Also known as Miami Lakes Veterans Park, walking this park is where my fitness journey began when I…read moreworked nearby. It was about a 2 mile round trip between it, my office and the cow field. This Saturday, I stopped by again since it was the kickoff point for the Miami Lakes Reindeer Run 5K. Humble Brag: while not placing, I completed it on an about a 9 minute mile. It's an improvement from when I started exercising. The park has a couple of picnic shelters, a basketball court as well as body weight strength training stations. The park bathroom building was also clean. Parking is available on both sides of the street adjacent the park. For today's event, there were a couple of vendor booths, including food vendors, a podiatrist and a different gym than the one I go to. The run was through a mapped out course along Commerce Way.

Miami lakes local park ... west of 826. I've been coming to…read morethis park for years. It's always well maintained, grass cut, no trash and restrooms have been cleaned. The park offers two shelters that I've seen cordial celebrations held. I've even seen exercise class take place in the shelters . The park has a walking trail, benches and exercise course along the walking trail, exercise basketball court. it has a covered play area with swings and slides. Some Saturday they host Like a farmers market. On 4th of July they host free event with music and have food trucks to purchase food and drinks. The fire work show was spectacular this year.

Very good facility and management group always looking after the very best opportunities for the…read morekids. A great organization

Lovely passive park with beautiful art, walking trail, gardens, benches, amphitheater, and…read morepowerlines above. This park is truly lovely but the placement near an industrial area and townhome is weird. Although it is close to the highway this makes it convenient to visit. Basically one can walk the park in 15 minutes but if you study the art it will take longer. For me the vibe is freedom, starting over, and liberty for immigrants in the expression of the art. I can totally relate since my parents migrated from another county and struggled here and made it here. In my opinion, the art felt like it was a tribute to all the Latin artists and what they felt. I am glad I made my way to this park because I think the idea of art in a park is brilliant as well as using dead space among the power lines is smart.

Wow! Well done Hialeah! Opened in 2015, Garden of the Arts is a free botanical garden with art…read moreinstallations. It was created as a result of the Miami-Dade County Building Better Communities Bond Program. A paved half mile walking trail winds among art and plants located under power lines. This is an area that is usually left empty although I sometimes see other towns put passive parks under them. The art in the park is by local and world renowned artists. Artists featured include Alexander Mijares, Astrid Alcayaga Art, Reynaldo Artires, Villamil ART, Rafael Consuegra Studio, Noel Leon, Antonio Fortuna Art, Aristide, Juan Abuela, Zaida del Río, Roberto Perez Crespo, Ramon Pedraza, Florencio Gelabert, and Alexis Porro-Fortún Artist. There are 11 murals, some of which relate the history of Hialeah. There are also sculptures that range from small to quite large. I never got bored. As I wandered down the path there was always a cool plant or thought provoking piece of art to discover. As I walked it was a little disconcerting to hear the power lines crackling overhead. The park also includes an amphitheater, benches and seating areas, and an elevated stage with turf seating. The amphitheater can be rented for private events like weddings. Parking is in a free lot at the entrance to the park. What a wonderful place to experience the arts and culture in the setting of a beautiful botanical garden.

I participated in the muddy dash Miami this year. So this review is based of that…read more It was a fun 5k, with some military-like courses with wet mud. As germaphobe, I faced my fears today. I got a few cuts and scrapes in the mud, so maybe bring some hand sanitizer in your pocket. You get a medal at the end for completing it, and they have some food trucks to feast after the race. My one complain is that they charge you $20 to park at a public park that is free to park.

Came here to participate in a mud run and had such a great time. The only downside was being…read morecharged for parking, which was a bit frustrating but I guess it's one way for vendors to make some extra money. Running the race took me through different parts of the park, and I was really impressed by the trails. They definitely caught my attention, and I'd love to come back just to explore them on a walk. Overall, the park seems well maintained and taken care of, which made the experience even better.

Located in PSN a.k.a. North Hialeah, I met with a group of friends from the gym at country Lake…read morePark for a 4 mile evening run. The entrance of the park is located right on NW 87th Avenue and the park itself has a nice "hidden" (behind some trees) lake. Since my run was at sunset, going to the other side of the clearing, gives you a nice view of the dusk sky. The park has, in addition to two basketball court and green space, a running track that's approximately one mile total. It was a great as a warm-up power walk. There's also a picnic area. There were also some ducks and cats in the park: Though our group ran along some of the city streets, one benefit of this park is that there is no Vehicle gate thus giving you the opportunity to park and meet as a running group.

What a pleasant and sweet park. It appeared well kept. My son and I walked around the perimeter,…read moremainly as I wanted to see the lake side of it. It was very pretty, shaded with nice homes, cats and ducks!

NO FENCED-IN AREA. It is just a patch of grass. This is NOT a traditional dog park where the dogs…read morecan play and socialize.

