CB Smith Park455

As of Oct. 1, 2009, the park is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays due to budget constraints. Check the Broward County website for additional details.

CB Smith Park is a 320-acre park offering a diverse range of activities. During the summer, facilities include a water park featuring two water playgrounds, two slides and a tube ride, and two concessions (seasonal).

Year-round activities include an R/V campground, tennis/racquetball courts, basketball, volleyball, special event areas, picnic shelters, picnic tables and grills, biking and walking paths, boat rental (on weekends), fishing, children's Safety Town, playgrounds, and sports equipment rentals. The AllGolf facility offers a driving range, putting green, mini-golf, and batting cages.

Paradise Cove Water Park is open seasonally (early March to late October) and features two large water playgrounds and a meandering, rushing water tube ride. In addition, the original two 350-foot slides have been resurfaced and are faster than ever. One of the two water playgrounds is designed for toddlers and the other is designed for ages 5 and up.

The entrance fee for the entire day is $8.50; children 12 months and under are free). After 3pm the entrance fee is $5.50 per person. Funbrella Party Packages are also available for 15 persons at $290 including entrance fee, food and drink, and a T- shirt.

Bike and running/walking paths traverse the park. Canoes, kayaks, and paddleboats can be rented for $7 per hour. Children must be accompanied by an adult to tour the three mile waterway and more than 80 acres of lakes.

AllGolf at CB Smith has a driving range, putting green, miniature golf, and batting cages. It is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 10pm, Saturday from 8am to 10pm, and Sunday from 8am to 9pm. All equipment is available for borrowing (bats, clubs) and $6 gets you 100 pitches in the batting cages, or $5 per person buys a round of miniature golf (on Tuesdays, miniature golf is only $3. Use of the putting green is free. A large bucket of balls at the drving range is $11, a medium bucket is $8.

Fishing is permitted from the shore, pier, or rented boat. Licenses are necessary for those over 16 years.

The Lakeside campground offers 72 full hook up sites. Showers, restrooms, and a laundry facility are also available. Reservations are required. Primitive (tent) Group Camping is only allowed to not-for-profit groups.

Picnic areas are plentiful and use is on a first-come first-served basis. There are also many shelters available for rental for parties, ranging in size from small (30 persons) to large (500 persons). The price for rental runs from $50-$175 (plus $50-$100 clean-up/security deposit) and must be reserved in advance.

Safety Town is a miniature two-block town meant to teach children basic pedestrian and bicycle safety. Call 954.985.3435 to reserve a session.