Quiet Waters Park

We camped for a couple nights in January of this year. The weather was very comfortable, just cool enough for a fire. Our stay was basically perfect.
Now, you have to understand that these are Teepees, not tents with mosquito netting. So you either need to bring preventative measures, or camp there when the weather is conducive to camping without bug netting. For our trip, since the weather was slightly cool, we never saw a mosquito at all. In fact, we never dealt with bugs of any sort.
The teepee is relatively traditional, and you have to open and close the ventilation flaps with long poles, which is easy enough for someone of moderate strength. These Teepees aren’t 100% water proof, and in rain, they can get wet in the center. Fortunately, the area inside of them is quite large, and you can position yourself accordingly. The Teepees also have a raised platform inside, so ground moisture is of no concern whatsoever.
The fire pits at the tent sites have a built in grill, which makes fire cooking a pretty simple endeavor. Trash cans are at each site, as well as metal poles with hooks to hang them on. Also, water and electricity are right there behind the tent, which is a nice convenience. The sites all have a picnic table, too.
The restrooms are just across the street, basically, and I found them to be generally pretty clean. There’s also a washout sink behind them if you need to clean dishes, so you don’t have to run soapy water all over the ground.
There’s also a camp store, open until 5:00pm or 5:30pm, which is a short walk away. They sell some camping essentials (bug spray, toiletries, a little food, s’mores kits), as well as firewood. Though it’s stored in a shed, I found the firewood to be a little damp until it dried out, so it may be worth bringing a bag or two of firewood from Home Depot or wherever you get it.
Quiet Waters Park is one of our favorites. They have a water park (open depending on the season), Ski-​Rixen, mountain biking trails, volleyball courts, lots of good walking paths, paddleboats and canoes on the weekends, and some very good freshwater fishing.
Right around the corner from the park, there’s a publix, a super target, and probably anything else you need. And if you really want to un-​rough-​it, there are restaurants nearby that have take out and delivery. Balcon de las Americas is a favorite Columbian restaurant of ours, and it’s right across from the park entrance.
All in all, if you have the wisdom to either come prepared or use the Teepees in fair weather, you can have a really great time. We sure did. If the weather is going to be unfavorable, or if bugs are going to be a major concern for you, try to get one of their pre-​pitched tent sites. Unfortunately, there are no sites here for pitching your own tent.
For a quick, spur-​of-​the-​moment or last-​minute camping trip, the Quiet Waters Park Teepees can be a great choice.

I have been going to Quiet Waters Park ever since I was a kid. My family used to have picnics here all the time. I come back every year for Renaissance Festival. They have the Food Truck Invasion here twice a month and for the last few months it’s been my favorite spot to take my pups for long walks/​runs around the lakes inside the park. They also have bike trails, camping, ski rixen and playgrounds. So there is a lot to do here!
During the week M-​F it is free to enter the park which is awesome! Saturday and Sunday it’s $ 1.50 pp. It is dog friendly although there isn’t a «Dog Park» there are plenty of sidewalks and grassy areas that would keep any dog happy, they just have to stay on the leash. There are two lakes side by side. One is where the camp grounds are and the other one next to it is where Ski Rixen is located. I usually circle both lakes when I come here but the one around Ski Rixen is longer. It’s around 2.5 miles if you walk both lakes going the long way. The scenery is so beautiful that the time passes quickly.
There are lots of people here during the week walking dogs, biking, and running, skiing or using the park playgrounds. Sometimes I will see people even having bbq’s mid-​week as well so it’s a pretty popular park. I absolutely love it here and they keep it well maintained. I do wish they had more doggie bag/​trash bin stations. They definitely cater to locals who love outdoor activities which is really nice if you are into that sort of thing like I am. They even have for small kids a little Water Park that is open seasonally.
If you come for the Food Truck Invasion night they have a really nice set up. Tons of room to park and hang out with family/​friends, music (sometimes movies) and so many different types of food trucks to choose from. I have come a few times now and I always enjoy myself. So do the dogs but mostly cause they get to steal dropped morsels off the ground that they should not be eating (and they know it lol).

It’s a beautiful area but it’s not a public park. Fees. Fees. Fees. And if you make the mistake of thinking its an actual park an old lady in a mu-​mu will (in a bitchy fashion) tell you to leave. Lame…

We visit this park a few times a week to walk our dog and sit for free entertainment, as people splash through the water at Ski Rixen. The park is free during weekdays and a small fee during weekends. It’s never that many people there when we go, and I like the size of the park. The only thing I don’t like seeing, is all of the trash that seems to sit on the ground for multiple days, without being picked up. I’m sure there have been budget cuts to limit staff, so there aren’t many employees to clean up the place. That’s about the only black mark I give this park, otherwise, I’d give it 5 stars.

Quiet waters is such a suttle name for a park with so many things to do. I particularly went to the cable wakeboard park. When I arrived, I found the staff to be very helpful in choosing rental gear and understanding the park layout. The Equipment was new and up to date. While visiting I was able to barbecue right next to the park and stay within close distance. I look forward to visiting this hidden treasure of a park more often. Bravo to quiet waters!

