Conservatory Park - Sarasota, Florida

Mike Zito

Nice paved trails that are mostly shaded. Great for a short walk.

A few days ago I saw a rather large bobcat with her cubs. It was early afternoon and they were close to the trail. Keep your dog on a leash.

The park is well maintained and debris was cleaned up shortly after hurricane Milton. There is often some flooding on the trails during heavy rains.

The restrooms are clean and drinking fountain has cold water.

Plenty of parking. A few picnic tables and a small children’s park.

Natalia Spinelli

Mix of open sun and shaded trail - people
Walking their dogs, riding bikes, kids playground. They have multiple trash cans, restrooms that are actually clean. Lots of picnic tables (no grills). Dog poop bags available. Well maintained. Few different entrances with parking lots. Nestled in the middle of nice neighborhoods. The actual park trail is very short but you can connect with neighborhood sidewalk to make it longer 3 mile + walk. There is a lake and they have canoes (not sure if they can be used or not). Saw birds, turtles.

alison wonderland

Beautiful park with lots of shade and walking paths. Gorgeous views. Not well maintained in some areas, with trash on the ground, overflowing trashcans, and bathrooms that could use a little help.

ellen partal

This is a beautiful park with an easy walk loop trail. Some of it is paved some is packed shell, I think. It is very well maintained. The path is 8 feet wide allowing for easy passing should you be riding a bike or people are walking multiple dogs. The trail also has exercise stations along the way, including things for kids to do as well. A couple of little bridges, a small playground, 2 covered pavilions for parties and the lake with a viewing station. That about sums up the Conservatory on paper. The devil is in the details though. The 10-acre lake is sparkling with dozens of turtles, birds, fish, and alligators, including little baby gators. The pier on the lake is right by the mail entrance and has two picnic benches and is large enough to handle different groups of people without crowding there is also a water spigot with bowls for thirsty dogs. It is quiet and peaceful and a great place to sit and ponder.
The larger of the two covered pavilions is just a little further down the path connected with a view of the playground and play area. There are bathrooms and water fountains here as well. Another doggy water fountain is also here as well as poop bags and garbage. The path itself winds through part of a 55-acre nature preserve with a second entrance about connected. Because it is heavily wooded you can't see the parking from the trails, people's voices are muted and so it seems much less crowded than it really is I think. All of the people we met were friendly, considerate and the dogs were all on leashes and well behaved. It is not a long path but looping around isn't redundant as it is teaming with birds and other wildlife and my dog at least thinks it smells amazing. He loves it there. My grandson loves the pier and th exercise stations. I love the peace here. A hidden gem for sure.

Lula

So pretty! It is really a small park but nature is amazing. Wildlife noise is so relaxing . The place is close to houses but when you are there walking you feel out of the city. Short walk loop with gym equipment so you can have the experience to exercise in nature. We saw baby gators in the lake. They open on sunrise and close on sunsets .
Great for dog walks.

Stephanie Bowie

Such a beautiful play to enjoy the day! Bring your SPF & sunglasses. Don’t forget a bowl of water for your dog! Enjoy!

Kari

This place was pretty, but we could not visit most of it due to flooding. I would visit again if we are ever in the area.

Heather Rea

Beautiful and clean. Great little park for walking and fresh air. We saw a few species of turtles, squirrels and birds. The trees are tall and the exercise stations were fun!