This place is brand new and beautiful! Activities for kids including a nice playground. Barbecue grills and covered individual picnic area. On my visit there was nobody around. A must see!

It was a peaceful walk and the equipment seemed great for children up to the age of 12. I really enjoyed the facts available at the park to really get into the groove of being outside while learning. The mental stimulation here is truly dedicated.

This park is a nice getaway tucked near downtown Ocala. Its location away from main roads allows it to remain tranquil. The park has plenty of trees, so the hot sun wont spoil your fun. The play structures are excellent, with swings and rope climbing and more. The water feature adds a delightful sound.Only 4 stars because, though I love bats and how they eat bugs, the hot sun bakes the bat excrement in the bat house, allowing the foul smell to waft over parts of the park depending on wind direction.

Great family park for the little ones. They have a variety of play swings and jungle gym

The perfect park to come to when you just want to get away from everything its my first time in Ocala really touring around. This park has ample parking for your vehicles it has an open Trail for you can ride bikes or just walk around and filled with very helpful information along with beautiful flowers. Also has a clean restroom. To keep the Ruffians down the Police tour the area

They have a nature walk the playground every time you exercise its a great Park

Nice park. Seldom anyone there.has a nice water feature.

Nice place to chill at while waiting for school to get out.

Its nice for a small park. The bathrooms used to be clean but for about a year now they have not been maintained well at all w most things broken and always water on the floors. The guy closes the gates sometimes before sunset even though its supposed to be closed at sunset from what I understand.

This small park is shaded and peaceful. There are several picnic tables many are under cover. We saw one hibachi for grilling and plenty of playground equipment for the small humans. Be warned that some of the playground pieces are not shaded and get hot.

My wife and I went there for the first time last week and brought 2 of our grandkids, we walked the park while the grandkids played. Very clean and safe. It’s nice to have a park close to our home

Very knowledgeable park rangers who hosted a bat party for the public. Our family liked learning about the bats at the park and enjoyed watching the bats come out after dusk. We look forward to more nature events at this family friendly park.

Very nice and serene. Very clean, family friendly atmosphere, with informative placards for kids. Paved pathway for walking and mostly shaded.

Kids love this place and plenty to do at this park.

Cool,shady. Great place to walk with my small dog.

Beautiful outdoor playplace for children. Nature themes encourage thoughts of wildlife among us. The short stroll through adds peace and natural beauty to the neighborhood dog walk.

The renovated park is great! There is still plenty of nature to enjoy as well as parking, a walking trail, and multiple play structures for kids.

Wonderful Park plenty of things for kids. And relaxing for adults. Even educational.

My kids and I love this park. It is fun with all of the bugs and had great educational twist to things. It explains all of the things bugs need to survive.

Beautiful place - nice breeze under big trees great area for kids - playground equipment

We always love coming here

Needed a camping spot for two months, they threatened to call the Gestapo cops on me

Just a great place to relax and enjoy life

Can walk or ride bike. Benches to sit on & enjoy mother nature. Various animal theme play areas for children.

Great park! Promotes adventure, curiosity and love of nature!! Different areas/stations with a specific theme and educational snipit. Great area to have a picnic, run and play, have a get together or just take a walk. Minus one star for the bugs. Its expected to have insects in nature...but its difficult to find a place to sit and hang out (picnic tables, benches) without an over abundance of ants or mosquitos attacking you.

Beautiful place.

Nice park. It has a bat house. Playground spread throughout.

This park is walking distance from my home, so we spend a lot of evenings walking the trail. Fun nature-themed play equipment and educational signs. Sometimes gets a little crowded with local teens, esp just before dusk

A lot of single old men just seating around watching the kids bad news

Nice and shady! Cool place for a walk!

It was pretty safe and fun for my grandchildren

The park is beautiful and there is so much for the kids to do but the bugs are a bit much

Little peaceful park with lots of info to learn

Perfect for my three and five year old !! They had multiple play areas so we wasn’t All over people. It was nice they had a restroom As we needed them at one point. The scenery is amazing for some pictures of the kids or a couple selfie. It had plenty of shade so no need for sunblock which is nice. They also have picnic tables.

I love to take early morning walks here. Its quiet and peaceful.

