Red Road Linear Park

Yes, per the Village of Pinecrest, this does qualify as parkland. It’s a little strip of land bordered by Red Road on one side and the Snapper Creek Canal on the other. There is a meandering paved path, one upon which my running feet pound quite often. It’s a running/​walking/​biking/​blading path, and a good one.
The park is listed as 2.5 miles long. I’m surprised at that, because my internal odometer says it feels a little less. Maybe that’s because unlike many other South Florida «parks,» it actually has a bit of a tree canopy, helping somewhat to ease the pain the sun brings. In fact, there’s a wide variety of native plant life on display along this path, from gumbo limbo to cypress to pond apple. This helps make the path as scenic as a path that close to a busy road can be.
This stretch of Snapper Creek looks like an enticing place to cast a fishing line, but in all honesty, the fishing here sucks. This stretch of the canal is just a deep featureless ditch, with little or no aquatic plant life or other structure providing cover for fish.
Insider tip… only run here when the wind is out of the east, the path is on the east side of Red Road. Run here during periods of westerly breeze, and you open yourself up to breathing truck exhaust.