The Women's Park — Attraction in Florida

I love that there is a park in Miami that was created to honor the many ways women have impacted Miami-Dade County. This is one of the first parks in the United States to be dedicated to women. This one million dollar park near FIU opened in December of 1992 at 10251 W. Flagler St. in West Miami-Dade.

There were a lot of mamas in the park on the day I visited. People mamas taking their kids out to exercise and play and animal mamas taking care of their babies. A soon as I pulled in to park, I spotted mama hen feeding her chicks and there were several duck mothers with their ducklings on the lake.

The Women's Park is 15 acres set around a lake. The park is home to the Roxcy O'Neal Bolton Exhibit, named for a local feminist and civil rights activist who founded the park. Bolton is the founding president of the Miami-Dade chapter of the National Organization for Women. The exhibit is a gallery with art items from O'Neal's 50 years as a women's rights activist. Nearby, the park has two gate art installations, named the Gates and Fences Project, created by Miami artist Lydia Rubio. The art on the gates represents female empowerment.

The Women's Park playground is named in honor of Leona Ferguson Cooper, an advocate for women, children and another one of the founders of the Women's Park. The Women's Park also has a walking path and a picnic shelter/pavilion that can be reserved. Classes, workshops, and camps are held at the park.

One star off for locking the restrooms. As a woman using the Women's Park, it is not very empowering when you need to use the restroom and are greeted with a locked door. Otherwise I had a very enjoyable time walking...

Wow. I used to go to this park as a child but it went downhill. Super dirty, closed bathrooms, and now you can only have service animals. I used to bring my dog there all the time and play with her. In my most recent visit, it said only service animals but I saw someone walking their dog that no indication of a service animal. Ok, all fine. I was just walking her and my dog was playing in the grass with a leash on btw. This random lady is screaming at me from a far threatening to call the cops on me and tow my car because of my dog. I told her we were leaving. She continues being aggressive and keep coming closer and my dog gets scared and pulls on her leash and I lose grip due to being focused at this imbecile of a woman. I started running with my dog to the car as this woman did not seem mentally rational. Terrible park now. Do not bring your kids or any pets to this park. The playground is also neglected and red...

I'm disabled. This past Saturday we had a family gathering. At about 4 pm I needed to use the restroom. A few people already had done so. The paved path was long and out of the way, so I asked my son to assist me in cutting across the lawn, went up the little hill the bathroom is on, only to find both bathrooms locked for the day! It was broad daylight with a park full of families! My understanding is, parks are open from sunrise to sunset. It was far from sunset. I'm positive of this as, I'm a VERY slow walker and we made our way to our car so I could sit. He went back for my walker, I drove to McDonald's, parked, used their bathroom and was seated all before 4:45 pm when I texted my cousin. This is ridiculous! Very...