Volunteer Park — Attraction in Plantation

I never knew that this incredible park was only a short distance from the Sawgrass Mills Mall. I always zoomed passed it on my way to the mall not realizing how much it had to offer. I finally decided to stop one night on a trip home and was amazed to find the huge wetland trail that runs at the back of the park. Some parts of the trail are paved and some are gravel and it crosses over several wooden boardwalks. I saw signs that it was used by the equestrians who have their facilities at the back of the park. My favorite part was in the water under one of the boardwalks where I saw at least 50 turtles swimming around with the fish. It had just finished raining alleviating the oppressive Florida heat for a moment making my evening walk among the wetlands pleasant.

The trail let me out at the huge playground called Camp Everglades. Opened in 2004, it was designed with an Everglades theme. Components of the playground include an Everglades village, fishing camp, and tree huts. The park also has a community center available to rent to Plantation residents for private events, picnic tables, benches, bathrooms, tennis courts, and basketball courts.

I loved my visit to this park. Birds were soaring overhead and fish and turtles were swimming below. I definitely won't be passing this park by again. It's a park worth taking your...

My kids absolutely love this park it is great! There's multiple play areas, some for the younger children as well as the older kids. There are restrooms however, sometimes they're locked midday for no apparent reason, which is frustrating because I don't have a portable potty for my toddler. There are plenty of picnic tables and shelters that are available. I do see parties held in the shelters which is nice. There is a walking trail that goes around the entire park, so if you like to job, run or walk around and enjoy nature, I'd say come to Volunteer Park! You can bring your dog on the walking trail but it has to be kept on a leash because of the fact that there's surrounding bodies of water that may have alligators or snakes so just beware of that. I come to this park every week, my...

Good, Clean park to go for a walk and escape the big city. There is a trail that goes around the lake that amounts to about a mile. During the week and on weekend they have food trucks and vendors come out for a farmers market. The food trucks are great and allows families to get out and do something different. The reason why I cannot give it 5 stars is that the park’s two bathroom facilities are both on the same side of the park, so if you need to use them you have to cross the park & go into the clubhouse or the pavilion where parties are thrown. It’s inconvenient but not a deal breaker. The other reason is that their boardwalks have been under maintenance for YEARS and YEARS!!! They finally finished two but the third still remains shutdown with no indication of being worked on...