Bill Sadowski Park 17555 Southwest 79th Avenue, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157

"This is a great small park with paths, fishing along the canal, a nature center, they’re associated with a raptor center as shown here. The staff are amazing and super nice to the kids! Lots of neat events too theatre open to the public. We will be back!"

"I really enjoy coming out on clear Saturday nights and sharing my telescope with other participants at the park. The Southern Cross Astronomical Society is usually there on clear non cloudy Saturday nights with a lot of Its members, bringing their telescopes and making them available to the public. A lot of families bring their kids and get to view the planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and even some deep space objects like the Orion nebula, and the Andromeda galaxy. The southern Cross astronomical Society members are there usually from 8 to 10 PM. Just make sure that you look up and determine if it is clear before you come out because if it is cloudy, chances are they will not be there."

"Bill Sadowski Park & Nature Center is a small preserve located in a very nice neighborhood. The park has designated parking spaces, picnic tables, canoe launch, fishing trails, telescope pad, nature trails, butterfly garden, very well maintained restrooms, and a nature center with live animal exhibits and a kid corner with some books for storytime. I understand they offer so many activities such as kayaking, fishing, star gazing, night owl tour, bon fires, archery, and guided tours. The park doesn't have water fountains or water bottle filling stations, which is inconvenient. On a personal note, the nature trails were very nice, especially the little hill around the canal; however, since I went with two children under 5, please be aware it could get tricky for little kiddos. Overall, I am looking forward to coming back and doing any of the activities they offer."

"Nice quiet place to enjoy a picnic and a few short trails and has clean restrooms and friendly knowledgeable staff. Canoe rental allows you to be able to canoe up to Coral Reef Park (about 45 min) and have picnic and use the rest room before coming back to Bill Sadowski. It's feels peaceful. The downside is, no camping. However, worth visiting!"