Went here recently, nice little mini beach. Sat for awhile, watched the boats, overhead planes, and…read morepeople. Got my groove on. $2 entrance fee not bad. Plenty of parking. They also have some trails to walk nearby , and a park. Opens up to the bay eith a great view from the beach and lets you get your "chill" on! Very relaxing

Beautiful place. There are little picnic areas. A nice little beach and trails. You can sit there…read moreall day and look out on the bay.

Nice park with large and small dog sections, water, waste bags and disposal. For the humans, a nice…read morecovered area amongst the shade trees with plentiful park benches and a concrete area. The park itself is quite large with some agility equipment.

Finally strayed away from my favorite dog park, Deputy Kotfila. This dog park is in a residential…read morearea, so most people have seen each other or know each other and are an older crowd of owners. This is a large dog park. It is a wide open field with agility obstacles, hills, sitting area. I'm sure the grass could've been tended to more. I'm not sure how the water fountain worked, every one seemed to have known, but there are two large dog bowls owners periodically would fill up instead of letting the dogs drink out the fountain. There is dog poop bags provided at posts throughout the park, but the only trash cans I spotted were at the entrance (so it's a long walk with poop in hand). Be careful where you walk. I saw owners picking up poop, but there is still enough poop to warn you of your step while there. The was a water fountain at the entrance as well, too. There is a covered concrete portion with seats. It was posted that on Wednesday's the park is closed sunrise to noon for maintenance. I brought my own ball thinking there wouldn't be any as this was my first time at this dog park, but there were plenty. An owner told me someone brought a large bin of new tennis balls for Christmas/New Year's. It's a very large park, so it's easy to lose sight of your dog At first, a pit was being aggressively dominant with Baloo and no one even paid attention to their dog but after a while I step in and corrected the dog for its behavior. Later saw that it was a woman too busy in conversation. Overall cool dog park, love that it's close by. Will probably go back for a last minute dog park day.

My husband has been taking our dog for the past 2 years and our dog loves going and meeting other…read moredogs to play with and never had a problem until last week when our dog got attacked by another over a toy. Our boy ended up getting stitches and has to wait another week to get them out. I know sometimes there are balls and stuff but never had anything like that happen. Obviously this dog was aggressive with toys. If you have a dog like that stay home! Dr. Ott has had this park for years and there has never been any incidents that I know of and hopefully won't again. He opened this park so dogs could play along with others and have room to run, l am hesitant for my husband to bring him back there but I know he will because our dog begs to go to the park.

Searching for True Love & Forgiveness? Talk to GOD and get a…read moreDOG! #ReflectDogs Love & Forgiveness This is exactly what the doctor ordered!! And I'm not sure if the dog park is called Dr Ott's because it's just what the doctor ordered or that was the guy that donated the land? Either way, my hat is off to him. It has an incredible walking path that goes all the way around the interior of the fence line and I'm sure if you walked around it three or four times it would be at least a mile. There are multiple trash cans all over the place as well as poop bag dispensers hidden every here and there you just got to look for one. There are plenty of watering stations as well as big tubs for the dogs to get in and cool themselves off!! There are multiple seating areas around the walk and some of them have a nice structure built over them. There are also tree swings that are actually hung from trees and benches and picnic tables and everything else dispersed every here in there around the park. They even have an American flag on a pole right in the center of the park!! You don't see that very often and you also don't see poop on the ground very often in this park? There is plenty of parking right next to the dog park and there are plenty of old growth trees and bushes and shrubs and everything else for your dog to explore and look through. The only thing it doesn't have other than poop on the ground is some kind of lake or river Creek,, otherwise it would definitely be a 5 plus Star Park

Love the parts of the trail that wind around the pretty lake and the short hike to the pavilion…read more It's a noisy hike as the interstate is nearby! Planes going over head, cars, trucks, sirens, loud exhaust, motorcycles.. ugh! Parts of the trail are in the sun and sandy, come prepared with water. Still a nice chance to get outside and go for a walk!

As a Georgia Girl that likes pretend I'm from the country when really the only trees I was in were…read morethe Peachtree Streets of Atlanta... This preserve is DANGEROUS. Because it is a preserve the trails aren't well kept which I get cause Nature. However, the trails aren't well marked and they don't match the map online or posted at the preserve opening. There is not passage where there should be and extra trails that aren't marked anywhere but are painted. Not to mention, it states only that there is a restroom, which there is but it is closed to the public. I could easily see someone getting lost. The Blue Trail was easy enough and marked accurately. The Red and Yellow Trails . I attempted to do them if that counts....

Took the boys here for an impromptu summer outing and they really enjoyed themselves. There is a…read morefull playground that is covered by shady trees and a splash pad that is basically fully covered. The splash pad is open from 10am to 5pm daily and it is big with a lot of obstacles for the kids to play with and cool off. The park is well maintained and there are baseball fields that were empty when we were here. There are plenty of benches for parents to sit in the shade as the kids play.

Great little park, well shaded and plenty to keep the kids occupied. Splash pad was out for…read moremaintenance, likely to be that way a while so that was upsetting but otherwise a nice area.

