If you are looking for a substitute to Tropical Park or any other park that is jam packed on a holiday, you should check this place out. Dante Fascell Park is one of the best parks located in the city of South Miami, on Red Road east of US1. It is small but with an amazing playground, a pavilion, BBQ pits, tennis and volleyball courts, you have all you require.

Coral Villas Park is a lovely little park with an amazing play structure in Miami Dade County. This is a newer park that opened in 2013. The park was developed with lots of nice walkways and natural landscaping. The perimeter of the entire park is planted with native shrubs that require little water and care. These large shrubs provide privacy to the neighbors of the park and food for the wildlife. New Tamarind and Oak trees have been planted near the already established Oaks with the purpose of providing more beautiful and shady areas in the years to come.

Calm and beautiful Pinecrest Gardens in Miami Florida is a delight of tropical plants, cypress and hardwoods in an atmosphere of caves, sinkholes, streams and other native Florida features. Thousands of exotic plants make the garden and landscape a stunning place to spend the day. There are always activities for the whole family to enjoy. Pack a picnic, find the perfect place and enjoy the scenery. Take the kids on a nature walk, and let them explore. With all the open space they will be able to get all of their energy out.

If you are looking for a beautiful and lush green park full of amazing attractions for you and the family, then the A.D. Barnes Park is exactly where you need to be.  This 65-acres oasis is located in one of the busiest areas in the Miami Dade County in Florida. It provides recreation and fun activities for residents and tourists seeking more natural attractions and a place to relax. 

Matheson Hammock Park & Beach is a large, 130 acre water-side area east of Kendall and Pinecrest, just south of Coconut Grove.  The park is adjacent to the beautiful Fairchild Gardens. This park was created back in the 1930s and developed by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps).  The sparkling jewel of the park is the manmade tidal pool filled and flushed naturally with water from Biscayne Bay.  It is a wonderful place for young children or beginning swimmers.

Tropical Park is an almost 300-acre park in southwest Miami-Dade county that once served as a horse track.  It was transformed into a county park back in 1979.  This huge, diverse park offers everything from football games, world class equestrian shows, community center, a boxing program to the unique Santa's Enchanted Forest carnival.  Tropical Park has the standard leisure amenities like bicycling, walking or running on the miles of paved pathways.

K-land Park is an interesting fun packed recreational outdoor space located in the area of Kendall in Miami, Florida. The park promises an array of activities to visitors that will leave a footprint in their memories as they enjoy the cool serene aura brought about by the well-manicured landscape of the park and the cool breezes coming from the park’s lake. Programming at this county park is run by the Boys & Girls Club.