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About Parks
The Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department is a three-time National Gold Medal Award winner (AAPRA and NRPA), a 2009 Florida Governor's Sterling Award winner, and the only municipal park system its size, serving a residential population of nearly 2.4 million people*, to be awarded National Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department Agencies.
The third largest county park system in the United States, consisting of 263 parks and more than 12,848 acres of land, Miami-Dade Parks is one of the most unique parks, recreation and open spaces systems in the world. Made up of more than just playgrounds and athletic fields, it also comprises after-school, sports-development and summer-camp programs; programs for seniors and people with disabilities; educational nature centers and nature preserves; environmental restoration efforts; arts and culture programs and events; the renowned Zoo Miami and Deering Estate; the Crandon Tennis Center; golf courses; beaches; marinas; campgrounds; pools; and more.
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