Kanapaha/Chapman'sPOnd
7400 SW 41st Pl
Gainesville, FL 32608, US
Multi-activity Park.
Mostly full-sun: hot in summer, great in winter.
Nice Playground.
Good bathrooms.
O.K. Parking: tight on weekends.
San Felasco
NW 43rd Way
Gainesville, FL 32653, US
Nice Playground.
Shaded.
Bathrooms near playground (signal room, parent can go in bathroom with child of opposite sex)
Can get buggy.
Secluded area. Safe but can feel weird to be there alone.
Ample Parking.
Bike Path to area neighborhood.
Westside Park
3400 NW 8th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32605, US
Excellent Playground.
Partially Shaded.
Bathrooms at Rec Center and baseball field (not near playground). Bathrooms not always open evenings and weekend.
Multi-activity park (tennis, baseball, adult basketball, Westside pool).
Ample Parking.
Crowded on weekends.
Near Hogtown Creek Greenway.
Plenty of people around.
Lake Santa Fe
Melrose, FL, US
Nice Playground.
Shaded.
Bathrooms.
Secluded.
It's like San Felasco Park in Gainesville.
Keystone Beach
565 S Lawrence Blvd
Keystone Heights, FL 32656-9357, US
Huge wood playground. Cool swings overlooking lake.
Shaded.
Beach. (Not shaded).
Bathrooms near playground (not sure when they're open/closed).
Beautiful. Lake view.
Usually people around. Open.
Alachua, FL, US
Very cool playground just off 441 in downtown Alachua.
Partial shade.
Bathrooms near playground (single room, parent can go in with child of opposite sex).
Open, people around.
Ample Parking.