Family parks guide

Best Parks for Kids

Five Brickell family stops: a playground, a linear park, a hammock preserve, a baywalk, and a rainy-day mall loop.

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Picked and checked by hand; updated when hours, venues, menus, or source pages change.

1. The Hammock Playground

The Hammock Playground at The Underline is the most direct kid stop here: a nature-inspired play environment at SW 15th Road and SW 1st Avenue, with room for active play under the Metrorail guideway.

The Hammock Playground at The Underline in Brickell — Photo: The Underline · source

Best when: a real playground with shade and room to move
Area: Brickell, Miami
Specific: nature-inspired playground at SW 15th Road and SW 1st Avenue
Website: https://www.theunderline.org/destinations/the-hammock-playground

2. The Underline trail

The broader Underline is Miami's 10-mile linear park and urban trail, with open promenades for walking, biking, and rolling. Go when the kids want to move and you want a real path rather than a single playground stop.

Daytime seating and greenery at The Underline in Brickell — Photo: The Underline · source

Best when: biking, scootering, and a longer walk in one
Area: Brickell, Miami
Specific: 10-mile linear park and trail with promenades
Website: https://www.theunderline.org/

3. Simpson Park Hammock

Simpson Park Hammock is the nature-preserve pick, a pocket of tropical hardwood hammock kept by the City of Miami. Use it for a shaded, quieter walk with curious kids, but check the city page first: posted hours are limited and dogs are not allowed.

Best when: a shaded nature walk for curious kids
Area: Brickell, Miami
Specific: City of Miami hammock preserve; posted hours are limited and dogs are not allowed
Website: https://www.miami.gov/Parks-Public-Places/Parks-Directory/Simpson-Rockland-Hammock-Preserve-Park

4. Brickell Key Baywalk

The Brickell Key Baywalk is the island-loop option, forty-four acres of green space with the only continuous island Baywalk in Miami and more than 5,000 trees. Go when you want a safe, scenic loop with water on all sides for a stroller or small bikes.

Brickell Key Baywalk in Brickell Key — Photo: Brickell Key · source

Best when: a scenic, low-traffic island loop
Area: Brickell Key
Specific: 44 acres of green space; only continuous island Baywalk in Miami; 5,000+ trees
Website: https://brickellkey.com/

5. Brickell City Centre

Brickell City Centre is the rainy-day backup, not a park: shops, dining, and indoor walking space when heat or storms make an outdoor plan unrealistic. Keep it as the practical fallback with food and restrooms nearby.

Brickell City Centre interior in Brickell — Photo: Brickell City Centre · source

Best when: an air-conditioned heat- or rain-day break
Area: Brickell
Specific: shops, dining, and indoor/outdoor walking space
Website: https://brickellcitycentre.com/visit/