A great place to visit if you are looking for some time away from the beach. The ferry is free and there is always a friendly staff member willing to answer your questions. There are picnic areas through the trails and a bathroom at the start. Go for a short walk or stay for an afternoon!

Its great to have the ocean so close, only a couple blocks away, but be able to come here and enjoy some all to rare (in town) trees!

Take the free ferry to the island. Tell the pilots you want to rent a paddle board or kayak. Kayaking around the island is fun. Gopher turtles not above ground when I visited. The island is very jungle like. Lovely trees, palms, greenery and some flowers. There are boardwalks and ground trails and picnic groves. A lot of people were lost on the trails, make sure to grab a map. Saw blue herons and egrets, adult and babies, iguanas, anones.Fish were jumping in the canals. Big boats on the intercoastal, some made big waves. There are bathrooms and water fountains on the island, small boat dock area and picnic areas. Some people claimed to have seen a gopher turtle. Make sure to sign in and out on the attendance sheet while on the ferry.

Gorgeous spot and cheap parking

If you got extra time definitely do it . It’s a nice small virgin island , one hour would be just right .

Such a great place to adventure for free! My kids call it Spider Island!

Very nice area splash park area for kids , a free ferry boat ride on weekends , clean bathrooms, great picnic area , free parking up to 4 hours which is nice and fish friendly

Nice outdoors place

Great place to visit with the family

Service was good by employees, but there were tons of spiders and webs everywhere. I guess it was the season for that. Its free, so its hard to knock the place. And the spiders are part of nature so thats not the Parks fault. Just didnt make for a great day.

Great natural park. Nice little island for nature trails and a picnic.

Fun and found some cool trails and a racoon

At the moment closed only get there by boat

Nice little island for nature trails and a picnic. We had the kids do a scavenger hunt here. They had a blast!

Great place to visit. Not very big, but there are a few trails and nice shady picnic areas.

Wow! We have probably passed this park a thousand times and never stopped! But we did today and I am SOOOOO happy we did! What a great treasure in the middle of the madness. Absolute gem! Will definitely be back. Park personnel were very friendly and helpful. Saw a gopher tortoise! What a treat! Cool trails. Lots of picnic areas with grills.

Calid

Such a cool place for a visit. You can also BBQ here!

Great free place to explore nature and get away from the hustle and bustle. Make sure to soak up Sullivan park and watch the boats go by while you are waiting for the free park shuttle. Shuttle runs every hour on the hour from 10-3pm Saturdays and Sundays only. Bring lunch and have a picnic under the giant fig trees, make sure you get a view of the natural bee nest and if you are lucky youll get to see a gopher tortoise, the park is one of the last remaining places in South Florida that preserves the wilderness for these incredible tortoises.

Great natural park. Interesting and knowledgable tour directors and a pleasant boat ride from Sullivan park to Deerfield park island and return.

I loved the free pontoon boat ride to the island, and neat to explore and hike the island. Such old Florida vibe.

Nicely redone park... 1000% improvement

Very cool place to walk around. And friendly knowledge staff

I had a great experience at Deerfield Island today. I want to especially thank Justin and Carlos for being very interactive with my kids on the boat ride over. They were very excited when they got to the island. We went on a scavenger hunt and even got a prize on our way out from another pair of very nice employees. Fun experience and great staff!Thanks a lot.

Nice quick boat shuttle which is free. I paddled there on sup and and walked around the island. Its a nice trail and different views of the water from different sides of island. We saw a racoon there with a beautiful tail.

I think more people should k in about this amazing place, and all the activities they can perform with their families!

My family and I went out on a rainy Saturday, and the captain of the ferry was incredibly accommodating of us. The island itself was amazing. Even though its a small island, you feel completely cut off from coastal Florida. The flora and fauna arent the only interesting things though. On the east side of the island is a wooden bridge where you can spot a headstone in the shallow water! I highly recommend paying Deerfield Beach Island a visit.

Great experience walking and kayaking. Nice staff!

Fun free activity for families. Nice nature trails. There is a small butterfly garden and lots of picnic tables with grills. They even provide a scavenger hunt sheet and prizes for the little ones at the information booth. One of the boardwalks is still closed due to damage from the last hurricane.

Nice natural area park, good picnic spot. Ride the free shuttle, stay an hour or the day.

Beautiful clean place

Small enough to enjoy in an hour but worth spending more time there

This park is a wonderful hidden gem. We take our small boat there to picnic and walk the nature. There are lots of animals while we picnic. We wish it would be open on weekdays but I think they do not get enough visitors. Please do not feed the wildlife.

What a hidden gem. Lovely nature and hiking trails. I will definitely come back again.

Great beach access and decent costSecure parking lot

Beautiful. Clean and so natural.

Absolutely beautiful. Great for the whole family

Gorgeous great place to kayak theres some sort of animal Refuge there huge tortoise and several other animals at the Refuge but other than that saw many many water birds and a couple of osprey live on the island just spectacularly beautiful.

Kind of a hidden gem. The boat ride over is free and the island itself is a nice little area to explore. When we went it wasnt crowded, which was a plus.

Nice tortoises!!! Watch out for the ghost at night

Amazing! The launching dock from Sullivan Park overlooks the Hillsborough drawbridge and the Island. Nice park, kid friendly, well kept. Once you enter the island trail, its so tranquil and the fauna is captivating.We circled the island once on kayak and I must say, it was a perfect workout! The scenery to accompany the drift was amazing for pictures with its low hanging trees and mangeoves. Id love to see more spots like this in SoFlo and Im glad the city has kept this area under protection. Perfect for a family day or a relaxing retreat!

Great afternoon hang!

Great and big place very nice park to spend time with the family

Beautiful island. Keep your wakes to a minimum please.

Awesome peaceful private beautiful Park do yourself a favor pack a lunch go early spend the day

Tour guides are friendly and informative. The nature trails are nice

Great place to just get away and relax

I have not yet been here but I am excited to go and enjoy the park.

Awesome park...and well maintained.

Nice experience eccept for the fairy driver was very impatient and rude

Good, but not much to see

Free boat ride to the island from Sullivan Park. Picnic areas, public clean bathrooms. Great for free family gathering!!!!

Great park to visit and check out. No frills, just nature.

Nice park to go near on your boat ride, Wildlife and many unexpected visitors.

Great location to do a lot of different things

Nice quiet place. Watch the boats go by.

Peace

Amazing sight and history on this island

Really nice park

Nice cute place

Dont miss the boat ;-)

Insane amount of golden orb weaving spiders

Beautiful

Too hot today

Family place

Love

Really boring

Love this park

If it rains just a little they shut down park. Call ahead.

Natural place

Wonderful!

It wasnt the park that I expected

Awesome lots of nature

Time to relax

Joe

I want to go here i am guessing it is 4 stars.