Great family park, dog friendly with a nice playground and walking areas, also great for BBQ's,…read moregrills are always clean.

I wish all parks were like this. There is workout equipment there too. 2 sides which is positioned…read moreweirdly, but it's a great park to do anything you want really.

Located in the new developments in West Hialeah, back in the days this used to be prime Urban…read moreExploration heaven & dirt bike trails. There may have even been some abandoned military structures in there. Now that the area is growing with warehouses and new developments (Bonterra, Aquabella, etc) and the NW 170 St bridge connecting with Miami Lakes, the City of Hialeah has converted this donated area into a passive park. The park is mostly a grassy area where the city's held outdoor movie nights and farmer markets including some night ones (about 1 Friday a month). There are various outdoor weight machines along the 1/2 mile asphalt elliptical track. There are about 6 dedicated parking spaces at the park entrance. If you're adventurous you can continue your runs near the warehouses or seek trails along some of the remaining green areas around. Oh and if you continue jogging another half mile south from the park there's a cow field!

This is a really neat little park nestled on the outskirts of Miami Lakes, close to Royal Oaks…read more This is the only park I like to bring my daughter to. I mainly come here for the playground because it's well kept and has tons of shade. Plus it has that foam floor so your kids can run around without you worrying if they're going to fall down and get hurt (or eat sand - either or!). Not only do they have a great playground area, but they also have a huge shelter that can be rented out for events. I've actually used this location on several occassions for 5th grade picnics and it's always a wonderful time. Besides the shelter and the huge open field adjacent to it, there's an area that's set up with a running trail. What's cool is that every few yards there are little stations set up with exercises that are meant for you to work into your run. A street with big shady oak trees runs alongside the park, making it a nice view overall. Most importantly, for me, is that this park is never packed and the people that come here are decent. Whether they're here to workout or spend time with their kids, everyone minds their own business. Plus, there's no fee to get in. Love this park!

came to this location to do early voting. The park is really clean and big, beautiful to bring your…read morekids and have a play day or even a picnic. I would love to come here and play soccer. It's in a nice area/ neighborhood.

I did the Animal Encounter with my family and had Ethan as our presenter. He was awesome! Very…read moreknowledgeable and thorough in his explanation of each of the animals. The rest of the staff with whom I interacted was good too! The reason I am giving this review 4 stars instead of 5 is there were certain employees in the gift shop who left a little to be desired. They seemed as if they didn't really want to be there. Could have caught them on a bad day, but I noticed a difference between those few and the rest of the staff around the premisis.

Overall fun experience. I booked a tour through viator which included hotel pickup. The pickup was…read moreon time and the driver narrated some fun facts about the everglades on the short ride there. We visited on a Saturday so it was busy as expected. There is no shade on the grounds so much of the time was spent standing in the hot sun. Waiting to get into an airboat was a bit chaotic and tiresome. There were shade canopies along the queue but they were not deployed for some reason. Staff seemed a bit disorganized, groups were confused on where to go and given mixed directions from staff members. The experience on the boat was nice and we saw a variety of wildlife. The captain was knowledgeable and spotted alligators quickly. The gator show was fun but short. The host Paul was funny and engaging, the entire audience was captivated. All the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful. Our highlight was getting to hold a baby alligator and knowing that our money was going to one of the only no kill gator rescues!

This was written a few days ago …read more.. Wow, what a find - I was driving past and saw this lovely park. So I parked up and got out of the car for a look. Lovely lush green grass and trees, benches and bbq stations dotted around a lake - with a sandy enclave leading to the waters edge. The water looked very clear. Worthy of a swim, however I did notice signs saying no swimming? Maybe alligator territory. It would definitely be a lovely place to sunbath and chill out for a bbq, with family and friends. I will be back. _______________________________- So today I came back - I parked my car - there was only one person there besides me, a lady sat at a bench and table. I proceeded to settle far away from her, with a blanket and brought my four neo natal kittens in a cat box, with milk in a bottle and a huge blanket. I settled in the shade with the view of the lake and opened the box. My four three week old neo nates - stayed on the blanket and are attached to their mum what can I say as I am the feeding source, aka their surrogate momma. After ten minutes, a gentleman on a golf buggy stopped and ask "where do you live?" I said Miami lakes. He said - this park is for residents only! I asked for more details - saying, what do you mean, is this not a public park and he told me no just for residents. I am confused there are no signs as far as i can see and am aware. He also said no cats or dogs are allowed. I said I get that but these are neo natals - not even moving from the blanket and I am feeding them. "May I stay to at least fed them? "No he said!. Once home I come to look up this so called private park, and see nothing on the internet? Can someone please clarify? To be noted this park is in NOT in a private designated area - ie entrance to such, but on the side of the road open to the public? am I a missing something? or was this security guy just a xxxx. fyi - I WILL come again AND if asked I will say "yes I live a few blocks away!