John H. Marble Recreation Center — Attraction in Florida

A great play groud with plenty of shade . They have outdoor bathrooms a basketball court swimming pool and baseball field and a pair of tennis courts.They also have a pavilion out there but only 1 big one. Its big enough to seat maybe 30 to 40 ppl I know they also allow bouncy houses there to but have to be certified bouncy house crew and oked by the office. Lately there have been a big boost in people there due to Marble park allowing kids football practice to take place there this year. Of course the swimming practices are around the same time . The swim meets have never been a problem but now with both practices during the school year there are so many ppl and cars there. There's no room to park. People are parking on the side of the road and even at the bank across the street. What makes me mad is most of the time these people are just hanging out and , blocking thru traffic not letting people in. There is even a group that parks sideways and takes up 3 to 4 spaces to sell merchandise. Since then I have notice more trash in the area and at the park. So if its football season I would expect no parking at the end of the day once school is out. I have no problem with kids playing just hope the park can work out a better system since there is only a limited amount of parking at...

Manatee Co.delivers another gem. The indoor facilities included a small gym, multi-use sports court, and a recreation room with video games and ping pong table.

Outdoor activities included a unique playground featuring turf grass, a three story jungle gym with multiple slides, spinning globe that seats 6, a rope climbing course that is anchored by two hills that are perfect for butt sliding, and a first class bocci ball course for the snowbirds.

A separate outdoor area was under construction and appeared to feature tennis courts being refurbishment.

I'd driven past this park hundreds of times without knowing it was there. Glad we discovered it and highly recommend your family...

Just became our new favorite park! Although close to 70, the entire park is fenced in with 3 great sections of playground equipment for the kids to enjoy. It's the shadiest of all the parks we've been to with big trees scattered about and plenty of space for the children to run to around and play tag/hide and go seek or what have you. There's a decent size pavilion with grills, benches throughout to sit and relax, a full size basketball court, an open field for soccer or football, a tennis court and a public swimming pool. It's a great little park to fulfill all of your outdoor...