East Greynolds Park

"The park ranger was very rude!!! Keep in mind the situation happened around 5:00pm- 5:30pm. On google it states that the park closes at 6:30 pm unfortunately, that’s a lie. We were set up with our own barbecue and in the middle on cooking some food and the ranger comes in saying that we need to pack up immediately. We tried explaining in the nicest way that we saw that the park closed a bit later, she heard no reason and told us to go. We then asked if we could finished cooking what was on the grill and we will leave, she did not agree. The curious thing was that there was more people around with their dogs and none were pressured as hard as us to leave. In fact, the other people that were cooking we not told to leave and the ranger didn’t even bother to get out of the car to speak to them. Not to mention this was my nephews little birthday get together, completely ruined his day."

"A nice park for your dog. One drawback was lots of standing water after a rain shower."

"Horrible Un maintained grounds. Picnic table is infested with ants.. Small dog play area is covered under water... Place need major overhaul"

"This park is part of a 249 parcel of land that is split into east and west sides of Greynold's Park. In ancient times, the Tequesta used the river for travel and in the 1800's, the Seminoles set up a trading post to service early Miami settlers. Later on the land was a limestone quarry. Dedicated in 1936, Greynold's is Miami's second oldest park. It was created by the Civilian Conservation Corps. which was part of Roosevelt's New Deal Program that was set up to provide work for Americans who were suffering from the Great Depression. The limestone from the quarry was used for the buildings in the park. Greynold's is one on my favorite parks in Miami. I have been to the west side but this was my first time visiting the east end. The park has a lot of beautiful trees which support the local bird population. As I was walking around I saw a red shouldered hawk swoop down for a meal. Park amenities in this part of the park include a restroom, dog park, and kayak launch. There is a vendor renting kayaks or bring your own. You can paddle up the Oleta River to the intracoastal, north into Dumbfoundling Bay and back to the launch. It is a 6-7 mile loop with nice scenery for most of the paddle. The only thing I dislike about Greynold's park is they charge $7 for parking on weekends. Parks are funded by tax payers so I am used to parking for free. Greynold's started charging for parking over a year ago and I am not sure why North Miami felt they needed to start doing that. Possibly they were trying to be like nearby Oleta River Park which also has kayak rentals and charges a similar fee for entrance to the park."

"Very clean and quiet park. Love that they have a option to rent a paddle board without having to check in with a human. Has an easy access to the water. Great way to just get away on the water and get exercise as well. Also has a dog park and pavilion for small get together."