Vista View County Park

How did I not know about this place sooner?
Totally off the beat & path! Peaceful! Spacious! Just my new favorite place.
No work today so I opened Unilocal & stumbled upon it. Kind of wasn’t too prepared with a hot coffee, jeans & flip flops, but I made it work!
Drove super slow around the whole park to check everything out! Please be careful of bikers! Paths were everywhere! Good thing I drive like grandma!
I parked by the main entrance & just started exploring! Bikers, walkers, runners, SPRINTERS & boot camps! I even saw a mom club pushing strollers (good for them!!)
Once you get to the top of the hill, it’s a breathtaking scenic view of the city! For a girl that wishes she lived in Colorado: it was NICE!!! It’s not red rock or flatirons but I’ll take it lol
Free during the week and $ 1.50 per person on weekends. Definitely worth it either way…

Our Running Club (#SecretRunBreakfastClub) comes here for the hills, whenever we need a kick in the gluteus maximus (keeping it clean). My sister has been wanting to go for a while now and since she lives in Davie, it was about time.
We got to the park at 7:30 am on Sunday. It is $ 1.50 on weekend and holidays. This park is huge and you can pretty much make up your run however you want. Flat road or hills. There are tons of professional runners as well as novice runners, bikers and walkers. I don’t normally see kids on the hills but I know they have a kids area. They also have picnic tables, so bring a light breakfast and stay a while.
Check out their events page because they usually hold plenty of events for the family. FYI: They are doing Fireworks for the 4^th of July!

Such a gorgeous park! So many hills to get a great workout in. Also great for birthday parties and barbecues!

I’ve been wanting to come to this park for a while now. I’m glad that today I finally made my way there. I was surprised by the setting of it. Looking at it from Grifftin you think that it’s small but once you go around to the entrance you realize that there is another part to it.
It has a great trail that is close to 2 miles in whole. Not sure because I never confirmed the exact distance. As you go through the trail you share it with bikers, joggers and walkers. I love that at some points of the trail it becomes hilly and makes the stroll a bit challenging. There are several parts in the trail where one can go straight up a steep hill. This part I truly love because one thing I miss from California is all the hiking places I used to go to. Granted this is not mountains but for Florida and it’s flat lands, this is a treat. I heard that at sunset you can see spectacular sunsets.
This place is for sure a place I will coming back to because I had a great workout today.

I’ve been coming to this park on and off for years now. It’s really a great park with a lot of really neat features. The park was built atop the old Davie landfill c.1980s and is now home to a nice park loaded with amenities. If you’re fitness conscious, this place is great! The hill has a really nice running trail perfect for breaking in those trail running shoes. The elevation is challenging (for a native Floridian at least) and the change in surface really gives you a great workout. The hill also has a designated model airplane flying area where you can bring your model airplanes and launch them from the top of the hill and fly them around. Many park goers also come here to launch model rockets too. On a windier day the hill is also great for flying kites, which I’ve learned is more difficult than it seemed when I was a child lol.
Down below the park has two different sides. On the north side below the hill, the park has a small picnic and camping area where people can bring tents and camp out. It’s small but kind of nice and has some native vegetation that they’ve planted which gives it a nice feel. The south side of the park has a nice lake, covered playground areas, bathrooms, covered picnic areas, and a nature preserve with running/​exercise trail surrounding it. It’s a great place to spot wildlife and get a good workout! If you’re looking for a lot of trees though, this park won’t deliver. There are trees but there isn’t much protection from the sun so plan on bringing your spf!

My all time favorite park in Broward. I have taken dogs, horses, and kids here. Everyone loves it!

NPS = 8
Great park for family parties!
We came to this park for a 1 year old’s birthday party and it was a great location.
There are well-​kept slides and jungle gyms. There is also a nice hill that kids can play and run on.
For parties, I recommend getting a shelter. They are large enough for big parties and if you get a well positioned one, it’ll have bathrooms nearby.
You can tell the park has a good maintenance team as the grass was well maintained.
We paid an entrance fee of $ 4.50 for 3 people, so depending on their fee structure it’s either $ 4.50 per car or $ 1.50 per person. I believe it is the latter.
If you have little kids, leave the bounce house at home and just get a shelter near the jungle gym. It will save you money and any headaches.
Great park. Hope it stays clean for years to come.

I went here for the first time today and when I was getting close to the park, I was impressed with the size of those man made mountains. Hard to believe it was a landfill once. I took my mountain bike and rode like a mad woman all over the park. I enjoyed the views from the top of the hills. Every once in a while I could smell the methane coming from the ground. It was a faint smell but I smelled it and then it hit me of where I was riding. Anyway, I love the park but not sure if the air quality is healthy. It’s a great park for anyone that loves the challenge of riding, walking or running up steep hills.

