Amazing hidden nature park next to the beach. It might look small but there are lots of walking trails full of beautiful views and wildlife. Bring water and hat! There are public bathrooms and great picking tables to enjoy the views. There is not fee to enter the Park. Bonus: go up the tower to get breath taking views of the whole park.

We saw so many crabs and iguanas! This is the second such center we have been to in the area. Nicely maintained boardwalk, all the information centers were closed. The tower that lets you see the surrounding estuary was a great idea. It has elevator or stairs. The boardwalks appear to be wheelchair friendly.

Great place to explore. The tower has an elevator and the view is so cool.

Congratulations to Anne Kolb and everyone else who was involved in preserving this little piece of paradise.Congratulations too on their efforts to reverse the damage that was done to the environment by greedy developers.There’s a lot to do and see here, parking is free. There is a guide book available to match up with trail markers to give you a better understanding of what is around you. The trails are very easy to walk and are ADA friendly. You could easily push a wheelchair down anyone of these trails and not have a problem getting around. The trails are open so the sun will beat down on you. Wear a hat or bring an umbrella to protect yourself from the sun and bring a couple of bottles of water so you stay hydrated. It’s a great place to spend time with the family and a great place to spend your lunch break if you work in the area. Go to the website to experience the full extent of what the nature center offers. When you’re walking the West Lake trails approach quietly, there’s a good chance you’ll see some interesting wildlife that won’t disappear before they hear or see you. Fun day!

Former Mayor Mara Giulianti and her son Michael Giulianti, JD are wonderful for pushing to revamp this park and opening of the Nature Center. Such a great Mayor and her boys may not be perfect, but all have hearts of gold. Google this!

What a nice place to bring the kids family or a dateto enjoy/learn about naturethere is a lot to see i find the location calming and will be back to take more pics for you guys i didnt plan to add these comments these were just personal pics i sharedanywayless words more pictures ....

Cool park to go to, huge location. They have bike, boat and other rentals. Place looks a little old or not maintained with the huge amounts of duck and geese. Will def come back for another walk but wish there was more shade in the paths, but a lot of room for all the families.

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. A couple different little trails, and an observation tower. Easy to do with kids. Beautiful spot facing west to watch the sunsets. It’s fun to see land crab holes, amongst other fun wildlife and fish.There’s an exhibit hall, and several beautiful little spots to hold ceremonies or memorials. Right off Hollywood Beach, fun to do in the am then hit the beach in the afternoon. It gets warm on the gravel trails, don’t forget water !

This is a wonderful place to see what the Florida coast looked like before development. .We saw plenty of white ibises searching for food in the mud of the mangrove grove. The nature center educates visitors on the local ecology.There is also a gift shop for those who want to purchase a souvenir or two. And the boardwalk provides a great chance to see this natural wonder while getting a little exercise.Many use this place to park the car (for free) and bike or walk to the beach which is very nearby.

Theres no better place than this to enjoy mother nature!

Great experience and very laid back. The trails are clean and have amazing views. The observation tower is breathtaking. Each level offers a different view.

Out of the way, quiet, just like I like it

What a gem! I’ve driven past this a dozen times and finally decided to check it out. It’s a great place for a long walk in nature. Different paths among nature. Surrounded by water, the inter coastal on one side. Lots of shade but I’ll wait until it’s cooler to go back. There was a learning center but I spent my time outdoors. I’ll definitely be back with more time.

Great place to explore, theyve built a place that you can see the beautiful city of Hollywood, the beach, The Hard Rock Guitar . Amazing place to relax

Lot of trials to walk. Nice sites to see. Also have a tower you can go to the top and see for miles.

Very beautiful you won’t regret giving it a try, everything is on point.

Its a fantastic place to go with loved ones. Its an experience that frankly I think is one of the best places in South Florida. Its well maintained and peaceful always.

Great park with a trail around of mangrove swamps, tower vision, trip in boat (close).

The tower was under construction during our visit, but otherwise we enjoyed our visit; it was quite hot and muggy for an April day, but we saw plenty of crabs and and iguana during our stroll down the boardwalk through the fruiting mangroves. Entrance to the park is free and it made for a nice Sunday afternoon activity with plenty of opportunities for taking photos.

