Taylor Park is a 3.06 acre neighborhood park in Rockledge, the oldest city in Brevard County. At…read morethe entrance to the park is an arched entranceway that reads "This park is presented to the city of Rockledge, Florida A.D. 1928 - by - Albert Armor Taylor and Grace Webster Crockett Taylor, his wife, in memory of their beloved parents, Frederick Fitch Taylor and Henrietta Powell Taylor of Grand Rapids, Michigan and Antoinette Millett Crockett of Portland, Maine" The park sits on a hill that slopes down to the entrance. There are parking spots along the perimeter of the park. Beautiful old oak trees provide shade. Amenities include a pavilion, picnic tables, benches, a playground, and 9 station exercise trail along a paved walkway. This park is the perfect neighborhood destination for play, picnics, and exercise. What I found most interesting about the park is that the Taylors are still here! There is a mausoleum in the back of Taylor Park. The Taylor's settled in the east central Florida area in 1895 and they had two sons: Albert Armer Taylor, Jr and Frederick Fitch. Sadly, both passed away as infants and they are laid to rest here with their parents. Albert and Grace Taylor were instrumental to the development of Brevard County. Albert Taylor was one of the founders of the Brevard County State Bank at Delannoy and Harrison streets in Cocoa in 1889. He was president of the bank until 1906 when he resigned and made a lot of money in citrus and real estate. He was the first president of the Cocoa Town Council and was elected mayor in 1898. Grace was one of New York City's first stenographers before her marriage and she was an accomplished poet. Their home was on the site of today's Cocoa Public Library between Delannoy and the Indian River. One of their favorite hobbies was studying the night sky with a telescope. Engraved on their tomb is the following: "We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night." You can learn more about the Taylor's from a display just inside the entrance to the Brevard Museum in Cocoa. Grace in particular was interested in preserving the history and natural beauty of the area. She passed away on December 27, 1945 and upon her death she left a bequest specifically for the development of a museum to to preserve the history of pioneer life in Brevard County, In 1975, the Albert and Grace Taylor addition to the Brevard Museum was created with funds from the Grace Webster Taylor Testamentary Trust. Many of Grace Taylor's personal effects are on exhibit. The mausoleum is hidden by a sensory garden. The plants were chosen for their fragrance, tactile qualities, and beauty. If you didn't know the grave was here you wouldn't notice it. It is surrounded by a locked gate. I loved discovering this bit of interesting history in this park. The Taylor's are still keeping watch over the community they loved.

Junny Rios Martinez Park is a small but pleasant park in Cocoa, Florida…read more It has a nice pavilion, a children's playground, a walking path and a building with rest rooms. I would recommend here.

It's so pretty and I always stop here from the Great Wall Chinese restaurant it's in a really safe…read morearea too. Lots of memories

Visited this park for a triathlon. Naturally beautiful due to the view and location. Clean ground;…read morehowever, they could definitely upgrade the bathrooms and add a water fountain somewhere. I'd only be interested in the park for an event outing.

Taylor Park is a waterfront park located in historic Cocoa Village which dates back to the 1890's…read more Taylor Park connects to Cocoa Riverfront Park via a paved walkway along the Indian River. Taylor Park amenities include an amphitheater, picnic tables, war monuments, and a playground. I love the colorful benches painted by local artists. They make the perfect place to sit a spell and rest under one of the large trees that provide shade. The city uses the open areas to stage events. The park restrooms are handy if you are visiting the nearby shops and it is the perfect place for a picnic with food from one of the nearby businesses. Take the kids to play or just enjoy the views of the Indian River that brought the first settlers to Cocoa Beach.

This is a rather large sports park. They have multiple baseball fields, soccer, tennis, basketball…read moreand covered areas to sit in the shade or have a kids birthday. I never seen any wild animals here expect for crazy kids running around. There is a play area for kids. It looks like a pretty cool little fort with a few slides. Not much for a view here but the park is big! This park is an active pokemon nest and Changes up about every two weeks.

