Deerfield Island Park — Attraction in Deerfield Beach

Take the free ferry to the island. Tell the pilots you want to rent a paddle board or kayak. Kayaking around the island is fun. Gopher turtles not above ground when I visited. The island is very jungle like. Lovely trees, palms, greenery and some flowers. There are boardwalks and ground trails and picnic groves. A lot of people were lost on the trails, make sure to grab a map. Saw blue herons and egrets, adult and babies, iguanas, anones.Fish were jumping in the canals. Big boats on the intercoastal, some made big waves. There are bathrooms and water fountains on the island, small boat dock area and picnic areas. Some people claimed to have seen a gopher turtle. Make sure to sign in and out on the attendance sheet while...

The island is quite nice and tranquil. We found the shuttle easy for transport over to the island. We walked every path on the island and like the other reviews said, it is jungle like. I had been here a number of years ago and I thought the renovations to the paths to be great. I liked all the informative signs too. We saw birds, crabs, iguanas, and oh so many spiders. They were sizable too! Some were hanging in the paths or overhead. On the bright side, they weren't really moving around, just hanging out, so you could avoid them. I would recommend the island but I do want to emphasize...

I think it's a great place to escape the hustle and bustle of the city. You can reach the island by free ferry. The ferry operators are very polite and helpful. The ferry is very clean. You can enjoy the tour, but it's very short 😂 There's a short walking tour on the island, maybe you can explore a bit with your kids, or have a picnic. The island also has restrooms and drinking water. However, for some reason, it's been left very neglected. There's a beautiful butterfly garden. Unfortunately, we didn't see any turtles or manatee when we visited. But we did observe a...