Manatee Bend Park — Attraction in Miami

Definitely a disappointment. The park seemed well maintained, there were ducks and some other aquatic birds that I'm not completely familiar with. It's a small grassy area next to the water with a few picnic tables. Looking downriver a few hundred feet a half sunk boat was on its side in the water. Directly across the way a bicycle wheel (still attached to the frame) stuck out of the water. Both items clearly have been in the water for some time. The building in direct view across the water is in disrepair and has piles of discarded furniture (not sure how the city addresses something like this) The park seems like an attempt to beautify the area, there was someone else there at a table reading or studying so it's getting usage, it just needs a...

Everything was in the water but fish and so Fat white guy across the Street from the park called the police on us.... He "the white guy" didn't want us there.... We won't be back because all we caught was a 30lb bag of dirty clothes, a reeling rod, and a branch the looked and smelled horrible. Hey maybe it was bet we didn't catch anything....🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ I'll stick with salt...

Such a beautiful neighborhood park. True to it's name, you may very well see a manatee or two cruising down the canal right by your picnic! Lots of beautiful green space, never crowded, cute dogs everywhere, what more could you ask for from a public space? Props to the parks dept for...