THOUSANDS OF TINY BUGS BITING ME WHILE WALKING. NO WARNING ABOUT THEM AND THEY ARE ITCHY DO NOT RECCOMEND!!!

This is a great park for a nice, quiet walk. It also looks like it would be a great park for a nice morning jog.

This is a hidden gem! Very peaceful and tucked away. Great place to enjoy Florida’s nature, mangroves, fauna, birds, crabs etc. It’s a great getaway from busy life. Great for easy hikes, alone or with family. You can step away from the city and just observe nature through the designated trails!

Nice walk ways. Shaded in various locations to stop and look around.People post pictures of a beach. There is no beach.

This is a must every time someone visit us. So beautiful and whenever I go I feel like on a vacation. Its wonderful, everyone loves it. And as an extra there is always some local art display to enjoy in the exhibit building.

I just love this park the park is beautiful and if you know where youre walking you can walk under the bridge into a rock gravel Trail path but just the park is just gorgeous

The Park needs tender loving care no shady tables.

Nice park along the water, tall observation tower, good walking/biking trails, wildlife, butterflies.

It was a fun and informative place to hang while we waited for the wind on the beach to blow over. The nature walk through the mangroves was pretty and the kids loved the aquarium exhibits.

This place is a little gem tucked away in the deliberately preserved mangrove swamps of Hollywood. It has a meeting hall large enough to accomodate weddings (the day we first were there) and its a lovely spot for an outdoor and indoor celebration. But the best kept secret is that only at high tide, you can take a pontoon boat guided tour among the mangroves to see some of the local fauna up close.

Due to covid19 we didnt get in the house but the view from the fishing decks at the intercoastal is beautiful!

Very nice place to take someone who has trouble walking or in a wheelchair. Theres an elevator to the top observation deck and a nice boardwalk. For just $5.00 you can take a pontoon boat ride which is a half hour ride through the mangroves. Capt. George is very nice and had a lot of information. We has a great time

Always a go to for some quiet nature loving. Kayaking thru you feel seperated from the world.

Great place to visit and fish at using the pier. Dont forget to bring the mosquitoes repellent!

I love crabs!! This place is great for crab hunting (with my eyes at least), but you have to be in stealth mode as the little buggers are really shy and critter away as soon as they see you! There are plenty of mounds where you can see a city of crabs live and if you stay reeeeallly still you can see them moving about out the corner of your eye. I think I even saw some crabs that were righties and others were lefties! The view at the top of the observation tower is great, there is an elevator for strollers or bad knees and the center itself has some cool exhibitions. Great place to visit!

Very nice park. Its always good for walking.

Beautiful nature trail, lots of parking and lots of walkways to explore the area. Some people also fish off the dock. Right by a drawbridge so instead of waiting for the bridge to come down we stopped in and we’re definitely not disappointed! Would have stayed longer but we were all hungry for dinner.

Went here to geocache and discover such a beautiful park. Plan to return and explore some more.

Yesterday we attended a Keller Williams Really seminar at the Anne Kolb Nature Center in Hollywood FL. The location which is just minutes off I 95 is perfect for this type of regional eventThe grounds are well kept and the meeting facility is outstanding. I highly recommend this Center for company meetings, weddings or whatever.

Pretty peaceful walking trails. Great option if you dont want to spend money. Parking is free. Saw some wildlife and enjoyed the weather.

I heard about the Anne Kolb Nature Center while staying at my favorite place in Hollywood, Richards Motel and through a recommendation by the manager, Tyler I decided to go check it out. I allowed an hour as I thought that would be more than enough time, but ended up staying for more than 3 hours. There is a lot to see there and I enjoyed it all. The boat ride was a highlight as it takes you through the beautiful mangroves and into Westlake. Our captain was named Tom and he offered much insight during the tour. After the boat ride, I visited the Amphitheater, uniquely surrounded by mangroves and hope to come back sometime for an event. The Exhibit Hall was full of interesting exhibits featuring things native to Florida. A second highlight for me was the 68 tall Observation Tower. There is an elevator, but I took the stairs and enjoyed every minute of the walk up and the view when I got there. After the Observation Tower, I walked the first trail, which leads you out to where the boat enters Westlake for the tour. Since I was just exploring, I went into the Visitors Center, where I had initially gotten the ticket for the boat ride. ($5.00 for the boat ride and worth much more). After the Visitors Center, I ventured into Mangrove Hall, empty when I went in, but is a place they rent out for occasions. Then to the second trail, which was my favorite. On the way I encountered many iguanas, Im one of the people who like iguanas, and some raccoons, who came right up to me and were adorable. The second trail was beautiful and more natural and that appealed to me. The park was now crowded at all, which allowed for a lot of solitude and gave you that moment alone with nature. All in all, I would encourage anyone to make time for a few hours at the Anne Kolb Nature Center and dont miss the boat ride. Ric

