Veterans Memorial Park — Attraction in Temple Terrace

This park is incredible. It tastefully commemorates the service of the men and women from the Greater Tampa Area who have served our nation in past armed conflicts. Several pieces of actual military equipment (a tank, 2 helos, etc.) are on display in their respective areas. The museum is small but very interesting; it is staffed solely by volunteers and is almost always open whenever the park is open. A VA office is housed in the expanded veterans' resource center. Restrooms are available as well as a few covered pavilions. This is a perfect place for rest, small family gatherings, expressing gratitude, and quiet relection. Well...

New tenants at the park! Baby gators and a new duck family. Met a wonderful photographer that comes daily. He catches the various bird types beautifully! Park Rangers are constantly keeping things nice and tidy. Helps when people who use the park and fitness trail help out. Take your trash with you. Keep your dogs leashed and clean up their waste. This is a beautiful human use park area. Please be mindful that not everyone is used to animals. Leash and heel in your dog. Take the dogs to a dog park to let them run free! Let's keep the trail beautiful and peaceful...

Lovely park that honors our fallen soldiers. There are tables and restrooms there to relax and enjoy the scenery as well. They allow fishing along the bypass canal there and I've heard that people have caught some big bass there from 10-12# during spawning season. I caught my first Sunshine bass there two weeks ago which is a hybrid bass that is part Striper and part white bass that the FWC releases millions of each year in FL since the males are sterile and they can't reproduce naturally. The locals call them Wipers or Swipers depending on who...