Lake Park — Attraction in Florida

Park now open, I think -- and I've yet to go visit it myself. I have a friend in north Tampa area / Lutz who thinks it is a great park. She even wanted to host a field day-cookout with a bunch of friends there, but the park was closed for months due to a sinkhole on property. Before she got inspired again to host such a field day, she started a new full time job which, along with her family, gets lots of her energy. I'm now giving this park a generic positive star rating of 4 stars, based on her past enthusiasm for it.

The review below was written while the park was closed for a long time.

Early 2016: "PARK CLOSED, therefore, 1 star, until it reopens. As of May 2016, this entire park has been closed for several months due to a major sinkhole. Do a Google search for 'Lake Park Tampa sinkhole.' The sinkhole has yet to be filled. We've been awaiting park availability. Finding out park re-opening date has been impossible. Tampa Parks and Rec folks had to ask around and take my number to have someone call me back. Staff member who called me back the next week left message with two important pieces of information: (1) the rest of the park -- roads/parking, I guess -- has been checked and cleared for sinkhole danger, and (2) the park property is owned by government of St. Pete -- strangely, enough -- so for the sinkhole to be fixed, Tampa has to negotiate terms (coverage of expenses, I guess) with St. Pete. Unfortunate, as this is surely slowing the repair...

I love coming here during a nice day! The trials are amazing and there’s so much to do for everyone. I see people love to bring their horses here to ride, there’s canoeing available, there’s a kids park here, and more! The even park has events every now and then. I personally love to bring my dog, Rose, and her big brother, Gage, here because she loves this park. Rose is super energetic and there’s so much area for us to cover on the trails that she is pooped by the end of the park visit. Just to give you an example, the last time I came in I spent an hour walking to the park and an hour coming out of the park and I did not even finish the trail. Just a heads up if you’re a dog owner, lots of dog owners love to come here but so far everyone I’ve come across, including employees, has been polite and respectful. The only downside to this park is that it floods easily so I try to stay away after...

This is a large park that offers a variety of things to do from fishing, kayaking, walking, biking, archery, and driving remote control vehicles. They have pavilions that you can reserve for large parties. It's very clean and they have water stations throughout the park along the walking trails. They also have built in exercise equipment along the trail. There are several play ground areas throughout the park. There is an archery range area that has some neat trail areas around it that are more wooded. We were very impressed with the BMX track and RC "remote control" track where you can drive your remote control cars. Great place to bring the kids or come and take a...