Broward County - Parks and Recreation Division

Central Broward Regional Park

National Facility Award-Winning Park (PDF -64B)

Tennis Lessons Now Available at Central Broward Regional Park!
Professional tennis player James House is now offering lessons by appointment. Contact him at 954-461-3214 or check his website: www.tennislessons4u.com.

Central Broward Regional Park has a huge multi-purpose stadium This approximately 110-acre multipurpose facility, located in the City of Lauderhill, is the first County regional park to be acquired and developed through the Broward County Commission's 2000 Safe Parks and Land Preservation Bond Program.

The park is open daily with no gate admission Monday through Friday (except holidays). Gate admission ($1.50 per person, children age five and under free) is collected on weekends and holidays. There are many picnic tables located throughout the park that are available for free use on a first-come, first-served basis. Shelters can be reserved for groups and parties. Rules of the park.

Main Event Field and Viewing/Seating Section
A circular, multipurpose, lighted Central Broward stadium field, 560 feet in diameter, with 5,000 covered seats and additional seating for 15,000 spectators possible. The venue may be used for concerts and sporting events or other special events. The field is capable of hosting a variety of local, national, and international sports championship games and will contain four turf pitches. Field use by permit only.

The first floor of the building includes the park lobby with receptionist/facility reservation area, elevator, team locker rooms, restrooms, concession area, and main event field viewing room that may also be rented for parties or other social occasions.

Second floor includes park and district management offices, concession warming Main Clubhouse at Central Broward Regional Park area, and scoreboard operations center, along with a VIP viewing area and conference room that may be rented for small meetings and gatherings of up to 20 people. Call for fees and hours. Multipurpose Fields: Four lighted soccer/football fields with spectator seating that can also be used as two cricket fields with artificial pitches. Field use by permit only.

Sports Courts

Netball Courts: Two lighted courts with spectator seating and player benches.

Tennis Courts: Two lighted standard courts.

Basketball Courts: Two lighted courts with spectator seating and player benches.

Aquatics and Boating

Tropical Splash Water Playground
Open seasonally (March through October). Interactive, ADA-accessible, with separate areas designed for older and younger children. Lifeguard-monitored at all times. Very young children are required to wear swim diapers. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult 18 or older. U.S. Coast Guard-approved life vests available free of charge. No pets, water toys, floats, cooking grills, glass containers, or alcoholic beverages allowed in the aquatics facility.

There is a $4.50 admission fee to enter Tropical Splash per session (sessions are used during the busiest part of the swimming season). Concessions (food and beverages) may be purchased. Aerial few of the Tropical Splash area of the park Instructional Pool: From zero-depth to four feet deep with one edge support for students to grasp, this instructional pool will host SWIM Central water-safety lessons in cooperation with the Broward County School Board. Funbrellas: Colorful 20-foot-diameter umbrellas available for $20 per session at the aquatics facility. Each includes tables and chairs. Capacity: 30. Fee and deposit required.

Paddleboats can be rented Boats: Paddleboats available for rental at the aquatics facility by the hour, half-day, and full day on weekends and designated county holidays. Fee and deposit required. U.S. Coast Guard-approved life vests provided must be worn.

Picnic and Party Facilities
Corporate shelter Picnic Shelters: Seven picnic shelters, varying capacities, each with grills, water, and electricity. Two corporate pavilions (250+ capacity) with large cooking grills, serving counter, water, electricity, and restrooms. Shelters and pavilions are available by reservation only.

More shelter details and an aerial map locator.

Exploring Nature
Specific areas of the park are dedicated to the natural environment of the area. Programs and tours are offered to enhance the importance of maintaining these areas in their natural state. Nature Trail: Approximately 1.5 miles long in the west and northwest sections of the facility.

Limited Access
A bridge has been constructed to allow limited access to West Ken Lark Park (a City of Lauderhill neighborhood park). The bridge will be closed on weekends.

ADA-Accessible Playgrounds
Two large, covered, ADA-accessible playgrounds, Covered play area located on the north and south sides of the park. Equipment includes climbing rocks, colorful double straight slides, 90-degree slides, tunnel slides, mountain climbers, and horizontal loop climbers.

Clock tower

Special Features

Clock Tower: Approximately 80 feet high and 20 feet square, with four backlit, 10-foot-diameter clocks with chimes.

Whirls and Swirls: The newest feature is the Public Art and Design project. Pennsylvania-born Artist Alice Aycock was commissioned in 2004 to design a water feature at the State Road 7/U.S. 441 entrance to the park. The project, Whirls and Swirls and a Vortex on Water, was completed in summer 2008 through the Broward County Public Art and Design program, which allocates two percent of the total new construction budget for Broward County government facilities for commissioned artists to provide design expertise and to create artworks within a broad range of capital improvement projects.

Water Cascade: At the State Road 7/U.S. 441 entrance to the park. There is a water cascade that is approximately 30 feet high, with water falling from two levels into a large 14-foot-by-80-foot basin that wraps around the three-level “rockscape.”

Rules of the park.

Programs and Classes

Central Broward Regional Park is interested in providing classes and programs taught by qualified public instructors. If you are interested in holding a class at this park, please call 954-321-1170 or e-mail.

For more information, contact:

Central Broward Regional Park
3700 N.W. 11th Place
Lauderhill, FL 33311
Phone: 954-321-1170
Fax: 954-321-1110
E-mail: CBRP@broward.org