Quiet Waters is one of the best Broward County Farms for fishing and there are a lot of other things to do there such as the Rickson, a waterpark in the best campgrounds in Broward County.

Came here for Ski Rixen and also enjoyed some of the park. (It’s free during the week to come here, but $ 1.50 per person on weekends and holidays to park.)
Very lovely park with a small kiddie-​water park area and Ski Rixen (Waterskiing on a rope tow.)
Dogs allowed — on leashes.

I finally made it to Quiet Waters Park!
Came here this past weekend to snap some photos of my wife doing Yoga. We were looking for some new locations — and I’ve heard of all the fun festivals and happenings at Quiet Waters Park, so I figured it might make for a nice backdrop — it sure did!
First off — this is a massive park! There’s so much to do here.
Sking — they have a center lake where you can water ski. There’s wires above the lake and some sort of mechanism that pulls you through the water as you hold on to a cord. Pretty cool to see everyone trying it out — and almost made me want to try! Maybe some day.
There are various shelters for large parties — and plenty of open grassy areas to just set up shop and make your own party. Plenty of folks on this Sunday afternoon — some even brought huge speakers and were playing music as they grilled, played games or just relaxed.
They have camping grounds as well. We ventured off into that area — really cool. They have some individual sites for you to set up shop and become one with nature — without really being out of touch. Didn’t go too far in as there were a lot of people set up in there and since we weren’t camping we technically weren’t supposed to be there. So yea we broke the rules — YOLO!
There’s a charge of 1.50 per person on weekends and I think that’s totally worth it. Really nice view of the sunset from various areas of the park too.

Decent trail riding for Florida man-​made but better than nothing. Not quite like riding in the mountains where I live in Virginia but there fun trails. They do have a awesome pulley system for wake borders and waterskiers (Ski Rixen) I haven’t had a chance to use that yet but it looks like fun.

Love this park. I come here almost every year for the renaissance festival. Great festival with lots of food, shows, and shopping. Just tried out the wakeboarding. That was an amazing experience. I will be back very soon for that. Clean water. Nice and helpful employees.

This is a very large & beautiful park. I’m always on the hunt for a workout spot that has enough room to move around by not having tons of people in my way.
It’s easy here to get lost on the trails if its your first time. There were some paths that were very secluded which I wouldn’t venture on due to my extensive ID channel obsession and fear that some creep would be lurking in the bushes.
Call me crazy but I’m very cautious of my surroundings all the time!
Anywho, all criminal thoughts aside, this is a lovely piece if land. It reminds me of my favorite park back in Cambridge, so it was somewhat of a nostalgic experience. I will definitely venture back out here once I visit parks closer to where I live.
Other notes:
-$ 1.50 per person to enter. At first I thought this was absurd, but I guess it may keep the rift raft out?
— Plenty of picnic tables and areas to comfortably enjoy your time without another family being on top of you.
— Wakeboarding.
— Playground area.
— Plenty of parking.
— Separate walking and bike trails.
— Dog friendly. Woof.

The only reason I don’t give the park a 5 star rating is because I don’t agree with the entrance fees, $ 1.50 per head in the vehicle. Other than that there are a lot dl activities for everybody water park and playgrounds for the kiddies, Cable water wakeboard and water-​ski park, Mountain Bike Trails, camping site and many more activities !

This is a really beautiful park with lots of land. Great for a weekend trip with the family or pets. There are a few lakes, paddle boat rentals, and a whole campground set up. Really nice for long walks with the dogs. Reasonable entry cost on weekends and holidays — $ 1.50 a person.

I love going to the Renaissance Festival, I’ve been going every year since I was younger. Great park to host it.

Hear ye, hear ye! You are cordially invited to have an amazingly fantastic time eating turkey legs and imbibing magical brews at the Renaissance Festival. The festival is full of entertainment including royal events and demonstrations. It is perfect for bringing kids of all ages, just make sure that you bring enough water and cash to purchase water, as the park can be sweltering. This year’s festival seemed to be the largest that it has been in years. Full of people dressed in full costume hats, corsets, fairy wings, elf ears, devil horns, griffins for your shoulder and little gnomes getting lost in ladies tops.
If you are interested in transforming yourself from the modern woman into a proper lady corsets run around $ 130 depending on the pattern, and dresses start about $ 80. I didn’t check out prices for men’s wear. (My wife was looking in all the stores). They do have a wide selection for men as well including pirate wear if you are more interested in that.

Quiet waters ostensibly a great place to take kids to. Lots of tot lots to choose from. Great birthday party venues equipped with bar b Ques if you are interested in serving up some burgers and dogs. Above all else is the Renaissance Festival!
Between the months of February and March there comes a transformation of modern day to Renaissance times. Flashy and extravagant costumes galore from kings and queens, peasants and gypsies, to more farefolk pirates and fairies. The festival has grown quite large and has evolved from a good excuse to drink beer all day to a full on family adventure. In the past people complained that the Renaissance Festival was just a bunch of drunk dirty derelects walking around. I’ve been several years, and never thought that, but now more than ever this is absolutely not the case. There is food, shows, children’s rides, even zip lining for the dare devils.
What the average person doesn’t know is that if you are truly in the spirit you can talk to Renaissance characters that each have a story to tell or advice to give if you’ll hear it. There are board games that you can try out, and if you don’t know how to play a cast member will assist you. You can listen to tales of old or take a picture with the Cardinal.

