Barnett Family Park

Another treasure off of the shores of Lake Mirror is Barnett Family Park. Barnett Family Park is adjacent to Hollis Gardens & the Lake Mirror Promenade. Together these 3 unique places form a singularly entertaining destination for people of all ages! The elaborate sculptures of native Florida animals and beautiful hand-cut glass Byzantine tiles make the park unique. Barnett Family Park was built with a gift from Carol Jenkins Barnett and Barney Barnett.

Environmentally conscious, the ground of the play area is covered by rubber and topped by bits of recycled tires to cushion falling children.

The inchworm swing sports large saucer-shaped disks for seats -- instead of the usual belts -- and can hold three or four kids at a time.

A "spider web climb," of steel cables wrapped with nylon reaches 21-feet skyward. That may seem a little high for some kids, but it's designed so the smallest kids can't navigate themselves very high.

A "zero depth" interactive water fountain. Zero depth means the water sprayed by 10 ground nozzles and seven side wall nozzles drains and is reused. The attraction for kids is that they never know which of the ground nozzles will spray water next. They can chase all over the place guessing.

The main play area with a giant ant on a piece of cheese, a beautifully painted frog with a toadstool, a big black widow spider and a three dragon flies spinning on poles.

A big Florida panther that can be used as a slide. It will be joined nearby by Blinky the alligator, the only element that didn't get finished in time for the opening. The real Blinky, a one-eyed gator, graced Lake Mirror and gained celebrity status in the 1960s and 1970s.