This is a nice enough park with a baseball field, tennis courts, restrooms, and a playground. I didn't make it beyond those areas since I went to play tennis. At $5 a person ($15 for a doubles court), I found the the pricing too high for a public court in need of resurfacing. I feel like charging for courts like this creates a barrier to entry to the sport that makes it less appealing to new generations. Plus, they only seem manage it and charge when they feel like it, so you don't really know what you're getting. In my latest match, we were sabotaged by the lights failing to come on and could not finish. To the credit of the woman at the office, we were given...
Read morehis park is nice, but what really makes it great is the fact that it is the last of a string of several parks, all connected by trails and greenways.
It was a real surprise to follow each park and trail and link up to a new one, and makes for a great day hike/walk.
this park in particular is more geared for sports and recreation than the other ones (which show off some very surprising amounts of nature/scenery for a string of parks in the middle of the city).
Whenever I go to whole foods and have a few hours for myself, I like to walk the whole thing. Defiantly worth checking out, a real Tallahassee favorite.
Very mountain bike...
Read moreWinthrop Park is one of Tallahassee's better parks for sure, especially for kids and families. It has great baseball/softball fields next to a really beautiful, shaded playground; which is great during the summer when it's really hot and sunny outside. My kids and I have also played tennis and frisbee on the grass. i run around the grassy field about once a week. The location off Betton Rd. and near Thomasville Rd is convenient. The families and people are usually pretty friendly and during the summer they have summer camps for youth that are around the picnic...
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