Nokomis Community Park — Attraction in Contiguous United States

Unfortunately, the city had allowed this park to become overrun with homeless encampments in most of the pavilions last time we visited. The park itself is very nice and previously had been a favorite spot to stop for lunch or even park there for a ride on the Legacy Bike trail. When we last visited all of the pavilions near the trail had homeless laying about on the tables and various belongings piled up all around the area. Several were just wondering aimlessly around the park including by the children's playground. We witnessed one guy with a trailer behind his bicycle pull up to the dumpster area and after looking around furtively, started unloading computer monitors and such into the dumpster! We later saw the same individual with another bike and some lawn equipment loaded on the trailer. Really suspicious and sketchy. There was also a vehicle left in the parking lot with out of state plates, broken windows and flat tires.. packed full inside with who knows what. It is truly a shame what this beautiful park has been allowed to degenerate to, it is no longer a place where we feel...

Nice park for children. Mostly covered which helps on rainy and/or hot days. Two tennis courts, a covered basketball court, two sand volleyball areas, and the main playground (and a smaller one down the dirt path). There are several picnic tables available. Location is also adjacent to the Legacy (bike) Trail, making it an easy spot to stop for a bit (although having a few picnic tables closer to the trail would be a good idea). There also is a small dock (you have to walk to the far right of the field-kind of hidden) that overlooks the Curry Creek/Roberts Bay area and then further on to the Gulf. There is also a drinking fountain, kayak launch, and bathrooms. Plenty of parking available (both in front of the community center and also a side parking area just a little further down on the left), and wide open spaces too (good for practicing some golf chips, walking your dog, flying drones, etc). The community center does have occasional...

This is a nice little park with a good, modern playground for the kids, and if you go back towards the fields there's a cool little dock for fishing, and a little community garden where people grow vegetables and plants. They also have covered basketball courts and some tennis courts. However, it loses a star because the baseball field is gone, as are the soccer fields because there are gopher tortoise burrows everywhere and they are a protected species. That's nobody's fault and we should protect endangered species if we can, but nonetheless it...