Great park to take the kids! Two playgrounds with a bathroom right next to one playground. Great place for a birthday party or a picnic. The playgrounds are covered with artificial grass and also covered on top, which is great to stay out of the heat.

I loved this park! It is very spacious and i love that it has a big kids playground but also a toddlers playground about 100 feet away and covered so the kids get some shade. Its a plus that the water fountains have cool water coming out rather then warm or hot water. I love that you can fish as long as you return the fish back to the water. The only thing that i wasn’t satisfied with was that the restrooms were closed too early and both kids and adults alike couldn’t use the facilities so ended up leaving early to avoid having the kids have any accidents

Great park! We were lucky enough to be staying down the street (near the Cleveland Clinic Weston location). it was a nice day, I was working from the hotel, and I needed to get out for an hour with my toddler — lets go to the park. There are a lot of parks in the area, but this one was recommended by those in the know.
It is free to come to the park during the week! There is a charge on the weekends (and I think holidays) but it seems to be worth it. There are running trails, bike trails, and horse trails. There are TWO playgrounds: a large all ages playground and a smaller meant for itty bitties playground. My almost two year old was not overly impressed with the actual play equipment, but loved the swings. I liked that there was a separate place for the smaller kids so they would not get run over by big kids running around.

It’s ok, pretty open spaces, I just find it extremely arid and hot, and smelly because of the horse trails. SOme mornings I would go walking there and it would be way too humid with not enough shade and the horse poop would really hang in the air.
It’s good for flying model planes, though. I see lots of people doing that. I’d go back, but I just rather walk elsewhere bc of lack of shade. It has a great view, though.

What a fabulous place! Loads of parking, plenty of bathrooms, and just an overall great place to go for an uphill run.

This is one of the best park of broward…
$ 1.50 to get in. Lots of playground for kids, space for BBQ. Lot of green trail to run and walk. And the best sunset. I will not go to any other park but this one.
Check it out!

Love this park. It’s close to home and great for runners/​hikers/​bikers because of the hill. Don’t forget your sunscreen, hats and sunglasses because there is no shade except for the playgrounds and pavilions. I can get in a good workout with my toddler in the stroller and then let him loose on the playground. It’s a win-​win! Love that the parks are free during the week.

Great for sunsets. This nice little park has a lot to offer. Yes, it was once a dump site. But a lot has been done to clean it up and make it a useful parcel of land. Besides being a great place to come and exercise it also has playgrounds an R/​C plane airfield, horse trail, pavilions for parties and picnics. and an exercise loop trail.
I come primarily to run up and down the hill. I dont care how good of shape you think you are, This will kick your butt. There is a loop on the hill a little more than a mile long, that meanders up and down, that is great for jogging. For you flat landers there are a couple of miles of paved trails around the base of the hill that keep you closer to sea level.
The airfield is very cool. R/​C model planes are flown here most of the time. But on weekends I have seen para-​gliders flying out of here. Awesome to watch and hope someday to try this.
Another one of my favorite things to do here is come late in the afternoon on clear day with cooler and snacks in tow and plant myself on the West slope in preparation for another great sunset. You can never see enough of these. I only wish they would open early enough to see the sunrise from here also.
Check this little park out. I am sure you will find something to do.

I love this park! The highest point in the Davie/​Cooper City area, Vista View’s hill was the site of an old landfill. Now it’s full of plants and trees and offers a fantastic view of the surrounding area. It’s a nice place for a picnic, especially on the West side of the park facing I-​75. You’ll get the best view over there. A lot of bike and horseback riders come to Vista View as well as model airplane flyers. I’d imagine it would be great for kite flying too on a windy day. I like to go when I need to clear my head or just need to find a new perspective. Now they’ve added playgrounds at the base of the hill so there’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Vista view is awesome. I would recommend checking it out to anyone who: runs, bikes, boats, picnics, flies model airplanes, plays on playgrounds, or bbqs. It has an awesome trail for running and biking and a great view! The crappy thing is it’s closed Tuesday and Wednesday. And you have to pay for entry on weekends. But, they did do a lot of renovations. Check it out asap!

3.5 stars
Hey what says the great outdoors better than an old landfill? Well I’m surprised to say that lots of good can come from trash.
Vista view park is built on the site of the old Davie landfill which has been closed since 1987. The large hills definitely are a strange sight in South Florida and are pretty much the dominating feature of this park besides a small creek that flows around the hills.
There are a lot of activities available here for kids, there are several pavilions which are close to two pretty large public playgrounds. We attended a kids party here and all of the kids went wild. There was also lots of space for kite flying and playing sports.
Several people rode bike to the facility, and there are also paddle boats and horse trails through the hills.
For a nominal fee per car, I would say this is a great place to have a kids party at, or for an inexpensive sports day outdoors with the family. However, if you are looking for a picturesque locale, this is probably not the place as there is not much foilage.