Sandhill Crane Access Park in Palm Beach Gardens is an enhanced trailhead park with access to the Loxahatchee Slough. It is connected to the Florida Trail system and Palm Beach County's Riverbend Park in Jupiter. There is no shade in the park area and observation deck. Fortunately, there are restroom facilities here. If you have a canoe or boat, there are entrances to the canal at this park. You can also come out and fish on the park's pier.

Pioneer Canal Park is TRULY a neighborhood park. Take Boynton Beach Blvd just west of I-95 and at "Wendy's" turn right up NW 7th Street. When 7th is about to end, turn left (west) onto 13th and the park is right there. It runs along a canal and has a great playground. Located on the C-16 canal that runs east to west, the park provides boaters fresh water access to the E-4 canal that runs north to south and access to Lake Osborne to the north and Lake Ida to the south.

The Community Redevelopment Agency in 2009 was able to take this area of land to create this park in Delray Beach.  This community park has play equipment, some benches and bicycle parking.  Located close to Linton Blvd and east of I-95, this park is conveniently located to the food and shopping near Linton Blvd.

Lakeview Park in Delray Beach is tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood just across Lake Ida from the Lake Ida Dog Park.  This small park has a newer playground area, picnic pavilions, boat ramp and restrooms. The waterside location makes it a picturesque spot for picnics or family gatherings.  There is a small dock next to boatslip which is great for skipping rocks or fishing. The pavilions are available for exclusive rental.

Thompson River Linear Park is connected to Plant Drive and Lilac Parks nearby.  This is a pleasant waterside park with a walking/jogging trail, canoe access and a fishing area. Opportunities for a leisurely sit on shaded benches to read or people watch are available.

This is designated by the city of Boynton Beach as a  "neighborhood" park.  The park is situated in a residential neighborhood and has limited parking.  The best way to find it is to take Seacrest Blvd south of Woolbright to SE 28th Ave. Go east on 28th it forks into 28th Ct and 28th Ave. Doesn't matter which one you take, just keep going east to SE 2nd and then turn left (north) on 2nd and you'll see it on your right. This is a relatively new park that was dedicated in 2007. The park is open from sunrise to 9pm.

Nicely landscaped small community park tucked away just north of Lake Ida Road and west of Swinton in Delray Beach. Bring the kids by with their ball or bike to get some unstructured play time. Nice open field and paved path to enjoy. The park consists mostly of walking trail and open space to play. This park is also dog friendly but not fenced. Park hours are 8:00 am to Dusk.

The Mike Machek Boy Scout Park was completely renovated as part of the 24 million dollar Parks, Recreation and Cultural Bond referendum voted on, on January 20, 2004. The Park is a little less than 5 acres and includes a playground, picnic pavilion and tables, fitness trail, bathrooms, water fountain and barbecue grills.  The play areas have a minimal barrier btween it and Lake Ida road which can be heavily trafficked at certain hours of the day. Located between Trinity Lutheran School/Church and SD Spady Elementary School.

Not many parks you visit used to be a graveyard! Barton Memorial Park in Boynton Beach still has some old graves (most were relocated to another local cemetary in order to make this a park). Why move graves? I-95.  In order to make room for the highway they needed to clear the cemetary.  The land was leased from the Florida Department of Transportation by the City starting in 1978. The park consists of 6.4 acres.   There is a nature trail and open play area for recreation on site.

Anchor Park is a beautiful park with playground, restrooms, outdoor showers, open play area, and picnic tables with barbecues. Lots of metered parking. This park is not well known except by a few locals and folks in the surrounding neighborhood. The beach is top-notch and guarded. Kids enjoy the semi-shaded play equipment.The "anchor" at Anchor Park is a little monument close to A1A. The Ocean Rescue Headquarters are on site.