Harbordale Park 1817 Miami Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

"Nice place city worker did a good job just sorry for them they look so tired got to suck to eat lunch in the truck too"

"What a cool little park. The splash of green in an ocean of cement and blacktop nearby was relaxing and refreshing."

"Harbordale is a waterfront neighborhood in Ft. Lauderdale. The entrance is off 17th Street near Port Everglades. The neighborhood has single family homes, townhouses, and condos. Living in Harbordale puts you near the airport, seaport, and Las Olas Boulevard. Harbordale Park is a small one acre nature oasis in urban Harbordale. according to historical monuments in the park, Harbordale is located on a natural ridge that was once used by prehistoric people for travel. The ridge also held Miami Road which was built on portions of a military road constructed by Abner Doubleday during the 3rd Seminole War. The road connected Miami to the New River in Ft. Lauderdale. In 1910 portions of Miami Road became the toll Rock Road which was traversed by many of Ft. Lauderdale's pioneers. In 1915 Miami Road became Dixie Hwy in Broward County. Today the park has a large open area for play, picnic pavilion with tables, outdoor fitness equipment, Little Library, and a shade covered playground. There is also one other cool historical relic in the park. Harbordale Park contains two gates that were saved from Harbordale Elementary School and installed in the park. I love all the history in the park and that is a Certified Wildlife Habitat. The park provides the four basic things wildlife needs to thrive, food, water, cover, and a place to raise their young. I saw many birds grateful for all that Harbordale Park provides."

"I'm visiting from out of town so this was my first trip to this park. In previous reviews, I noticed that there was shading over the playground area, however, that shading is no longer available as of April 24, 2019. I came at noon so the playground was a little too hot for my toddler. It's not located in the best of neighborhoods. I have nothing against homeless people, but I figured I should mention that there was a homeless gentleman sitting under the pavilion. There was also a lot of trash around the tables under the pavilion. There is no parking lot structure or restrooms available. Amenities included a walking track with fitness stations, benches, bike rack, a pavilion with tables and chairs, a little library with free books to read, trash and recycling bins and an open play area. This is a pet friendly park. I'm rating 3 stars because this park rates average compared to other local parks."

"Beautiful park and playground, fun for kids; however, it feels really unsafe. I was just there on Sunday morning and found an used syringe. There were also five homeless man smoking and fighting using bad language which was very disturbing for my kids. We had to leave, not a good situation to for my kids to witness. Such a shame because the park is actually really nice."