This park is one of our regional parks. Bayfront Park is a vibrant waterfront destination offering a welcoming mix of recreation, relaxation, and community connection. The updated playground and splash pad feature modern climbing structures, ample seating, and large shade sails that help keep the area cool and comfortable for families. Both spaces are ADA‑compatible, following the City’s accessibility plan. 

Splash Pad Hours: 9AM to Dusk

Beyond the play spaces, Bayfront Park provides a scenic walking trail, open green space ideal for yoga and fitness activities, and the well‑known Dolphin Fountain. Visitors can also enjoy plenty of benches and shaded seating throughout the park. Throughout the year, Bayfront Park serves as a gathering place for many free community events, making it a lively and cherished spot for residents and visitors alike.

• Boat rentals: Suntex Boat Club and Freedom Boat Club
• Connects to Selby Gardens
• Entertainment excursions by LeBarge Tropical Cruises
• Public artwork, including the iconic Unconditional Surrender Statue
• Restaurant and Marina: Marina Jack
• Restaurant: O’Leary’s Tiki Bar

Public Restrooms on-site are open to the public daily from 7:00AM to 12:00AM Midnight.

What is a Bioswale?

What is a Bioswale? A bioswale is a form of bioretention designed to capture and treat stormwater runoff from hard surfaces like sidewalks, driveways, roadways and rooftops. A shallow basin is excavated and lined with rocks to collect debris and pollution while conveying stormwater away for critical infrastructure. The swale component provides pre-treatment of stormwater to remove coarse to medium sediments while the plants help remove finer particulates and associated contaminates.
 
In addition to helping to prevent erosion and improving water quality inside a bioswale, native plants provide essential food and habitat for local wildlife. Their seeds and nectar provide a valuable food source for birds, butterflies, and other insects as well as a place to lay their eggs. Natives are well adapted to local conditions, require very little care once they are established, and add beauty to the landscape.
 
The next time you visit Bayfront Park stop by the Bioswale and see if you can spot these native plants:

• Cabbage Palm (Sabal palmetto)
• Railroad Vine (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
• Mangrove Spider Lily (Hymenocallis latifolia)
• Trailing Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)
• Sea Purslane (Sesuvium portulacastrum)

Public Art:

Unconditional Surrender
SEWARD JOHNSON
Aluminum 

Olympic Wannabees
GLENNA GOODACRE
Bronze

Omphalos
RICHARD BECKMAN
Steel

Dolphin Fountain
STEVE DICKEY
Bronze

Ominous Ikon 69
DENNIS KOWAL
Aerospace Aluminum