Things to Do Parks
LAKE PARK – NW 17302 N. Dale Mabry Hwy. • Lutz, FL 33548 (813) 264-3806
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
This 600-acre park consists of five lakes and numerous pine flatwoods and hardwood hammocks. Activities include fishing, picnicking, BMX track, radio-controlled car track and archery range. It is the site of the Bakas Equestrian Center for handicapped riders.
LETTUCE LAKE PARK – NE 6920 Fletcher Ave. • Tampa, FL 33637 (813) 987-6204
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
Activities center around the nature center and boardwalk leading to an observation tower on the Hillsborough River. Bicycle and exercise trails meander through the 240-acre park.
LITHIA SPRINGS – BR 3932 Lithia Springs Rd. • Lithia, FL 33547 (813) 744-5572
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
Natural spring provides 72-degree water year-round for swimming. Bath house, playground, picnic facilities and camping also available.
LITTLE MANATEE RIVER STATE
RECREATION AREA – BR 215 Lightfoot Rd. • Wimauma, FL 33598 (813) 671-5005
Open daily from 8am-sunset.
Features campsites, youth tent camping, picnicking, swimming, fishing, nature trails/hiking and boating/canoeing.
MCKAY BAY NATURE PARK – YC 134 N 34th St. • Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 274-8615
Great bird-watching is available at this 119-acre park. Visitors can also enjoy picnic shelters and nature trails.
MORRIS BRIDGE WILDERNESS PARK – NE 13330 Morris Bridge Rd. • Tampa, FL 33637 (813) 987-6209
The park offers fishing, canoeing, hiking, bicycling, boardwalks and picnicking.
PLANT PARK – ST University of Tampa 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. • Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 274-8615
Enjoy 6.9 acres along the beautiful Hillsborough River in Downtown Tampa.
ROWLETTE PARK – BG 2401 E Yukon Ave. • Tampa, FL 33604 (813) 274-8615
Enjoy picnic shelters, grills, ball fields, tennis/racquetball courts, fishing pier, nature and exercise trails, canoe launch and dog park at this 80-acre site.
SKYWAY FISHING PIER STATE PARK – SP 4905 34th St. #5000 • St. Petersburg, FL 33711 (727) 865-0668
Enjoy fishing or sightseeing on the longest fishing pier in the world! View magnificent sunrises and beautiful sunsets from the pier, which is open 24 hours a day every day of the year. Fishing supplies, snacks, drinks and bait are all available on both the north and south piers.
TOWN-N-COUNTRY GREENWAY – NW 7311 Baseball Ave. • Tampa, FL 33634 (813) 264-8511
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
The first phase of this project is 1.3 miles. Paved surface with trail head access on the east side of Hanley Rd., between Hillsborough Ave. and Waters Ave.
TROUT CREEK WILDERNESS PARK – NE 12550 Morris Bridge Rd. • Thonotosassa, FL 33592 (813) 987-6200
Located near the mouth of Trout Creek, this 42-acre site on the Hillsborough River is popular for fishing, canoeing and group picnics. It is a pleasant place to get away for a mid-day break, or to take small children for a mini-adventure.
UPPER TAMPA BAY PARK – WS 8001 Double Branch Rd. • Tampa, FL 33635 (813) 855-1765
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
This 2,144-acre park and preserve features an environmental study center. Popular activities include picnicking and hiking on trails and boardwalks with views of Tampa Bay and its habitats.
UPPER TAMPA BAY TRAIL – NW
7508 Ehrlich Rd. • Tampa, FL 33625 (813) 801-6729 Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
First phase of this paved trail is 2.5 miles. Phases two and three should be completed in five years. Current trailhead located Wilsky Rd., just north of Linebaugh Ave.
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL WILDERNESS PARK
& VETERAN’S MUSEUM – BR 3602 Hwy. 301 • Tampa, FL 33619 (813) 744-5502
The park offers fishing, canoeing, hiking, bicycling, boardwalks and picnicking.
WILDERNESS TRAIL SYSTEM – NE 12550 Morris Bridge Rd. • Thonotosassa, FL 33592 (813) 987-6200
Open daily from sunrise-sunset.
This popular off-road system is located just minutes from the University of South Florida in northeast Tampa. The main loop is 20 miles of single track, connecting Flatwoods, Trout Creek and Morris Bridge parks.
YBOR CITY MUSEUM STATE PARK – YC 1818 9th Ave. • Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 247-6323 •
www.ybormuseum.org
Open daily from 9am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Years Day.
An urban park and museum in the heart of Tampa’s National Historic Landmark District. The park consists of a main exhibit space housed in a 1923-era bakery building, a lush Mediterranean style garden and a recreated cigar worker’s home (casita).
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