My family and I love this park. This place is always extremely clean and very welcoming. They have…read morea pool that you can pay for a very inexpensive yearly membership or a one time day pass - they have disc golf, basketball courts, a splash pad, camping grounds, beautiful trails, baseball fields, and even more! Everything is really well kept and the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. I definitely recommend coming here for a really nice day. Kids, adults, and dogs will have so much fun and it's a very inexpensive place to enjoy nature and spend quality time with family and friends!

Lovely park, picnic areas, playground, tot splash pad, pool. We've visited several times.read more

Only GOD forgives you faster than your DOG! #ReflectDogs…read moreLove & Forgiveness What an awesome dog park. From all the old growth trees with Spanish moss growing in them to the Island like feel. Poop bag dispenser and a watering station right in the middle of the park. Multiple places to sit all around the park that are all shaded and cool. Parking is right next to the dog park and there is plenty of it

Fantastic dog park. There's a side for smaller pups also. The grounds are maintained and there are…read morecomfy benches and a water fountain. It's not the fanciest park I've been to, but it was comfy and lovely.

Jervey Gantt Park as a multitude of athletic fields upon its property. It also has a nice paved…read morewalking area that allows you to walk in a quiet area and, at least when I was here, it appears to be a pretty safe place. I would say that the multitude of athletic fields are probably why most people come here. They all appear very well maintained and overall this was a pretty positive experience. While I would not recommend coming here if you are looking more for a park type environments, these sport fields I am sure are very well received by the community. Again, if you're looking more for a park where you can hang out and chill, this is probably not the place. However, this serves the community well with all these sport fields and I'm sure that the neighbors and community love it. For that I am giving it five stars.

I come here (almost) everyday. It's peaceful and has lots of space. There's about two miles of…read morepaved trail. I tend to weave around the park multiple times. The park will stay lit till around 10pm; so you can run after dark.

I came to Tuscawilla Park expecting a nice place to take a walk, and instead discovered I was…read morewandering through a little piece of Ocala history. The park dates back to 1916, when the city purchased the original 10 acres surrounding what was then known as Howse Spring. The Ocala Woman's Club helped transform the area with landscaping, huge oaks and magnolias, and even created Victory Way as a memorial to Marion County residents who served in World War I. Those historic brick entrance pillars are still standing, which I thought was a pretty cool detail to stumble across while simply walking around. Today the park has Lake Tuscawilla, walking paths, fishing, playgrounds, sports areas, public art and an amphitheater, so there is more here than meets the eye. I especially liked discovering how the park connects to the surrounding historic neighborhood, because suddenly you're not just walking around a park, you're walking through a piece of old Ocala. It's peaceful, historic and easy to explore, with just enough going on to keep a curious person wandering.

I always love walking around this park and today was just an enjoyable day walking with my son…read moregetting in a few laps around the lake trying to get my health back on track. Afterwards we went and I took some pictures because I could never resist the beauty in this little park in our little big city of Ocala! Come visit take a walk and remember right across is Midtown Station where yo can easily enjoy some coffee and some delicious food.

While tooling around Ocala recently, my husband and I stumbled upon the Scott Springs Park…read more It has lush green space to picnic or frokic on. Its got a Bike track for BMX and a large playground with clean, modern styles. The highlight here for me was the walk down to the sink hole/spring. Its a lovely bit of Florida history. Last year, there was water in the sinkhole. Today it has mostly become a dry pit with a boil at tue back, beneath the rocks. There was a turtle taking advantage of the little pool of water. Truly a nice park to visit

Scott Springs Park is a great park in Ocala, Florida…read more I enjoyed my time here while getting some steps in and stretching my legs. Overall, the park has decent parking and is a nice place to escape the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. If you are in the area, go check out Scott Springs Park. As Ocala continues to grow, it is nice to have places like this to just go chill.

Veteran's Park at OTOW offers many varied outdoor activities. It's "inside the fence", so you need…read moreto live here to use it. The park has dedicated space and equipment for archery, corn hole, shuffleboard, basketball, pavillion with grills and picnic tables. Also a large dog park and plenty of parking for cars and gold carts. This is a clean park with restrooms and water fountains.

Lovely park in Inverness, Florida! Parking was easy and we…read morewere in search of geocaches. We completed an adventure lab ( free app) walking tour of the park and one conventional geocache. The views were gorgeous, real Florida views. We saw one gator but no cooters( turtles). We even saw a water bulldozer type thing for clearing out weeds in the pond.

My friend and I decided to explore some of the local beauty on our lunch break and found this cute…read morepark. Cooter Pond Park is the perfect place for a walk, picnic or even to exercise in. At the entrance to the park and along the walkway, there are several tables with benches to enjoy a meal or just catch up with your friends and family. The tables near the entrance are shaded so you can take a break from the hot sun! The walkway in this park is expansive and has several informational plaques to teach its visitors about the local wildlife that they love. There are also these boxes with various colored lights. I'm not sure what they do but they look cool. If you are lucky, you'll spot and alligator or two but don't worry, the walkway is plenty high above the water. The gators should not cause you any trouble!

The place is a wreck. In complete disrepair. Very few animals. The train does not work There are…read moreno camel rides, no pony rides. The place is up for sale but should be shut down.

I visited the zoo yesterday. I first called to see if I could do the camel ride, but then I found…read morethat need at least 3 people for the ride. So I decided to pon.... Er... Camel up the money for 3. I arrived to the barn a bit early for my ride. It was 14 for admission, 16 per person for the camel ride (42 total), and 5 dollars for a generous amount of feed. There was a small barn when you enter, but the horses and ponies were not feedable as barriers were too high. Instead, the outdoor portion had many animals eager to enjoy the feed like the goats, sleeps and cows. They were able to be petted as well. Around 1sh, the owner and her assistant got the camel ready for me to ride. They had the steps and mounting the camel wasn't too difficult. The had handles to hold on and I was lead by a person. The ride lasted for five minutes and was fun. It was a bit bumpy and definitely not like riding a horse, but the seat was comfortable and the barriers kept me safe. Plenty of pictures were taken by request. It was an expensive ride, but well worth it! After the ride, I visited the other areas of the zoo. Most of the animals were farm animals, but they also had some more exotic animals in cages like monkeys, lemurs, and birds. Unfortunately, they were a bit small, and some looked a bit bored. However, it looks like the barn tries their best by adding toys and engaging objects. There is also a place to picnic, a small playground for the kids, and even a kiddie ride. There is a small shop where you can get ice cream as well. The owner was friendly as well as her relatives and helpers. The explained that many have been rescued, and how the owner used to be in the circus. It looks like she takes as good care as possible for the animals, and not trying to make a huge profit from them. I am glad that I visited the zoo and was able to have the camel ride. The staff were friendly, most animals seemed alright, and the spaces are large enough to enjoy at least an hour. There are rules in the zoo, so be sure to respect them. Parking is free and wasn't too difficult. Definitely worth a nice outing, especially with kids.