Take my kids here often, get in touch with nature. There is a bat house here too, which is really neat.

Such a neat park! Nice paved waking loop with the playground spots that are nature themed spread out nicely.

A quiet nature reserve with interactive things for children to do. Be sure to check out the fish

This is a lovely hidden gem in Ocala. We listened to an educational talk about owls and bats, and then saw two wild Barred Owls and ~7000 Mexican Free-tailed Bats emerging from their bat house!

Great place to take my nieces.

It very educational for children as well as aduldts

They have redone the park it looks so much better. Wheelchair accessible, clean . Nice quiete relaxing place to sit and read a book. Or walk for exercise.

It is very nice with shade and trails plus plenty of play things for the kids! This Mama likes. I will go back to grill soon as they have a nice grill.

My family and I were at the park on March 11th and found a group of young kids jumping the wooden fences and claimbing trees. I would appreciate the police passing by specially right after school hours.Thanks for for having a place for our kids and us.

One of my favorite parks in Marion County. The city has done an amazing job bringing this park to life

Love this place! I take my niece here sometimes and she really enjoys it.

Great kids bday party

Beautiful

Outstanding a place of enjoyment with family and place of relaxation on your own ready.The view is so relaxing

Love this park.its nice for me and the twins.the twin boys love it here.

This is a beautiful and quiet park. Its a great place for kids and adults alike. There are opportunities for play, learning and exercise.

Cool park new look huge bathouse.

Great walking area

Super cute park!

Love it, could build up more unique play areas

My children love it!!! Fun way to learn about nature!!

My visit was relaxing. I love it there even thou a small park

Amazing park but it smells like dog pee. Like the whole park.Updated that was actually the smell from the bats. I went again and it wasnt as bad.

Awesome park. Definitely worth taking the kiddos.

Great family park!

Fantastic park. Educational and fun all mixed into one. Its my Daughters favorite!

Birding very good. Great photography for birds: Pileated Woodpeckers 3 seen and Downeys many, Hawks, Owls and migrating Warblers 5 species. In total on this date there were 27 species of birds we identified. Nice water feature for birds. Plenty of seating all around the park. Some new playground equipment for children. New paved walking trails. Water and restrooms available on site. Free parking.

Nice layout glad this space was finally put to good use with a nice trail to walk.

Shaded playground in the woods is ideal on a hot summer day. The play structures are spread apart quite a bit from each other and the kids get a chance to experience the trees and a walking path a little, while going from one to the other.

Honestly my opinion I feel like the maintenance people could do a better job on the Landscaping. In the restrooms were dirty today on my visit.

Neat little place

Beautiful park, well maintained. Restroom facilities are nice.

This is a really awesome park. There is lots to do for kids and it is nicely shaded.

Great!

Nice place to hang and reflect

Its so beautiful here and the nature walk is perfect for any age. Theres plenty of shade to sit in.

The bathroom was like something out of a horror film flies covered the walls. Had to pop a squat outside the bathroom

Seeing the bats come out was an awesome experience - Thank you Rangers!!!

Revitalized with great paved walking trail, swings, picnic tables & nice landscaping

Excellent. Not as creepy as it used to be.

Fun quiet spot

Very nice and quiet...I love jogging here!

I love this place. Just wish the kids would stop trying to destroy the pond.

The kids had an excellent time here, we love reading with the Ranger days! The pond area is lovely and the fish are friendly.

I meant to give it 4.5 stars. Clean, nice, cool

Very nice. Hot day though

Cool lil duck off spot...

Nice and shady.lots to do

Love this place. We go with the kids daily.

The nature park is a great place, I just wish they would upgrade the playground equipment.

Its being worked on now not sure if they are making the parking lot bigger so it is closed for now. It is a nice park .Im sure they are making it better.

Nice place pretty peaceful

Neat place

This park is a well kept secret!!!!Its A MUST SEE park!!!!

Wonderful park

Nice neighborhood woodsy park. Be aware that the areas off the paths have plenty of poison ivy there.

Tranquility...

Sam StJohns restaurant very good

Beautiful park.

Ocalas park system is the best!

Great park for kids

Awesome park

Nice small park with beautiful trees, small pond, peaceful.

Serenity

Wonderful