Joseph C. Carter Park — Attraction in Fort Lauderdale

In his youth Joseph C. Carter was a legendary college football player at Florida Memorial College. During his college education he was drafted in the army and served in the Philippines from 1943 to 1946. He received his bachelors in physical education in 1950 and after graduation he spent more than 40 years working for the Fort Lauderdale and Broward County parks and recreation departments.

Located off of Sunrise Boulevard this park was previously named Sunland Park. During a period in time when African American communities did not get amenities from the city, Mr. Carter was able to convince the city of Ft Lauderdale to give a 40 acre park with a pool and tennis and basketball courts. He was known for doing recreation programs for the underserved children of the community. Mr. Carter managed the park for 24 years until he retired in 1977. He ended up going back to Parks and Rec and retired for the final time in 1994. To thank him for his dedication to the youth of the city, commissioners named the park after him upon his retirement. Mr. Carter passed away from lung cancer at the age of 84 in 2007.

Today the park is 21.43 acres. The community can of Ft. Lauderdale can enjoy baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, concession stand, grills, a gymnasium, pickle ball courts, picnic area with tables, a recreation center, playground, soccer/football field, tennis courts, track for running, volleyball, exercise path, pool and water playground. Swim lessons are given at the pool. I am sure that Mr. Carter would be pleased to know that generations of children are still enjoying the park he...

Extremely clean Park very friendly staff lots of great activities for family family fun kids activities adult activities karate you have to pull all sorts of different sports events it's a great Park huge part great place to have a nice party or get together and I just can't say about enough about the cleanliness like it's so well manicured and you know what this has been like this all my life I've never seen this part raggedy but at the same token to keep something up for so many years it is so so precise you know if I can't say enough about the staff like I commend them for that so definitely a great place to come hang out have fun enjoy the views enjoy there's always there's concerts games all sorts of activities that goes on at this park so just stay in tuned with the app and and come out and and enjoy doesn't smell bad like it's just a very beautiful part I...

If your caucasian do not visit this parks track. Yesterday I was approached by two large African Americans males on a cart who told me the track was closed for football practice. I saw young and adult African men not participating in football allowed to use the track. I saw nothing posted advising of these rules. I have been approached on other days I used the track by individual using the track telling me I should not use the track. On these days there was no football practice and park personnel advised the track was open to the public. I have been using this track based on past reviews. I do not feel safe using this track...