Ballast Point Park is located South of Bayshore off inter bay and has a fantastic shaded kids…read moreplayground with a younger and older kids area, 3 slides, and even a splash pad play area. There's a fantastic seafood restaurant, fishing pier, and pretty water views too! During the winter months when the sun sets early at 530-6, the park really should have lights for the playground at least until 8pm. There's not enough parking spots for this park and parking on side of road has signs that say no parking which is ridiculous because everyone parks on the side of the road anyways. If you're in the south Tampa area and looking for pretty water views, casual seafood, or a fun kids playground, definitely visit Ballast Point Park!

This is a beautiful and sort of hidden part towards the end of Bayshore drive. It's such a lovely…read morespot that's much more quiet and slow compared to the ever busy Bayshore area. If you have a family, this can be a perfect spot to spend the better part of a day. It has everything you need- a walking path, a big playground, and a cafe. Oh, and bathrooms of course. There's also a gorgeous view of the distant Tampa skyline overlooking the water. They have swinging benches where you can enjoy the view of the water and it's so serene. Unfortunately, there is usually a pier & boardwalk you can walk out upon as well. But (assumingly) due to Hurricane Helene & Milton it is still closed down and under construction. That was definitely a bummer but will make the park that much better once it's open again. Such a lovely little area that's almost a hidden gem in Tampa!

The moneys been put in the box at the booth, it's five bucks and The Honor System is used - thena…read moreseries of slow winding snake turns up the next half mile past the canoe launch and into the parking lot & picnic area where there's also a little playground set up for screaming kids. Last week we explored to the East, logic dictates we head West because there's more land, more trails and a brisk twenty minutes in, past the equestrian area and I had wished I brought my compass . So I looked to the sun, it was my nearing 9:45AM so I made a quick little sundial and determined my bearings, keeping the rays at my right shoulder, a tall pine in the distance for extra measure. So quickly the terrain can change from soft and slow white sand to fast packed non-silty soil to brown and boggy muddy to green and lush all within a stones throw in any direction. Know this friends - you'll be given no help from signage - only arrows , there are numbers from 15 to 3 - yet, not telling ya anything at all - no maps at the gate, nobody in the booth at the gate - nobody official looking around, so be aware of that if you want to see beyond the next turn. Getting turned around is easier than going straight towards the trails end. I assumed that the 15 I saw, then the 7 I saw then the 3&4 means I'd be on a cylindrical circumnavigation - looping back to the pavement that takes you in and separated the two very different sides of the park. We came up on Dude Lake and here in this primitive shallow shored lake - along with birds, turtles are sounds unique to my ears, movements in the brush that have the dogs diving into and thrashing within - only to pop out from the other side dumbfounded and disappointed. There are things that are unseen underneath - human penetration is virtually impossible without damaging the plants, vines and thick green entanglements. I believe these are small creatures, whatever they are but emit the most beautiful sounds, whatever they are.

Nice area to go camping. The rangers explained where to go and bathroom has easy access to find.read more

Met some nice people. There was a dead goat. Swarm of dragonflies too. I didn't see the sign and my…read moredog went swimming here and really enjoyed the romp.

Mosaic Park is a Hillsborough County Park on the Alafia River. It offers fishing and a boat launch…read morefor small craft. There are also a couple tennis courts and swings. The park is off Tamiami Trail / U.S. 41. Williams Park is nearby as well as the Manatee Viewing Center. Nice park across from the Mosaic Plant on the inland side of 41. The park is open with lush (highish) grass a couole picnic tables and some rocky mangrovey shoreline with a couple open spots on the Alafia River. Very pretty. Good place to play fetch. The Apollo Beach Dogpark, E.G. Simmon ($2) and Apollo Beach Preserve (when it reopens) are also good area spots. There is an eatery on the water on the other side of the river off Ohio Ave (take a left going south on 41 on Pennsylvania Ave., left on Massachusetts and lef on Ohio. It's called the River's edge and is very casual for wings, oysters, fried clams, grouper sammiches, peel n eat shrimp and deviled crab. BLTs too.

I really liked this park because it kind of feels forbidden, like you're not supposed to be…read morethere.You drive down a twisty road, cross some railroad tracks, pass some big oil tank things, and then, surprise! There's a park! It's free to enter, and plenty of free parking too! There's a playground, workout area, sand volleyball, disc golf, picnic pavilions, a boat ramp, beaches, and bathrooms-everything you need for a fun day!

We normally visit the dog beach to take our pup and he loves it so much!…read more On our last visit we decided to go further back in the park and realized how much bigger it is. Taking the long walk to the back, there were many pavilions, playgrounds and nature walks, that I was surprised to see. There's even a disk golf for anyone who enjoys playing! Definitely recommend this beach if you want to bring your dog to the beach. The dog beach is perfectly sectioned off by a fence and there is an area to give your dog a bath before leaving. It's perfect so you don't have to bring them into your car all sandy! It's typically not too busy but if you go in the weekend it might get a little crowded. Great beach and park nearby and even better that it's free!