The West Pines Soccer Park and Nature Preserve is located in Pembroke Pines behind Somerset Academy…read moreChapel Trail. Park amenities include a basketball court, pavilion, shade covered playground, racquetball court, restrooms, and six lighted soccer fields. The City of Pembroke Pines offers many City soccer leagues and programs at the park during spring and fall. They also offer spring break and summer camps, academy, and goalie after school classes. My favorite part of the park was a boardwalk in a nature area adjacent to a mitigation preserve. The boardwalk carries you over wetlands where you may see native Florida and flora and fauna. Signs along the boardwalk help you identify the plants and animals you might be seeing. This is a short walk compared to the much longer boardwalk across the street at the Chapel Trail Nature Preserve.

I really enjoyed my visit to Rolling Oaks Park. I was surprised to see that it is a sprawling 39.31…read moreacres making it a great recreational resource for family picnics, group gatherings, or just a quiet moment in nature. This park has something to offer everyone. Rolling Oaks Park recently received a lot of new upgrades. These included a modern, new 4,683 square foot welcome center designed by SRS and built by Gulf Building. The building provides administrative spaces, storage, restrooms, and multipurpose rooms for community meetings, fitness, and other recreational and social activities. Next to the welcome center is a state-of-the-art playground with Ninja Extreme Fitness obstacle and challenges. Also in the park are three rentable pavilions with grills, basketball and tennis courts, mini putting golf course, community garden, a playground in the back of the park, and outdoor fitness equipment. The park hosts a lot of community activities like monthly food truck events and after school programs and summer camps. I grabbed a meal from nearby Sunday's Eatery and enjoyed a wonderful picnic in Rolling Oaks Park. After I ate I walked the paved pedestrian trail that winds through the park with exercise stations. The many oak trees throughout makes this park especially lovely while providing welcoming shade. Whether you're in search of a serene walk, exercise, play, or outdoor meal, Rolling Oaks provides a great mix of natural beauty and recreational facilities.

Revitalized so you can energize!…read more Im loving it! This park was dormant and dreary for over 30 years. However it is now a spectacular hidden gem and I am so impressed! There are covered pavilions for birthdays, baby showers, gender reveals, festivals, food trucks nights and the like. Furthermore there are playgrounds, tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, a walking trail, conference rooms, a mini-putting golf course and even a community garden all nestled amongst the beautiful oak trees. Wow and wow! A girl can always have a WISH list and mine would be: a playground with water sprinklers for the children on those hot summer days, speed humps/bumps for added safety, mile markers for the walking trail and lastly added parking on the left as you enter the park. All in all though this park is a home-run for the Rolling oaks area and did not disappoint at all!!

If you are a sports enthusiast in Pembroke Pines, this is the park for you. It is part of the…read moreWalnut Creek neighborhood which sits between North University Drive and North 72nd Avenue and is home to several gated communities. The Walnut Creek area was annexed into the City of Pembroke Pines in 1999. The developer provided eight acres for the park which was built in 2002 at a cost of 1.9 million dollars. The Haskell Company, a Jacksonville-based firm that does much of the city's architectural design and construction work, was selected to provide preliminary architectural and engineering services for the project. $500,000 from the $400 million parks and land preservation bond issue approved by Broward County voters in 2000 was used to build the park along with a $200,000 grant from the Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program. The opening of the park allowed the Pasadena Lakes Optimist Club to expand and it provided additional baseball leagues to residents in the northeast section of the city. The Walnut Creek Park is located just east of University Drive on Taft Street and offers 3 lighted baseball/softball fields, 2 batting cages, 3 small pavilions, and 1 small shaded playground. Restrooms are always open and clean while the night lights are bright and allow for evening games. Note that you must have a permit from the city to use this facility for lessons or training. While I explored the park I discovered a Burrowing Owl nest. Burrowing owls are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. These owls are small and live in underground burrows found usually in parks. It is always a treat to find one but you must leave them undisturbed. Whether you are looking for a place to take the kids to play, engaging in a sports training or a game, or are just a nature lover, Walnut Creek Park is a valuable recreational resource for northeast Pembroke Pines.

This is a park dedicated to sports as there are several fields wll separately fenced off. There's a…read moredecent size parking lot.

Multi recreational park in Sunrise off Weston Rd. This is the type of park hidden from the main…read moreroadways but when you find it's a win. They have a baseball field open to first come first serve although on Sunday its seems the adults own the field. A blacktop walking trail surrounds the grassy multi-use playing field. Picnic tables under a covered pavilion allow small bbq parties and kiddie events overlooking a tranquil lake. There is a decent adult fitness area with several gymnastic type equipment. The kiddie park near the entrance is large and has sufficient parking.

