Accessible South Florida: Barrier Free Family Recreation

Barrier free playgrounds

Miami Dade County

1) South Pointe Park: Located in Miami Beach, South Pointe Park is a boundless venue enabling children of all abilities to enjoy the facilities there including handicap accessible swing.

2) Perrine Park: Located in Palmetto Bay, this 27 acres park has barrier free playgrounds enabling kids of all abilities to enjoy its facilities. 

3) Unity Park: Located in the city of Miami, Unity Park provides complete access to children with disabilities with its thoughtful, barrier free layout. 

4) Jorge Mas Canosa Park: Located in the city of Miami, this park provides invaluable recreational opportunities to differently abled kids in the area with its barrier free design. 

Broward County

1) Willie Webb Park: Located in Lauderdale Lakes, the Willie Webb park, spread of 13 acres of land, has a barrier free play environment so that children of all abilities can enjoy themselves together.

2) Mills Pond Park: Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, the massive Mills Pond Park, spread well over 130 acres of land, provides a barrier free play area to users, enabling an inclusive recreational environment. 

3) Florence C Hardy Park: Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, this park is a compact facility with a 30,000 square feet of barrier free play area. 

4) Vista View Park: Located in the town of Davie, this sprawling park, spread over 272 acres of land, has a large playground with a universal access. 

Palm Beach

1) Congress Avenue Barrier Free Park: Located in Boynton Beach, this park has three universal access playgrounds, enabling people of all abilities to enjoy recreational facilities together. The park also has an outdoor exercise facility with almost half a dozen exercise equipment being wheelchair accessible. 

2) Scott's Place Playground in Wellington: Christened after Scott Williamson who passed away, aged six, due to cerebral palsy, the park is a truly state-of-the-art facility for differently abled kids. Not only does it have boundless playgrounds, but also features fully accessible playground equipment, such as slides, swings etcetera. 

3) Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park: Located in Boca Raton, this massive, multi-purpose park features a large, fully accessible playground that has been thoughtfully designed with differently abled children in mind. 

4) PGA National Park: Located in Palm Beach Gardens, this popular park features a barrier free playground enabling children of all abilities to enjoy themselves together. 

5) Lake Ida West: Located in Delray Beach, this picturesque park boasts of a boundless play area with dedicated play equipment for children with special needs. 

Monroe County

1) Waterloo Park: Located in Monroe Township, this 9 acres park boasts of a range of facilities for the physically handicapped including paved pathways, barrier free playgrounds, and accessible exercise equipment.