Howell Branch Preserve — Attraction in Winter Park

I LOVE this park for teaching your child to bike ride!! It's not only a clean park w/ample covered picnic tables & decent playground equipment (on astroturf, NOT wood chips) but the ENTIRE park has circular pathways that are perfect for a toddler to ride their bike or tricycle, & every bit of it is fenced in! I'm a Nanny, & I've taken "my children" there numerous times & will do so many more times; SO easy to throw their bikes in the back of my truck & just let them be "FREE" while still being able to keep an eye on the younger ones on the playground equipment!

Please Note: Way across the park, there is a wooden bridge that leads to a covered pavilion w/picnic tables & there IS a pretty far drop-off into the woods there, so if you do have a child present who may not follow directions to stay on the concrete path, you may need to keep an extra...

Nice smedium sized park with a loop to walk. It seems there is a small dirt trail in the wetland area that you may be able to walk, but I’m not sure since there’s no signage discussing the trail, but the dirt path is easy to see in the trees. There is an open field for playing sports and there is some exercise equipment along the paved walking loop. I would take off a half star because the park is starting to look a tiny bit run down. Trash in plant beds, the wooden door of the mini free library is on the ground, and the park entry door columns could benefit from a fresh coat of paint. I didn’t check the bathrooms.

Ps: as an earlier review mention, one of the slides is till tied off and cannot be used, but there are two other large and small...

Gated small park but very clean and well maintained! It gives a calm vibe and we love it here! There is only one pavillion with 6 tables, the playground has 3 slides and i think most older kids will enjoy as it has lots of rock climbing and hanging bars. The park is also great for jogging and exercising..there are different exercise stations/ equipments around with instructions posted. The toilets are very clean too, there is available drinking fountain, a mini free library box that has different books you can read, even an EV charging station! Also, Lots of parking space infront...