Nature hikes and a scavenger hunt are featured at Long Key in Davie for Kids To Parks Day, a national initiative that promotes outdoor play. Kids To Parks Day in 2024 is Saturday, May 18, and includes events in Plantation and Oakland Park. Long Key is a Broward Parks and Recreation natural area, 954-357-8797, is …
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For folks who want to relish the outdoors on Earth Day, parks in South Florida are ideal. For Earth Day in 2024, several Broward regional parks that usually require an entry fee on weekends and holidays are waving the fees Sunday April 21, which represents a savings of $3 per vehicle for up to eight …
Tradewinds Park in northwest Broward features an educational farm with sheep, a pig, and other animals. Farm tours are usually offered on weekends for $3 a person. Entry for Tradewinds Park on weekends and holidays is a separate fee, $3 per vehicle for up to 8 people. On tour, depending on the day, participants likely …
Food Truck events at Tree Tops are Postponed until October Dine out at woodsy Tree Tops Park in Davie, which is enhancing its amenities with food truck events. Work up an appetite with a walk along a shady path. Or swing and slide on the playground. Food truck events are offered occasionally at Tree …
On weekends and holidays, Broward regional parks require entry fees. Regional Parks include Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield, Tree Tops Park in Davie and several others that usually offer an array of amenities. Previously weekend fees were $1.50 per person for ages 6 and older. Those fees were revised. For some, the revised weekend fees …
Broward County parks are offering family evening events with hayrides. The fun includes hayrides and roasting S’mores around a fire at parks in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Deerfield Beach and Oakland Park. The price is $4 for ages 3 and older, with pre-registration and pre-payment required. You can reserve online for Quiet Waters & T.Y. Park. …
Topeekeegee-Yugnee Park in Hollywood – or TY Park, as it’s known – is popular for a variety of outdoor activities. South Floridians love it because it’s a great venue for walking, running or skating on a shady path around a lake lined with oaks. It’s also a venue for festivals and entertainment. TY Park is …
For a delightful excursion on the South Florida surf, rent a paddleboard. Rentals are now offered on Hollywood beach. Self-serve PADL kiosks are offered at New Hampshire Street in North Beach area and Keating Park, 2500 S. Ocean Drive in South Beach area. Others kiosks are being added. Other rental venues are in Miami-Dade and …
Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield offers tents and tepees for rent for overnight camping. The tents are set up when you arrive for your overnight at the park. The tents are on platforms. The sites, which are on a peninsula overlooking lakes, include water, electricity and Wi-Fi access. Other amenities include picnic table fire ring …
Opportunities are offered for folks who want to pitch in with protecting and improving waterways, parks and other natural areas in South Florida. Volunteers are appreciated for events that include picking up plastic litter along shorelines and reefs and enhancing landscaping in public parks. In addition to protecting the planet, your effort often racks up …
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