This place is simply beautiful and full of surprises. As you enter the parking lot, you might miss all the beautiful trails and boardwalks if you dont have your adventurous spirit in high gear. From the entrance the trails go almost every direction in the park. And they take you places, a feast for your eyes.....

Great place the see iguanas in the wild. Since we aren’t from the area, we really enjoyed that. We started our walk and had plans to make it to the bay but we were getting eat up by mosquitoes terribly and had to turn back. We saw some crabs in the water and that’s it. We would have ventured along if we would have had bug spray.

Great little nature center. Well maintained paths through the mangroves with cool views.

We had my husbands memorial/ celebration of life there on a Sat morn in Dec. The Manatee Hall was perfect. Clean, plenty of amenities in kitchen. Tables & chairs included. Couldnt have asked for more. Ladies in office were professional & helpful. I would certainly recommend.

Very clean, quiet place to get back in touch with nature. Staff is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable about the area. I would definitely visit again.

A peaceful, natural mangrove area. They have an education center, a rentable hall, and a 30 minute boat tour. Such a relaxing place to visit. And if you come on a weekend, you can watch the fish feeding at 2:00! Oh, and keep your eyes open for the iguanas.

A beautiful park to visit. I missed the boat tour but was able to see some wildlife

What a great experience! We learned a ton about the mangroves and all of the birds that pass through this wonderful park!We also took a stroll down one of the trails. We would have gone down another, but it started to rain...Go visit, and remember your binoculars!

Clean, quiet, with many trails and beautiful lakes! Loved it.

Great wild life preserve area with museum in the middle of city. Very nice that it was free to visit with free parking especially on weekend.

Definitely a family short field trip. With all the wonders of tropical habitat.

Nice parkBut fishing pier area is very shallow and not many big fishes here

Nice place, but the observation tower with elevator is closed off and under construction. Still have nice short boardwalk over water.

Cool Mangrove trails with inexpensive kayak rentals and boat tours cool opportunity to see some local wildlife

Love this place dont tell anyone about it

Anne Kolb is by far one of the Top 5 Parks I have visited. It across from Dania Beach It has many treasures and even Monkeys if your lucky enough to catch a glimpse. Nature preserve classes for children and adults. You can even volunteer. Its a must see if you are in the Ft. Lauderdale / Hollywood area.

The mangroves are such a stunning place to see wildlife.

Well developed and neat park. Keeping natures safe for generations to come

It was very nice to go to the Anne Kolb Nature Center. We learned during the trip in the boat, the guide was a good driver and a good teacher...all the people was very nice...

Wonderful place to walk and enjoy the trees and birds . It’s a peaceful and pleasant experience.

Great for Adventures with the kiddos. I recommend Sunblock and Bug repellent.

Couldnt find Parking... Definitely an issue... Had to go somewhere else!

Great place saw bunny on easterday

And amazing and beautiful place

It’s a friendly and easy hike you can do with your family. It’s integration with nature makes it really unique. There is a small outlook that really gets you an amazing view including part of the trail. Not too far is a bunch of restaurants, but all of that is out of site as you are inundated in setting wildlife in its natural habitat.

Nice boardwalk trails but the exhibit hall closes at 5:00. That was the main reason we visited.

Its was very friendly and I suggest it if you have young children

Peaceful place to go to, You learn a lot about the biodiversity, and you can see everything from their observation tower.

We got there after hours so we didnt go into the buildings, but we did get to walk along the walkways. All the little crabs were funny and we did get to see some bigger crabs. At the end of the non-fishing trail there is a nice gazebo with seating. You can look out over the lake, it was really beautiful and we got great pictures for our trip. If i come again Ill come to see the buildings.

