Hitzman-Optimist Park

This is one of our favorite parks in Pensacola! It has beautiful scenery, disk golf, nice area for lunch, great for little kids and 5- 12 years old kids. This park has a nice jungle gym, slides, swings, and a nice big fenced dog park area on the other side of the parking lot. 😊

We train Kali-escrima there 4 days a week from 9-1030 am. Uneven ground, slippery from pine needles, branch obstacles. It's real world conditions to practice self defense. Great conditioning and extremely useful skills. Stop by, join in, more training partners the better.

Better than it's ever been! It's got a relatively new playground with rubber flooring, for accessibility. It's got three brand-new soccer fields. It's got a new walking track and water fountains and bottle fillers and a dog park. Plus the existing nine-hole disc golf course, and other existing play sets. It's once again a park that Pensacola can be proud of!

This is a great park here in Pensacola to take the family to. They have something for everyone in the family at any age. They have swings, playground equipment, slides, soccer fields, baseball fields, dog parks, etc. this park is one of the very best if not the best in Pensacola. Be sure to check it out!

Lovely park... Great play equipment for the kiddos with plenty of bench seating and loads of room to run around among the trees. Though we've never used it, there's a disc golf course too that seems to be really popular.

Disc Golf! The course is a solid 9 hole, with some semi technically shots and some recent upgrades to tee boxes.

There's always something going on, from a birthday party at the park to sword play practice. Some times, a food truck parks there as well. There are bathrooms.

Very clean. Great equipment. Lots of running room,also!

2 year old son loves this park. Plenty do see and do. Equipment in great shape

Very clean, nice, semi-private park. Great for coupling, kids play and even dog-friendly! Great for baseball or softball practice.

The updates to this park have made it accessible and easily enjoyed by all, regardless of your child's abilities. We love it here!
There are many picnic tables around the playgrounds as well as benches for relaxation.
A cement stage, with a small 3-level riser, lies between the playgrounds and can be used for whatever displays of talent your group has.
A cute little dog-park has been added for your fur-baby to go crazy in.
There is also a disc golf course that many can enjoy.
*The squirrels are quite friendly and are used to helping themselves to whatever vittles or crumbs may be left behind on the tables. Pictures of one of the squirrels begging food off of us added.

This is our favorite park. It’s not at the closest. But it’s worth the drive despite the rude drivers and heavy traffic we endure to get there. My kids are young 3yrs old and younger but we have never had any issues. This park is busy until the sun goes down so we are sure to make friends. Parents are friendly and attentive for the most part. The park has a kind of rubber milling type mat that makes falling down not so serious. Lots of seating and shade. The parking lot has enough room to accommodate and the surrounding neighborhood feels safe. Conveniently located near a convenience store, and we pass lots of restaurants on the way home. The only thing is the restroom situation… I think there is one but it’s a scary building that could be locked, idk

Great park! This park is always clean and well-maintained.

Fantastic park for everyone. The place is always well kept and safe.
One of our favorites!

Nice soccer park. Not so great when it rain. There is a disk park and kids play area at this park also.

I played at this park in the 80's. I took my granddaughters here last week for a picnic and play time. They loved it!

The new park is beautiful! Perfect 9 holes for either quick rounds or new players. Love being able to let the kids play at the park while I play a couple rounds of disc golf!!

Beautiful place for the kids with a decent playground for them to have fun.

Always a a great place to let the kids play.

Still great - new bathrooms and some more covered area near the soccer fields.

This is a favorite park of my children in this area. For me, I appreciate the beautiful older trees and all the shade they provide! There are a few different jungle gyms provided for different ages. They have a few sets of swings and picnic areas, too. Oh, and also the parking area has many shaded spots to park your car! Yay!

My kids play soccer, so there games are held there. It's a nice well kept park for the family to enjoy. Plenty of playgrounds for the kids. And the area is a nice place to feel safe at.