Gaines Park and Community Center is 56-acre park at N. Australian Ave near the Roosevelt Estates…read moreneighborhood. It was built in 1958 and named in honor of A.J. Gaines Jr., the first black parks director. This is one of the largest parks in West Palm Beach. Park amenities include the Gaines Community Center, the Warren Hawkins Aquatic Center with a heated outdoor pool and water slides and many swimming programs, amphitheater, basketball court, picnic tables and pavilions, tennis courts, racquetball courts, restroom, multipurpose field, 4 baseball fields, and walking paths. The Adventure Playground, a castle surrounded by a moat and accessed by a bridge has been closed. It was replaced by a new shaded playground that was unveiled in 2018. The playground is part of a $23 million, five-year plan to upgrade parks and facilities in West Palm Beach. The park is a great asset with many recreational facilities and programs for children including afterschool and camp. This park has been serving the community for many generations and the bond program will make the improvements to take it into the future.

There is a wonderful workout class Thursday at 11 with a great teacher. I will be back.read more

Cute little park with pavilions adjacent to the new Baseball Park…read more My cousin rented a pavilion for her daughters first birthday party. We were near the restrooms & the children's play area at the entrance of the park which was perfect. The pavilions are nice & the bench seating is comfortable. The grill is spacious & allows for convenience while grilling various items. The weather was a lot windier than hoped for which made keeping the flame lit on the grill a lot more difficult but we managed. I did not use the restroom so I cannot currently comment on the cleanliness & upkeep of the parks facilities. However, outside was very clean. No loose trash was apparent in the grass or elsewhere. No graffiti or other unsolicited markings. A few other guests in the park but not a heavy amount of foot traffic. Most people out with their smaller kids. No signs of pets or the parks pet policy, I could have very well overlooked it though. I'd return on the weekend to bike ride in better weather.

Quick: Clean, has stuff for kids, short walking path, bathrooms, good parking, would recommend…read more *** Long: If you're looking for a pretty park (scenery and grassy spots for a picnic), this is not the place, BUT if you want a place to get steps while kids play on the playground or splash pad, THIS IS A GOOD OPTION. The walking circuit is about 0.25 miles if you walk around the central plot of grass and the restrooms. The park was clean and had plenty of parking (two lots) on the day I went, but it is adjacent to a baseball park, so I'm not sure what the parking situation is on a game day. I will definitely be back.

A picturesque park with a fun playground…read more I've never in my life seen such variety of people. It seemed like every race of human being was here with smiles. And their kids all running around playing together. It was beautiful. Big dog park too. Only bummer was the baseball field nearby was locked up. Bit of a bummer when you want to have batting practice or have babes that want to play in the dirt.

Great tennis courts in good condition with clay and hard courts available. There are also…read morebasketball courts and big dog parks available.

The only reason we stopped here was that there were geocaches here. We immediately recognized that…read morethis must have been a landfill especially since we saw the current one across the highway. They did an awesome job converting this into a park. This should be required of all landfills. Actual hills in Florida - what a rare sight. We understand they have their own olympic cauldron (the flame they use to burn off the methane produced from the landfill). Lots of different sporting uses in this park - biking, walking, soccer, softball, fishing, "mountain biking", etc. Congratulations to whoever made this possible.

For 20 years (1968-1989) trucks hauled trash to the the 445 acre Dyer Boulevard Landfill site until…read moreit finally closed. In April of 1995 the old landfill was turned into a park. The waste authority paid the $5 million to build the park per an agreement they made. They needed to purchase some parcels of land the county did not own from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The foundation required that once the landfill closed it had to be turned into a park. The waste authority wanted to make the park a showcase of recycling and they used compost, mulch and plastic lumber and other recycled materials wherever possible. A restroom, two baseball diamonds, four soccer fields, a picnic area, lakes for boating and fishing, hiking trails, equestrian trials, and walking paths and a mountain bike challenge course were added to what was once a large modern garbage dump. Most of the park is spread out in between the four garbage hills. All four landfills hills were covered with a plastic liner and topped with two feet of soil and grass. You can see this park from the turnpike. I have often passed it and was intrigued because you never see hills in Florida. Across the street is the landfill that is currently being used. With nothing but time I finally stopped to see what was here. I took the trail from the parking lot to the top of the hill and it ended up being a mile. This was a fun and unique way to work out because it is difficult to find an incline unless you use a gym machine. From the top of the hill you could see people playing on the sports fields down below. All along the trail people were exercising at a safe distance apart. Even so the City of Palm Beach has now closed the park.