Beautiful park, good walking paths and a watch tower. Lots of iguanas and crabs.

Nice place to spend some time in nature and for free. Not crowded at all in a Wednesday afternoon so you can take this time to find yourself. Take a look at the observation tower and walk on the trail that goes to the lake. Overall will take you less than an hour but the time spent with yourself is what really matters.

Great place to walk to the end of one of the trails and sit at the edge of the water.

Great place to walk around and learn about the environment

Love relaxing here, very tranquil space

I was so grateful when the Nature Center reopened and enjoy doing my walks and runs through these Trails thank you Broward County parks

Nice educational place for kids and adults

Park is so peaceful! Its funny because its in the middle of a big city with so many people. Once inside you think you are in another state or something. Lovely walk over the everglades using a wooden trail. Lots of small critters to do some nature watching. Birds, crabs, ect. :)

Absolutely beautiful! Theres so much wildlife if you observe closely.

Redoing the nature center as of 10/5/19. Going to be really nice. Elevated nature walks through mangroves are very relaxing. Saw fish, crabs, and birds. Eco boat tour for $5. West Lake park across street has kayaks and canoes to rent. Good place to spend a couple hours.

Wonderful place to take the family or enjoy alone. Gorgeous views, peaceful trails, and plenty of chances to spot local wildlife. There is also a small museum that is perfect for children and adults alike to gain a better understanding of the plants and animals that surround them.

Beautifully laid out, easy parking and two boardwalks. Nice little boat ride with talks on the mangroves. Bought hand printed at shirt in Visitor Centre.

Closed, I assume due the pandemic, no signs explaining. No access to public restroom.

Very NICE place to do a afternoon walk!

Beautiful oasis near busy airport and beach community. Outstanding nature center. Friendly staff. Allow at least an hour to enjoy. Lots of walking.

Beautiful spot to get away from it all!!

Great lookout tower and other lower lookouts. You can also launch your own kayak from the dock.

We live 5 minutes from here and today was our first time in the welcome center and walking the nature trails.

It was a fun place to spend an hour or two. The boat ride was cool could have been longer but hey it wasnt expensive so if you want to rest for a while and learn a few things...this is the place.

Very peaceful. Boat tour was nice.

Unfortunately I didnt spend too much time here as there was a thunderstorm

Nice public county park. Rent canoes. Museum about the local history. Boardwalk along the watergrove. Tower overlooking the waters. Free parking.

It is a great nationional park. It is nice to walk around, sight see. I do wish they had more exciting attractions.

Nature trails, biking trails, butterfly garden, observation tower, suitable for hiking and kayaking. Easy water and road access, visitors center, educational exhibits, movie theater. Abundant display of native plant and animal species (although many invasives still remain ). Great conference room available​ for rent. Clean, comfortable facilities. Visitors can interconnect several Parks for a full day of hiking or kayaking.

Great place. Love the nature walks! Staff not very friendly or helpful.

Great views and great walks in our natural environment.

Great experience, students loved it. Very knowledgable staff.

Beautiful tower view of the area. The tower is about 5 stories high. They also have a great wooden deck trail onto the water. Lots of birds and tiny crabs to see on the walk. Difficult to see through the tree foliage but fun walk regardless. Trip takes about an hour.

Great view from the observation tower, and a wonderful natural trail near the intercoastal

Wonderful park for the entire family. The exhibit is great and the 30 min boat ride is s must. Volunteering staff does need to be s bit more proactive in approaching visitors and offering assistance with questions and such, specially to children. We will definitely come back.

Great spot for nice walk or rent to have events or hey get married if ya want....has great what I call the bird tower it has an elevator for those of you wanting to get up quickly wheelchair access good to know they have a well kept exhibit of local wildlife along with info to read up on there is also a nice boat that takes you on cool ride around to birdwatch and see the mangroves and they also do hikes a few times a day bring family or bring the whole class go fishing whatever it has large parking lot so u can bring car or if you bring the church bus or school bus they can be parked no problem...this guy here mr.TrainWreka....gives this a 100% review for those of you that dont want to give good reviews next time bring bug spray and bring snacks and drinks....it is south Florida so always come prepared