A great little park and hidden gem in Jacksonville. We love the small shaded playground, but the…read moreboardwalk with tons of turtles, fish and birds is the real attraction.

New boardwalk, peaceful and beautiful place to walk. Safe too! Right by the fire department and…read morelibrary. Great place to take the kids too!!

We come to this park relatively frequently due to many activities…read more It seems like these fields are always crowded. Especially on the weekends. This particular time we came in the middle of the afternoon and it was quite busy. I will say the amount of parking doesn't accommodate all those that come to spectate, so if you're coming for a game or practice, be sure to leave yourself enough time to find a spot and walk. The fields are in good condition.

I hate that they tore down all of those trees to redesign the frontage of this park, but regardless…read moreof my tree-hugging sentiment, the new entrance is beautiful! Loves: -Lots and lots of fields for soccer, football and baseball (some of which are lighted) -Ample parking at each field -Dog parks with pond (for those of you who have water loving Retrievers!) -Playground (small, but in good shape) -Clean restrooms!! Whoo hoo! Note: You may want to keep your dogs away from the far fields' pond, as it is reputed to have a small alligator residing there.

Convienet, good sized, generally not overcrowded. Friendly neighbors. There are trash cans to…read moredispose of your dogs waste. Please please please pick up your own dogs waste! Most visitors DO clean up after their pets. Limited parking, but there is a small playground right next to the dog park and a huge open field. Plenty of room for your golf carts though. Essentially a solid dog park for the neighborhood. Not worth driving to as a destination (much bigger options closer to town). Recommended for local residents for sure.

A hidden entry to this pond with no access by car and no legit area to park my car to then walk in…read moreon foot. Golf carts, bicycles and pedestrian traffic only. Took a nice hand-in-hand walk thru the park with my wife. Beautiful lake (not really a pond) with a winding paved pathway and a docking area for canoes or kayaks. No gators seen but they are surely in the lake.

Relaxing and enjoying fun and awesome place to relax for all ages and enjoy for all ages I love it…read moreso much you can take your golf cart drive perfect for all ages so peaceful fun! I love it so much i come down here a lot 24/7 fun I enjoy my self lots of animals! Please bring everyone down here so beautiful fun relaxing peaceful! Seriously have fun with family and friends I love it so much and make you stay hydrated wear sunscreen hats! From Lauren

Such a beautiful state park! We joked it's the grand canyon of Florida! lol! You pay $5 for each…read morecar to enter, and you can park right at the entrance and walk around or you can drive in to the bottom of the Ravine! I thought this was great cause it's about 2 miles to walk the whole thing and we had kids with us that would have a fit with that much walking. You can stop at multiple areas on the drive in and we walked a short way to the suspension bridge and to the bottom, SO pretty down there! A lake/ spring is at the bottom, with lots of vegetation just a beautiful area! Nice bathrooms are also available around!

The Ravines was enhanced in the 1930's with the New Deal; the ravine is a natural sink hole. It is…read morea Fl State Park and they have several trails through the park and it appears locals walk the trails regularly. What is also nice is they have events there too...festivals. The cost is $5.00 per car. We enjoyed the two hanging bridges , paved pathways, small stream at bottom of ravine...one thing the old, steep rock steps need rails to hold onto! Let it be a Scouts of America project or Garden Club....some organization if the state won't pay. I believe it is a safety hazard. Palatka has a real asset with this park!

This is my favorite little park in Jax. I love the artificial turf so the kids aren't always in…read moredirt and there are covered areas to sit in the shade. Everything has always been well maintained when we've visited.

Deerwood Rotary Children's Park is a cool enough place to bring the kids. It is not a big park, but…read morehas ample parking and again, is a coolmplace to spend some time with your kids. I would definitely recommend here.

We went yesterday while it was raining. We compared it to our normal stop in Texas, where we would…read moretake our kiddo to play. This park hands-down beats that one. We got to walk on the dock and saw soft turtles we also saw a terrapin and a fish a few actually. My kiddo did not want to leave and was so excited to be there and out and playing. I for one was really excited to share that section of my childhood that I vividly remember with my kiddo. The first of many amazing memories to be made

Nice, quiet scenery. Small parking lot and people are constantly exiting/parking the wrong way.read more

We wanted to walk on a quiet beach along the drive from St Augustine back up to Jacksonville. We…read morestopped at the North Beach of the Guana River Preserve. There is a parking lot on the west side of the road (the fee is $3.00, and there is a crosswalk over to the beach on the east side). This is the location where Ponce de Leon supposedly first identified Florida as a land mass and not just an island. There were a few people out on the beach, walking or looking for shells. It was a sunny day in January, with temps in the high 50's. I loved that it was not crowded or commercial. There are no services other than a parking lot and two (well-maintained porta potties). It was exactly what I wanted.

Small state park. $3.65 for all day parking access. Trails are available as well as fishing and…read moresome water sports. You can rent paddle boards and the water was super calm for trying your hand at it. Wildlife on trails. Saw an armadillo a few times, lots of lizards, birds, and lots of bugs. Great for bike riding too.

Oddly, lots of parks in Florida but very few with designated running areas. One thing to note is…read morethat pretty much every street has a sidewalk and a concrete running path here. I found this park by looking at Apple Maps and then zooming in to see if there was an asphalt trail. I arrived really early to run here and noticed the lights kicked on around 6AM. There is a tennis court (which is where I parked), baseball fields, football field and soccer field. The water was not turned near the bathrooms, and the bathrooms were locked. Not sure if they open up at a certain time but that's the reason for my star bump. I was happy to run the asphalt path they had. If you account for the boardwalk area on the lake, you'll get about .90 miles altogether. I did my warmup on the path and ran some outside the park on the concrete. Was able to complete some short interval training by just doing about 2.5 laps on the asphalt. It was fairly flat but you're only going to get about .4 miles of a curved running area before a transition. If you're a runner, I'd recommend coming here for any runs under 5 miles. Also, people are oblivious on the asphalt and don't stay on their side. But, be glad they have asphalt to run on!

All in all, this is a nice park with ample parking, a baseball field, football and soccer field, a…read morebasketball court, tennis courts, a children's playground and more. The park is clean and well-maintained and really is a great addition to the community. I would definitely recommend here.

This is one of my favorite national/state parks…read more Lots of armadillos. It goes without saying but watch out for snakes

This is the north beach parking area. You have to park and walk across the street to go to the…read morebeach but they have lights to notify drivers there are pedestrians. There are signs to pay for parking and it's really easy to do.