This is one of the nicest, well maintained parks I have ever been to…read more The 117 acre park includes two lighted youth softball fields, two Major and two Senior Little League lighted baseball fields, a t-ball field, and two story restroom / concession / meeting buildings. The 16 acres dedicated to youth soccer include two lighted stadium fields, restroom /concession / meeting building and parking. Other park facilities include two lighted outdoor basketball courts, two playgrounds areas, four lighted tennis courts, family and group pavilions, and an 18,000 sq. ft. Community Center with gymnasium, banquet kitchen, large meeting room with divider, 4 small meeting rooms, and two sets of restrooms (one with showers). The Community Center offers all types of classes for people of all ages.

A nice walking park around a lake - tastefully designed - still under construction…read more This is at the corner of Viera Avenue and Lake Andrew Drive. It has limited parking with about 15 car parking spots and several smaller spots that I assume are for golf carts. There is a building with restrooms. The same structure has 3 swinging benches and a long concrete bench that overlooks the lake the park is centered around. There is a concrete path that circles the lake but due to construction, you cannot currently walk the complete path. The west side of the walkway seems to have several wider areas where you can relax off the main path. The construction parts around the 30-acre lake include an Olive Tree restaurant that has the basic structure already built and fencing around it and one of the hotels that has many of the floors built. There are going to be many more structures built along the south side of the lake that are in the future and the reason that this part of the path is closed off. There is not much shade are you walk around the lake but it is a good flat path to get your steps in. Overall, this is a nice park to relax and enjoy the view of the lake on a pretty day.

Playground suitable for ages 5 to 12. Large pavilion with…read moreabout eight picnic tables. Much shade provided by pine and palm trees. Exercise trail. These are all located on one side of the main driveway. On the other side of the driveway are sports fields and small bathrooms (no change tables in bathrooms). A few swings are located not by the playground but near the sports fields and restrooms. Entire park surrounded by residential neighborhood. Two small parking lots available.

This is a wonderful park. It has plenty of tennis courts and also has two soccer fields right next…read moreto it. It also has baseball fields. If you're looking for a park to go and play tennis, soccer, football or baseball this is the place to go.

I've been coming to this park for a few months throughout the week and often times on weekends just…read moreto enjoy a stroll or an occasional easy run. It's centrally located easily accessible, and beautiful to boot. It's the kind of park where you can greet people with a hello or a good morning and see they're beautiful dogs on a Sunday morning stroll. There is also multiple little play areas in case you have kids and it's the kind of park. Do you want to spend time in because it always seems to be peaceful no matter what time in the morning midday or afternoon you stop by. There's plenty of places to sit and relax and I love so many things about this park. I hope you enjoy it too.

This is a nice overall park. I found the vibe to be relaxing and enjoyable and the atmosphere…read moredefinitely has a calming effect on the soul. There is definitely adequate parking and again, it definitely is a cool enough park. We as a community need parks. Places like this where we as a community can gather in respite. If you find yourself in the area, I would definitely recommend this particular park. Go check it out, I do not think that you will be disappointed.

We stopped here briefly on a visit to Florida with my brother, who likes this beach. The beach is…read morelovely: a long, white sandy expanse. It was pretty empty on this weekday, a few scattered beachgoers; lots of parking (but probably not at peak times). Much of the vegetation had unfortunately been killed by the recent hard freeze, and patience will be required to see if it comes back. A walkway leads to the beach from the parking lot, and a wooden structure at the end overlooks the beach. A great beach for area visitors.

Another fabulous beach along the space coast. This park has roughly 20 free parking spots. It has…read morea station to wash off your body/sandy feet after a wonderful day at the beach. We found a spot with no issues and plenty of space on the beach. These beaches are never crowded! Love love love! Waves, finding fun shells and fun are all you need here.