I’ve only ever been to Quiet Waters for the Renaissance Festival, but it is an amazing place. What is probably just a regular, albeit huge, park during the rest of the year, transforms into a medieval paradise February through March. Kings, Queens, Pirates, Wenches, Fairies, Time Travelers and so many others roam the festival partaking in drinking (sometimes to excess), eating (almost always to excess) and purchasing of goods found nowhere else. Fairy wings, elf ears, hair spirals, corsets, costumes of all kinds, jewelry and local crafts can all be found for purchasing, with many vendors accepting credit cards.
Tickets are currently only $ 20 per day or $ 65 for a season pass to all 6 weekends. I have been to both the pirate and time travelers (steampunk) weekends and the costumes are incredible.
Typical festival food is served and there are too many options to name. Some of our group’s favorites are the fried oreos, funnel cakes, turkey legs, chip ribbons, donut holes, gyros… as you can see, this isn’t the place to be on a diet. Many types of cider, mulled wine, mead and other alcoholic beverages are ones we only drink here at the festival. The food and drinks are priced like any other event, so nothing is inexpensive, but the prices are on par with most other events. Alcoholic beverages range from $ 6 – 10 per drink, food anywhere from $ 3 – 15.
Each weekend will have a theme which will be listed on their website. It usually goes in this order:
Weekend 1 Romance
Weekend 2 Pirates
Weekend 3 Bodacious Bodices
Weekend 4 Time Travelers/​Steampunk
Weekend 5 Game of Thrones (New for 2014)
Weekend 6 Celtic
Whether you love to dress up or just want to stroll around in your 21^st century garb to take in the sites, you will be welcomed with open arms. Everyone at the festival, both performers and guests, are delightful. There is magic in the air here.

I love the Renaissance Festival! We try to make it out every year. It’s better here in Quiet Waters park versus Cauley Square or when they use to do it in the key park by Seaquarium.
Definitely recommended.

I only ever go to this park for the Ren Fest. The one other time I went for a friend’s birthday party.
I like going for the ren fest every year, at least once a year. I go for a number of things: getting a henna tattoo, getting another rice bracelet or necklace, watching the Broon show, the Moonie show, the Moonie and Broon show lol, and just enjoying the overall atmosphere and expensive drinks.
The shows are great, the attention is pretty excellent. They have the fanciest «port a potties» I’ve seen, considering the type of place you’re in.
The food is always good and that’s a lot saying from me because I’m picky and I have a sensitive stomach and get sick from certain foods easily.
You really have to be into it to enjoy it, otherwise you’ll think it’s the worst thing ever. Who wants to spend that much money on a place like this? Well, everyone that’s a fan does, me included.
I haven’t had a problem with people braking in to my car, but I never leave anythng of value inside.
This is a good place to go with friends, relax and just have a good time. Everyone that works there is in costume and have roles to play. It’s a nice change of pace from everyday life!

It may not offer everything a park can, but it sure comes close and what’s really interesting is the unique offerings here.
I’ve been coming here since it’s opening in the 1983… I was just a little tyke but for whatever reason I remember that days event vividly. Free Bar-​B-​Q, popcorn and cotton candy. The miniature golf course was free for the day and they brought in a bounce house and it was hosted by a local radio station. A memorable day indeed.
Today the miniature golf course is gone but other attractions have been brought in. Splash Adventure is a water park for kids that was built in the mid 1990s (offering water slides, wheels and wet fun). Mountain bike trails, basketball courts, skate park, designated fishing areas, lake swim areas and bounce house rentals have all been added over the years. And the park has become home to one of the best Renaissance Fairs.
The park is well taken care of and offers something for everyone:
Mountain Biking: roughly 7 miles of trails of varying difficulty (which is marked accordingly on the trail). The trails are maintained and modified by volunteers (hard work but fun too). Trail Map:
Ski Rixen: ever heard of it? Water skiing with NO BOAT. There is a series of posts that hold a steel cable and it pulls you around the lake; no wake, no waves, easy learning curve, a ton of fun and no boat needed. Not for everyone but there are ramps and slalom markers set up some of the time. Helpful Video:
Camp Grounds: They offer overnight camping in the park in their tents and teepees that are set up on wood platforms (no sleeping on the ground here). It’s not fully roughing it since there is running water, restroom facilities, showers, grills, fire pits and sadly electricity but it’s great for taking kids nonetheless. Grounds Map:
Rental Equipment: you need it, they probably have it. Sports balls and equipment, kayaks, row boats, paddle boats, canoes and bike helmets. You can also rent 20 foot funbrellas (great to hide from those evil UV rays).
The only downer at this park was after Hurricane Wilma, many of the trees were in need of cleanup; but rather than simple removal of fallen trees and limbs, the cleanup included removal of trees that were undamaged. Huge areas were cleared out; it was truly unnecessary and heartbreaking. Other than this incident, this is one of South Florida’s première parks.