Hammock State Park

This was a terrific trail and fantastic condition! I have been around all the trains and the grounds are kept clean! It is a small State Park but very nice as my wife and I come here often!

I have lived in Dunedin my entire life and somehow never discovered this park until last weekend. My boyfriend and I had been bike riding up the pinellas trail for quite some time when we saw a sign pointing toward a butterfly house. We decided to follow the sign and see what else we’d find. We first explored the wooden boardwalk along the little lake near the park. We also found the disc golf here, as well as many shady trails through which you can enjoy the little bit of nature we have here in Pinellas county, whether it be by foot or bike. Is it the most awesome park of all time? Well, no, but it is a nice place to come relax or get some outdoor exercise. There are also family friendly events held here at the park such as picnics, etc. I was really interested in this park and look forward to checking it out again.

This is the worst place to play disc golf it was over bearing with the trees and bugs not to mention the map for the course is hand drawn and confusing as heck… all the baskets were not marked which made it confusing and overwhelming because the baskets are so close together its frustrating! I will not go back or suggest this park for disc golf purposes over all its more of a park for people who like walking trails.

Sadly, I was a little underwhelmed perhaps it was the fact that my expectations were been blown way out of proportion but the website alone for Hammock Park was significant in contrast to the hard to find entrance. Since Hammock Park boasts about the Butterfly Garden we wanted to check it out. We followed the signs to Hammock Park. We found the entrance to the park which was an odd, road that ends into a dirt road by some run down service buildings. It turned out that the shacks along the dirt road were a part of the park, one being in the front of the Butterfly Garden which that had not been kept up with. A sad area with overgrown plants that have already clearly been effected by the erratic hot and cold weather.
There was a small climbing area that had been designated on the Internet map as a playground and several paths to follow for hikes. Right at the front of the property there was an old church that was built in 1888. It happened to be closed on the day we were there but it was adorable. It added to my series of disappointments.