Phipps Park walking path, West Palm Beach

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Description

Phipps Park is a city park with baseball and soccer fields, in a busy area along an ugly main road. Soccer players enjoy the park and families gather around to watch. This park has a big hill which is a fun thing to enjoy in flat Florida. Huge banyan trees form a special grove behind the hill. You can stand in the middle of them and feel their ancient energy. A walking trail makes for a fun stroll. It takes you past the banyan tree grove and is also dotted with exercise stations to try out. There is a playground that local kids enjoy. I wouldn't go out of my way to find this park but if you're in the area it's a nice place to check out. 
There is also a skate park and roller hockey rink here, and a large shady picnic pavilion near the playground. 
Don't confuse this park with a far more beautiful park of the same name, Phipps Ocean Beach Park.
For an awesome, long walk along the intracoastal, check out Flagler Drive walk.
Another nice park for families is Howard Park, with a tall, twisty slide, plus ducks in a lake.

Photo Gallery

Large tiled picnic pavilion.	Kids enjoy the playground.	Exercise station along the walking path.
Banyan tree delight!	Huge banyan tree!	It's wonderful to look up at the banyan trees.
Banyan tree grove, a special spot.	Wildflowers by a log, with the hill in the distance.	Some trees provide shade near the soccer field.
A family walking the path.	Flying a kite by the hill.	The hill!
The walking path as it continues past Dixie Hwy.	Walking path and hill.	A tree, with the hill in the distance.

Directions

Phipps Park, not to be confused with Phipps Ocean Beach Park, is located at 4715 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33405. Park along Dixie Hwy in the parking bay.

This is an interactive map, you can zoom and move it.

Overall Visitor Rating: Unrated.