Suniland Park — Attraction in Pinecrest

Suniland Park is one of five parks managed by the Pinecrest Parks and Recreation Department. Suniland Estates is a neighborhood in Pinecrest featuring expansive, luxury homes. The community dates back to 1950 and has continued to develop over the years.

Suniland Park was created from Rock Pit #21, a five acre parcel that Miami Dade County purchased in 1916. In 1938 they added 3.5 acres and dedicated the land to be used for a park. On September 8, 1962, the county officially agreed to develop the property with athletic facilities including baseball and football fields and basketball courts.

In 1999, the facility was deeded by the county to the Village of Pinecrest. The park was completely redeveloped during 2002-2003. The $1.6 million improvements to the park included building a gazebo, enhancements to the basketball courts and fields, a new jogging/walking path, and lighting upgrades.

Today Suniland Park is known for Andre Dawson Field and Howard Palmetto Hall of Fame Field. Andre Nolan Dawson, nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who was born in Miami. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball on four different teams as a center and right fielder and spent most of his career with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 and is a longtime Pinecrest resident. The main field was dedicated to Dawson in 2011. The park is home to the Howard Palmetto Baseball Softball Association, the largest recreational baseball and softball league for children 4-17 in Florida. The league was founded in 1962 and since then over one hundred and twenty thousand people have participated, coached, or attended games at the league.

The active ten-acre park has multipurpose athletic fields for both baseball and football, batting cages, basketball courts, a multipurpose room, a Wi-Fi Spot in the gazebo, a playground, and Pawcrest Park, the only off-leash dog park in Pinecrest. Many generations of Pinecrest kids grew up playing at this park and it is still just as...

Really nice park. There are three baseball fields. There are two outdoor basketball courts. Parking is on the north side on 128 and on south side. Well maintained and clean. Some fire ants but that’s Miami. The concession stand has food and drinks at very reasonable prices. $1 for water and $2...

The pickleball players think they are all professionals. They are super aggressive, have no problem dissing beginners or people who play less than them and generally are no fun to play with. They play as if they have money on it and there’s no laughter or fun...