I've been there now 4 months I haven't had bad reviews about the gym itself.i like it a lot but…read morealthough I'm older 57 I think I'm the only blonde haired blue eyed guy in the gym .lol I get stared at a lot but by some people the same 5 or 6 people that I don't feel comfortable being started at. That would be well I'd possible probably get in trouble for saying who they are not by name but by gender. .but gym it self is really cool

La fitness is a joke.Dont waste you time at this dirty boring gym.The manager laughs at all the…read moretissues and spray.This gym is dangerous. I lost a toe to an infection from la fitness according to JFK.I WARND YOU.

This is a great park if you like sports or swimming. This very large 70 acre park is open every…read moreday from sunrise to sunset. Next to the entrance are four lighted basketball courts and a small playground structure with baby swings. Around the well marked park you will find 2 lighted baseball fields, 6 lighted multipurpose fields, 2 lighted softball fields and 1 lighted T-ball field. In the center of the park is the Family Aquatic Center where you will find a 50-meter, 8 x 20 lanes heated outdoor swimming pool. There's also a children wading pool, an interactive water playground and a 2 story water tower with 3 slides. There are showers and lockers. Swim classes for children are offered at the aquatic center. To the left of the main entrance are 6 lighted tennis courts and 4 lighted racquetball/handball courts. The park also has a larger playground and a picnic shelter with grills. Near the playground is the Armed Forces memorial. There are 5 flags representing the 5 branches of the armed forces and a monument marker with the names of fallen heroes. Contrary to the name there is no lake view and there are no nature trails which is what I look for in a park. However if you are into athletics this is a wonderful park and the pool is a very nice feature. You can picnic, exercise, and play. This is also a very safe place to teach a child to ride a bike.

Love this pickle ball courts here they are always available for walk ins no reservations needed. A…read moregreat diversity in players from children to seniors. I have never had a snooty encounter here and I appreciate that!

Alice Mickens Park is located in the historic Northwest neighborhood in West Palm Beach. In the…read more1920's this neighborhood was booming after WWI and it was made up of impressive homes owned by affluent middle class blacks. One such home was the Mickens house which was a destination of black scholars and intellectuals and visitors who were refused lodging at nearby hotels. These included Count Basie and Louis Armstrong when they were performing in the area. Other notable people who came here to meet with the Mickens family included Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ralph Bunche, Asa Philip Randolph, who organized the first predominantly Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach in 1929, who came to West Palm Beach to raise money and persuade the state Legislature to build a home for young Black women who would have otherwise been put in prison. Alice Mickens passed away in 1988 at the age of 99. She lived by the mantra "Service is the price you pay for the stint you have on earth." Alice Mickens was sixth and youngest child of former slaves from South Carolina. Dr. Mickens was born in Bartow, but moved to West Palm Beach at an early age. She was an honors graduate from Spelman College in Atlanta. Later in life Mickens served as a trustee at Bethune-Cookman for more than three decades and received an honorary doctorate from the university. A science lecture hall there is named in her honor. Dr. Alice Mickens may be best remembered as a pioneer for black voting rights. Dr. Moore's 1917 home built by her husband Haley Mickens and which has the distinction of being the oldest home continuously owned by a black and the Northwest neighborhood are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Through the years the neighborhood deteriorated but exciting things are happening. The city is in the process of identifying historic structures and drafting plans that include residential spaces and a restaurant. Some of the construction is happening across the street from the park. Alice Mickens Park offers am acre of recreational space in the midst of this historic neighborhood. Park amenities include a shade covered playground with areas for toddlers and older children, a full size basketball court, and benches. This park is the heart of a historic community in transmission. As a champion of historic preservation, I can't wait to see what the next chapter holds.