This place is fantastic for hosting events table roof and bbq place and offers an amazing area for…read morewalking and jogging! You'll be treated to stunning views of the Hillsborough River, making every step a delight. Plus, there's a wonderful play area for kids right inside, ensuring fun for the whole family! Don't miss out on this vibrant spot!

This is a good park for a nice walk along the Hillsboro River. It is located right across the…read morestreet from the zoo on N. Blvd. Today was the first time that I visited here. It started to rain but that didn't stop me. As long as I stayed along the trail close to the Hillsborough River, I didn't get too wet. The trail had a lot of shaded trees. There are two playgrounds, quite a few picnic shelters, and a boat ramp. There's plenty of parking and they keep the park relatively clean. It even is a stop for the water taxi. I would come back again.

Gilchrist Park has a way of feeling alive even on a cool winter morning. I arrived around 9am on a…read moreSunday expecting a quiet start, but the place was already humming with tennis players, dog walkers, and people easing into the day along the Harborwalk. The breeze off the water made everything feel crisp and unhurried. The public restrooms were open, clean, and very welcome after my morning coffee, which is not something you can take for granted in a waterfront park. Parking is probably tight when there is an event, but on this visit it was easy enough to slip into a spot and enjoy the shoreline without any stress. The view of the bridges was especially lovely, stretching across the wide river with a kind of quiet confidence. From here you really appreciate how much engineering went into building and maintaining them, and how gracefully they connect the two sides of the harbor. The seagulls added their own bit of drama. They were unusually active, circling and calling, and once they noticed I was eating a sandwich they fell into formation behind me like a feathery escort. It was a little unnerving to feel so closely monitored, as if I had wandered into a Hitchcock audition. [Review 1589 of 2025 - 2170 in Florida - 25139 overall]

This 11 acre park is named for Governor Albert Gilchrist, a real estate broker, surveyor, and…read morepolitical leader and one of the founding fathers of the City. Gilchrist grew up in Georgia and came to Punta Gorda as surveyor. Governor Gilchrist first served on the City Council, then in the State Legislature before becoming the 20th Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913. Upon his death, Governor Gilchrist established a $5,000 endowment to the City for the provision of ice cream to all the children of Punta Gorda on Halloween. This tradition still continues today with the help of community sponsors. The park is located at 400 W. Retta Esplanade in historic Punta Gorda, Gilchrist Park runs along the waterfront between the downtown and Fishermen's Village. In the the park you get a view of Charlotte Harbor. Park amenities include a large pirate themed playground, basketball, tennis and pickleball courts, fishing pier (closed), gazebo, picnic pavilions, and open green space. In the center of the park along the water there is a large statue of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon memorializing when he came ashore as the first European in this area in the 16th century. The statue was donated by the Royal Order of Ponce de Leon Conquistadors,an organization "dedicated to the preservation of the Spanish heritage of Charlotte County and Florida." The statue was dedicated on March 27, 2005. Weddings, craft shows and concerts are some of the events held in the park. Also located within the park is the Bayfront Center operated by the YMCA of Charlotte County. This facility hosts YMCA programs including a sailing center. The YMCA rents this waterfront facility.

Rosita's Djembe Fly Away is a fun small carousel swing ride which sends kids on swings flying…read moresideways in circles in the Sesame Street Safari of Fun kids play area of Busch Gardens Theme Park Tampa. Your young small children can ride this ride all on their own. Children must be under 42 inches tall to ride and infants younger than 1 years old are not permitted. Aside from the ride's sign with Rosita on it, the ride is missing any reference in theming to Rosita, Sesame Street, or Africa. Theming of this ride could greatly be improved. This ride is a little on the boring side and not a ride the kids wanted to repeat. This ride had the shortest line out of all the rides at Sesame Street Safari of and appears to be the least popular ride in the area. This ride's Sesame Street mascot is Rosita who is a turquoise, bilingual monster from Mexico. Rosita's full name is Rosita, la Monstrua de las Cuevas (Rosita, the Monster of the Caves). Rosita is five years old. Rosita often presents the Spanish Word of the Day, and frequently plays her guitar. Rosita has wings attached to her arms, akin to those of another cave-dwelling creature, the fruit bat. Rosita can fly and glide like a flying squirrel but has trouble with making landings. This ride's African tie-in is a djembe, which is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose. The base of this ride vaguely resembles a brown djembe drum but it is not obvious to the average park visitor unless you point it out to them.

We thoroughly enjoyed the holiday light display at Largo Central. Perfect for the entire family…read moreespecially kids. It's free and exciting. They also have a carnival on site too with a huge Ferris wheel at an additional cost. Can't wait to visit next year.

This 70 acre urban park in Largo offers green spaces, walking paths, year-round events, a large…read moreplayground, outdoor fitness equipment exercise area, picnic areas, a miniature railroad, and the Central Park Performing Arts Center. The park is located across from the Largo Public Library. It is also adjacent to the Central Park Nature Preserve. It a great park to spend time.

Kolb is our main Indian Rocks Beach park with skate park, complete playgrounds, gazebo for picnics,…read more merry go round, racquet ball court, excellent little league baseball feild with concessions, bathrooms, swings for adults and babies, basketball court, 2 tennis courts and shaded with indigenous trees! See it to believe it! Also many local festivals through out the year!

It's a very small park, so small that I wouldn't even call it a park. It does have a tennis court…read moreand a baseball field. Baddies that there isn't much more to it. Many non locals use sidewalks as free parking for their beach day.

It's so nice having a playground so close to Armature Works…read more I think an idyllic afternoon is grabbing a bite to eat and a drink at Armature Works and then walking with the kids to this playground/splash pad. There are restrooms here that make it easy to change your children into their bathing suits. They also have shaded picnic tables. The splash pad and playground is gated so you can let the kids run around inside while you sit and chat on the outside of the gate at the shaded picnic tables. I would highly recommend bringing swimsuits and all your water stuff if you decide to come here, because the playground part is quite small and in the same area as the splash pad. They aren't separated, so your child will most likely get wet whether you want them to or not if you come here, better to just prepare for them to get wet. The splash pad has one of those buckets that fill up and then dump all over the children, which I find kids absolutely love. There is also a ropes climbing part that they can get to a crows nest, so I would say the ideal age for this play area is between four and 10. I have a five year-old and a seven-year-old and they loved it.

Something for everyone here at this park! A splash park adjacent to the playground. Tables and…read morebenches all around for parents to sit while kids played. The gated park is also in a greater park area, with a boardwalk along the river, a mini bridge over a pond of turtles and fish, and a turf field with chairs for lounging.