Baybridge Park — Attraction in Citrus Park

Baybridge Park tucked inside the Westchase neighborhood of the same name is a great find. I chose this park yesterday as I had someone with me who could not walk long distances and needed shade. Once you actually find the park, the playground is right of the parking lot and is accessible via a gate, which I love to keep the tots in or out. Parking is fairly limited, after all, it's a neighborhood park.

The playground is huge and has two main areas. One area is for 2-5 with plenty of climbing equipment and several slides. There is then a huge 3 story structure for kids 5-12 wth a raally tall slide. There is an additional climbing wall, an area of see saws and rocking frogs, and a large swing set area surrounding the two main play setups. The best part, though, is that this park offers tons of shade. Each of the areas I described above are covered by individual shade structures with large shade trees looming overhead. There are park benches scattered under a large main oak tree and a narrow pergola area of benches, as well as the main covered shelter with picnic tables, electric and restrooms. The entire playground is all gated and covered in the squishy rubber flooring or cement. It is really very appealing to kids with exceptional and numerous playground equipment and adults with shade, safety, and comfort options.

Oh wait, there's more. Outside of the playground and past the main shelter there are 2 more shelters and a fairly large flat sports field. I have seen these all rented out with various games going or bounce houses. Around the playground and the shelters and fields is a small paved bike loop. Yesterday, we brought our scooters too and did a few laps to ensure appropriate kid and adult fatigue. 😀 To the left of the playground is also a wooded walking path with adult type outdoor fitness course equipment.

On the backside of the park bike loop the Westchase sidewalk system is connected in. There is a cool paved lite tunnel that goes under Linebaugh Avenue to the other idea of the road. I was able to drop off the little kids with my friend to comfortablely watch in the enclosed playground while I continued with my grade school-aged kid. The kids love playing in the tunnel to, but do be careful to look for adult bikers and walkers making their way through. After the tunnel, you can easily bike, scoot, or walk to the Westchase towncenter areas and hit up the shops and other park areas surrounding the apartments and townhouses. You could continue on with older kids and bike to other neighborhoods. All in all, it was a great choice for play for the day. We were probably there for 3 hours. We will be...

We recently visited this playground and were thoroughly impressed! It’s a dream come true for kids with its variety of play structures, slides, swings, and even a rock-climbing wall. The equipment is well-maintained, and there’s something for every age group to enjoy.

The playground is fully fenced, which gave us peace of mind as our kids ran around exploring. There are clean restrooms on-site and water fountains conveniently located, which are both huge bonuses for families spending time outdoors. The layout is spacious, allowing kids to play freely without feeling overcrowded.

Our only downside was the parking lot. It’s on the smaller side and not the easiest to navigate with larger vehicles or RVs. When we visited on a Saturday morning, all spots were taken, which made parking a bit of...

Nice park. There are two areas to play. One is for younger kids and one is for a little bit older kids. The part for toddlers has a covering to keep all of the equipment out of the sun, but the cover on the older kids playground is only over the very top, not the actual equipment. This led to our six year old not being able to slide down the slides because they were cooking on high all day in the Florida sun. Yeah, nice idea to put a canopy at the top of the slides to keep the kids our of the sun, but it's fairly pointless when the slides the are to go down are not kept out of the sun.

My 3-star rating is for the toddler playground and available bathrooms. I give one star to the older kids playground, with the exception of...