Suggestions for Park near Jacksonville

ashley b. • April 9, 2012Quaint park on the river I love it

Ray B. • July 28, 2011Great, safe, family friendly park with a 1.75 mile paved walking lap

Evan H. • November 9, 2014The fountain is very big. You can see the skyline of downtown Jax and it is great for photos! You can also walk the Acosta Bridge which is very close to Friendship Fountain. Overall 9/10

Esta E. • February 20, 2013Beautiful area, very picturesque. Great shopping.

Henry L. • March 24, 2014Gr8. Gr8. Gr8. Gr8.

Marti P. • October 22, 2011Takes the Jones Creek trail (on the south end of the park)

Big Al • May 1, 2017Bass fishing! Very clean Park. Good for kayaking. Also good for basketball!

John B. • February 5, 2012a nice little park... great view of the ICW, dock with a canoe launch, nature trails, picnic area... catch the fireworks w/o fighting the crowd... You'd miss it if you weren't looking for it...

Travis D. • May 14, 2017Great park. Fantastic playground, great walking/bike paths. NO RESTROOMS!

Scott H. • October 21, 2015Fantastic Place to photograph. .. as well as view wildlife anytime of the year such a beautiful park

Robby P. • August 8, 2018Awesome park with nature trails and two dog parks, one for smaller dogs and one for larger. They are very spacious!

Chris M. • March 14, 2013Best sunset location in JAX!!!!

Goldie N. • January 18, 2015A wonderful place to take the family for hiking the trails, visiting the museum, goats and turtles, and bring a picnic lunch and they have picnic tables.

Paul M. • September 1, 2013Parking can be challenging. Arrive closer to match start time as the previous teams are leaving.

Angela A. • March 26, 2013Great place for the kids to cool off in the summertime.

Corinna H. • June 18, 2014Parking area always smells like pee. Even revisiting the park a year later. Lots of fire-ants also.

Corinna H. • January 7, 2013It's one of my favorite parks to photograph a family portrait session. View is amazing! I just wish people would CURB THEIR DOGS!! The grassy part is infested with dog poop every time I'm there :(

Christina D. • September 20, 2010One of the best parks in the area! Great for kids or dogs!

Robin M. • May 25, 2015Pretty good fishing, it's free with a Florida saltwater fishing license.

Colette • November 11, 2019Fun place to explore with river water and ocean beach! Kayaking and paddle boarding heaven! And you can drive on the sand!!

Julie H. • January 19, 2015Complete with playground equipment and small rock climbing boulders, this is a beautiful park.

Grimly F. • March 26, 2010The too-silent bandstand here wishes for a drum circle while weekend soccer warriors kick around the 15 acre urban park.

Evan H. • December 13, 2014I met up with photographers here and it is great for photos. It is a really small park, but it is right on the water and you can see downtown Jax. 8/10

Visit_Jax • February 20, 2011Come to the park on Sundays from 1-4 pm to watch the marauders of the Society of Creative Anachronism. Renaissance style fighting.

Joey M. • December 16, 2014Hemming Park is a great place to experience the city and cultural events. You're a few steps from Chamblins (coffee), MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) and Sweet Pete's (chocolate and sweets)

Colleen P. • November 6, 2017Buy your Mandarin frogs here every Saturday.

Julie H. • February 10, 2015Free, public tennis courts are a great place to practice!

Mike T. • September 29, 2013Watch out for horse flies. Bug spray is a must.

Peter G. • February 22, 2014The pool my BBQ & cooking can't be topped. And the drinks.... Need I say more?

Amanda W. • April 6, 2012I love walking around with my dogs there, just make sure to keep your dogs on a leash and don't litter, its beautiful in the trails