Completed in 1989, Oscar Wind Park is located along State Road 84 and Interstate 75. When it opened…read moreit was the first park near Weston and Bonaventure, paid for with city money, The park was named in honor of Oscar Wind, the developer who donated the land in 1983 when the city annexed the area. In 1993, six more acres were added to the park as was a new softball field, a soccer/football field and a new park shelter. Today the park is looking better than ever. A new playground and outdoor fitness court were unveiled last month which increased the fitness and play options in the City of Sunrise. The new playground is ADA accessible with a wheelchair entry. It now has more than a dozen play structures including slides, swings, climbers, and a merry go round. Elements were added to foster learning, inspire music, and provide tactile games. The playground is covered in shade canopies and new seating and landscaping were added. Also brand new at Oscar Wind Park is the first Fitness Court in the city and it is also shade covered like the playground. The Fitness Court has an app on the side that teaches you how to use it. You do a circuit of exercises using your own body weight in order to condition and strengthen during work outs. It can be modified for all fitness levels. Additional park features included an open green space with a new 1/2 mile walking path, new landscaping, renovations to the restroom and picnic pavilion, and new LED lighting. My favorite improvement is that there is now a connecting walkway between Oscar Wind Park and Sawgrass Sanctuary Park. I like that you can do a really long walking circuit around both parks and never have to go into the road. The two parks blend together seamlessly. With the new additions to Oscar Wind Park, I think this is the best place in the city to enjoy nature, take the kids to play, and exercise.

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Vincent Torres Memorial Park in Lauderdale Lakes is named in honor of Vincent Torres, a former city…read morecommissioner who served the community for several decades. His dedication to public service and contributions to the city were recognized with a namesake park. This past July Vincent Torres Memorial Park opened a brand new state-of-the-art water splash pad paid for by $737,815 in park impact fees approved by the Mayor and Commission, for the purpose of revitalizing the park's northwestern area, encouraging children to be more active, and to foster community. Other enhancements made to the park included a spacious pavilion, modernized restroom facilities, and newly constructed sidewalks. Additional park amenities enjoyed here include a playground, two baseball fields, a football field, covered outdoor basketball court, two soccer fields, three racquetball courts, tennis and netball courts, meeting rooms, and a weight and exercise room. The large open space in the park has well-kept walking paths, green areas, and shaded pavilions, making it an ideal place for picnics, relaxing, or enjoying a leisurely stroll. Sports lovers will appreciate the well-maintained basketball courts and multi-purpose fields for a variety of organized activities. Vincent Torres Memorial Park also hosts city community events and activities like Taste of Lauderdale and an annual Caribbean Multicultural Festival. From fitness classes to cultural celebrations, there is always something going on. This is a community-focused park that offers a variety of recreational opportunities for all ages making it an important resource for the community.

Nicely maintained park with a lot of natural beauty surrounding the lake. They offer drinking…read morefountains, restrooms and a play area that is lit at night. This location gets a lot of visitors and kids like the playground equipment.

The parks in Weston are some of the nicest and most well-maintained parks in Broward County and the…read more5 acre Emerald Estates Park is no exception. Located near I-75, Emerald Estates Park is located just outside the gates of the Emerald Estates community in Weston, a neighborhood made of 607 single family homes. Emerald Estates Park has many amenities including a shade covered playground, basketball courts, exercise path, outdoor fitness equipment, lighted tennis courts, picnic shelters and grill. There is even a bike Fixit Repair Station. Dogs are allowed as long as leashed. During my visit I saw a lot of people throughout the park exercising, playing tennis, and at the playground. I walked on the paved fitness trail and tried out the the outdoor exercise equipment. While I worked out I could see all of the birds attracted by the water in the park. At the back of the park is an island filled with wood storks, a large wading bird that is considered threatened in the United States. There were also a lot of cormorants too. Not only is this park a great place to play, exercise, and cook out but it is also a wildlife sanctuary and a fantastic place to bird watch.

Little park named after the former mayor of Hollywood at the corner of 20th Ave and Hollywood Blvd…read more The big jungle gym with a blue canopy at the center with a bouncy rubber ground. A few benches to sit and chill. So happy that dogs are permitted with a leash but were walking our puppy on a leash and noticed a small pit bull without a leash so this cut our time in the park short.

Took a walk around this park with my dog but not happy that other dogs were not on a leash. Most of…read morethe grounds under the jungle gym was made of rubber. The gym looked new and the park was nicely maintained with a blue tarp for shade.

Pretty chill little park. There is a water pool/small water park attached but never is open when…read moreI'm there. There are gazebos for small events, a workout station, a jogging track, basketball hoops. It's a good neighborhood park with 10 parking spaces and then extra outdoor parking area. Dog friendly!

The pool was nice. I like that there is a sidewalk you can walk around near the playground area.read more