July. While understanding that it's the 4th and everyone was going to see the fireworks at largo park, it was definitely hard to find parking. No biggie there. We liked that they had the food trucks out there but couldn't get to the other side of the field where they were at. No big deal there either. There was a little mini concert going on and the musical was enjoyable. There was a bouncy house and inflatables for the kids (for a price) but that was nice. The fireworks started and that was cool, but soon after we started getting the debris from the fireworks in our eyes and skin. Not pleasant but we understood seeing that we came to see the fireworks. It was a nice family event that I enjoy. So why the 3 stars? Besides the descriptions above I was thrown off by the kids that were trying to pick fights seemingly to put it on social media. I mean you had lots of police presence there so why are the kids allowed to do that? A bunch of 15 to 19 aged kids walking around looking for trouble when there are younger kids out and about. I felt that should have been controlled better. read more

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I love this park! Especially around the Holidays! They do such a wonderful job of lighting up the park with christmas lights. The displays are awesome, and they do it all for free. This year I noticed they set up donation boxes for anyone who wants to donate to keep the lights looking beautiful each year which i think is a great idea. This park is definitely fun for the family and its free so what better thing to do to celebrate the holidays than to go walk the park and look at the lights. read more

This is a beautiful park with plenty of space for the family, friends and you to enjoy the day. There are trails, playgrounds, open spaces, picnic table and benches to suit your needs. It's just an excellent place to get outside and enjoy our area! read more

Probably the nicest thing Largo Florida has to offer awesome in the winter time. Bring your girlfriend or your date

Great park for babies to geezers! Very well taken care of and scenic.

Have shows and events all the time..very scenic and entertaining close to library too

its an okay park but it is always full - OVERLY full no matter what time of the day. I prefer John Taylor Park

It's a park! Great for kids, families or to just sit and read a book. They have a train kids can ride for free once a month..They have different events throughout the year like touchatruck, fireworks for the 4th, Halloween events and much more all leading up to Christmas when they decorate so beautifully makes for awesome pictures and timeless memories with the family..They also do a tree lighting every year. I love it here. read more

We were lucky enough to be in Florida for New Year's Eve this year, and got a chance to check out the amazing Christmas light display at Central Park. There were all sorts of animated displays, and even lights that looked like snow falling from the trees. Very, very nice! read more

I love this park. It is a dog friendly park where you will find baggies to pick up your dogs waste. Enjoy your time sitting on a bench. There are speakers overhead that play country music. Beautiful sculptures are all around the park. There is an outdoor fitness area where you can exercise. What makes this park so unique is the public library and a cultural center located within. It's a great place to visit especially for those art enthusiasts. Don't forget to bring the kids. read more

Weather you are coming here to walk, jog, run, use any of their outdoor exercise equipment, or to use their huge open field for fun in the sun, Largo Central Park has it all! It also has a huge fenced in playground for kids of all ages to enjoy. read more

If you want a really good playground, this is your destination. It is carpeted and soft. Our toddler and tween were both well entertained. Clean bathrooms just outside the fenced play area. read more

It's well-kept & easy to access. I do not define it so much as a "park" but more of a "lawn". Parks have trees.

This is a very nice park. It has large open spaces where kids can throw a football. These are several shelters for picnics. On the first weekend of the month they offer free train rides on Largo Central Railroad. They host touch a truck each year and is a must do for families with young children. The park is well landscaped and has a play area that suits all children, even those with disabilities. read more

This is an awesome park. The playground was recently updated. There is plenty to do for kids of all ages. There are a lot of covered picnic areas throughout the park. In the middle of the park, there is a large open space nig enough for a pick up football game or kicking the soccer ball around. Along the outer rim of the park is a paved walkway. It would be a great place for a quick run. On the first weekend of the month, Largo Central Railroad offers free mini-train rides. This is a great activity for young and old alike. It is pretty busy on the weekends. They just hung the Christmas lights. My kids just love to walk through the park in December, it is truly a winter wonderland. Make sure you check out the Largo website. They are always having cool events like Touch a Truck. This is a must do if you are in the Tampabay area. read more

Lovely park. Open areas which are safe for walking along the pedestrian paths. Children's playground has the best equipment of any I've ever seen and completely covered in astro turf! Largo Cultural Center provides plenty of parking at the park. Must see the holiday lights in December! (No charge for this.) read more