Walk past the playground in the rear of the park and take the Catfish Trail to the weir and find an island of wild old Florida in the midst of a sea of development.

A great park! Nice and clean, and very well kept. Extremely kid and dog friendly! Basketball courts, tennis courts and multiple playgrounds. Beautiful walking/biking trails. Arrangements with Sarasota County must be made if you would like to use the climbing wall or climbing obstacles (a number is on fence near wall).

Nice playground and picnic area. Felt safe and employee was nice. It was nice that there bathrooms near the playground but they were dirty.

One of the best parks for young kids, playground and nature trails with amenities to spare.

Gabriella does a awesome job.

Great park. Just a few minutes from Chick-fil-A so made it a picnic at the park!

Clean, several different areas for kids to play. The walking trails are great. Pet friendly. There is a homeless presence in the large shelter. Didnt bother me, but some might have reservations.

My toddler and my 9 year old both had a blast here. There is a pretty big play ground, a walking path (not a long one. The right length for kids ), basketball courts, grills. This really has become my go to park when my kids need to play off some energy

Good Shady place for walking dogs

4 Basketball half courts are free to public. Come early to beat the heat. There is no shade to block full sun. Same with the tennis courts, although there are periods of shade due to the trees. Few are aware of the running/walking/mountain or hybrid bike path that winds through this park. Nice nature get away and appears safe when weve gone.

Great to have lighted tennis courts available. And right next to an amazing YMCA...

Very cool trails, tidy, plenty to see.

Staff and members are friendly and helpful. I have taught group Ex classes there since it opened 24 years ago. We have more options than any other facility in Sarasota. Check it out!

Kids love this place

Awesome park with playgrounds for kids of all ages, basketball courts, tennis courts and a water park that is open for limited times during the summer.

Great mix, good vibe

Really great playground, has a lot to offer to every age.

I love this place. It is my oasis for walking in a beautiful wooded area that is safe and serene. There is very large YMCA adjacent to the park that occasionally has loud events and takes up all the parking. So best to avoid when these are taking place.

Lots of trees create a nice shaded play area

Awesome playground for all 3 of my kids ages 1, 4 and 12. Also has a great trailfor them to ride their bikes on. Plus the water fountain is always cold and bathrooms decent.

Giant park with multiple play areas for different ages, swings, walking trails, bathroom and picnic areas

Park has tennis and basketball courts, shaded playground, restrooms, walking trails and large field. Also home of Sarasota Sharks Swimming and water park at Selby Aquatics center. Only con... its a popular hangout for a few homeless and parts of the park are remote so just be aware if you decide to use trails. Everything else is by the parking lot in view of other visitors so it is very safe.

Nice park in Sarasota. Lots of different play equipment. My kids love things that spin and this park has a few options. They also love the tire swing.

I go here frequently on my way home from work. Its always clean and quiet for the most part. The gazebo often has people drinking and the kids playground - well, big as it is and as much as there is to do, when I bring my boys here to play they often are disappointed that parents here dont allow their kids to play with other kids they dont know. Very strange atmosphere.

Great location and a lot of space

Save our Y. Great place for a workout, racquet ball, or Pickle Ball...

Safe playground for all age groups.

Great shaded play area and paths.

1. It has room to play sports2. It has a nice trail to go on3. It has big slides

Great place for tennis, swim meets and water park. Kids can spend the day at the water park or on one of several jungle Jims. Trail are OK but need more markings for distance and direction.

Great park with a ton of stuff for the kods to play on. And the, covered pavillions are nice for parties

Great park right next to the waterpark.. would be nice if other kids actually played there though..

Great Variety. Scenic

Great place to swim laps ! Friendly staff & reasonable prices. Outdoor pools only. Heated, but not too hot.

This place is actually pretty nice. Other than occasional homless drunks under the pavillion area or camping in the woods (wish theyd do something about that) its ok. Nice trail to walk through but would be cautious for its kinda deep in there. Still cool though. From what i remember dogs arent allowed so its nice to not be bothered by that for once. Finally, a people park.

Is a place very clean and good signaled. Good for walking

Love the lighted tennis courts there. Well kept and clean!

Nice park to walk around! Has tennis and basketball courts

Large playground with a variety of things for the kids. Ground is covered with sand and mulch so watch out after rainy days. Parking is great and there are bathrooms available.

Pretty and peaceful.

Great trails and playground!

Nice park. Good range of age appropriate play areas. However, homeless people are camping in woods off trail and leaving trash around. Saw a group of kids from the YMCA cleaning up the park. Great job kids!!

Great little park with some nice trails. Nothing too long, given the small size of the park. Right next to YMCA, so if you have a membership its great! Tennis and basketball courts too, along with a playground for the kids and a nice covered eating area.

Potter park is really really nice. Great tennis courts.

My kids love this place you can get wet!!

The Y at Potter Park is the best Health Club in town. It is also a great value.

Nice walking trail small playground the YMCA is there and a public pool.

Tranquil park for kids and adults.

It was nice and quiet when we visited - we mainly stayed in the playground area. I did notice walking trails, a basketball and tennis court. Will be visiting again. - great for our little ones.

Shaded, big area with several playgrounds within the park. Never too crowded. One of our favorites!

Tennis courts are in good shape

Nice park with Pokie stops and 2 Pokie gyms

Used to be a good Park but the homeless kind of take over nowadays...

Awesome park for kids picnic and very fun trails...and is a cool surprice hide in one of the trails ....love it love it love it...

Nice for the kids

Large open uninhibited Nature Trails and Family Fun. Tennis, Playground, and bathrooms on site. Nicely away from the Noisy Street.

Love the trails ND the playground

Very clean and family oriented. Best park in tri- county area

Potter Park is a great south Sarasota destination. Lighted tennis courts, b-ball courts, trails, kiddy playground, and the Lofino Splash park and the YMCA. Fun place to go, year round.

Could be bigger & have some new playground equipment. Same stuff that’s been there for over 20+yrs. Hope someone on the planning board sees or hears about this? It’s a shame compared to everything they’ve put into Henderson Park. You shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket kinda thinking...

YMCA great place to work out get in shape and feel good about yourself great staff good equipment and everyone is friendly lots of classes to choose from a decent weight room and lots of elliptical equipment

Great place for kids

Nice park for the family.

Basketball pick up games on weekends

Great park for kids and just for walking.

Is fun

Great park for all ages

Good venue for a swim meet but parking is often an issue!

Nice park with a wonderful play area for children.

Three play sets for three age groups. Lots of swings and a dragon to climb on. Park has lots of trees and two picnic shelters for shade. Also, basketball and tennis courts and nature trails adjacent to playground.

Excellent park but night lighting could be better

Nice shaded park, which is bearable during our hot summers.

Cool park for kids, be careful of the homeless camp behind the park back in the woods. Seen them get into fights out there and stumble around drunk.

Great place

This park is very well maintained, and has a very nice nature trail and play areas that are age specific

Terrific area for serene afternoon walking

Best place clean

Beautiful place

Its a fun little park. Never too busy.

Awesome clean

Very nice trails and kids park

Really good to place basketball

Cool price to go

Park is nice but the bathrooms and picnic tables are disgusting

Great place to bring the kid.

Great outdoor bball courts

Good little park with basketball and tennis courts

Potter park now holds homeless people back there that look back there since they have many gazebos and the homeless have nowhere to stay so if youre bringing your child there I would worry a little bit!

Meh

OK.

Amazing facilities

Excellent facility

Basketball courts, tennis courts, nature trail, playground for kids

Welcome to Potter Park.

Good

Clean...shady

Large pool

Playground. YMCA

Love the trails!

Awesome walking trails