SANCA @ Nathan Benderson Park Review

A MUST GO TO IN SARASOTA! Right off I 75. World class rowing center. Bike and boat rentals available.

Some beautiful paths, a building to put your name on...pretty limited use. Doesn't live up to the hype though. It's a park.

Ride bike around wonderful paved trail almost everyday. Good place to spot eagles and many other thpes of birds.

Awesome facility & the view from the top is spectacular.

Awesome lake as APAC was digging this lake I fixed a lot of tire here. Driving my service truck on the bottom before it filled with water.

Cute clean playground for younger kids. solar usb chargers, nice view, nearby facilities.

Great place for getting the steps in. Running, skating or just walking. Today the rowing event was on, so good to watch while working out. Good playground for the kids there as well.

Great place for jogging, skating, biking, rollerblading, literally any cardio you can think of! Super beautiful park too!

I like the park, even better since the remodel was finally finished. It's very pretty and the lights in the trees are beautiful at night, but I really really hate that there in zero shade in the playground. Those solar power cells are pretty great, except that they get super super hot at peak time in the summer. If ever was a remodel I would think about putting some shade in, preferably near the power cells. That would be splendid!

We love this park. The kids always have a great time. Really good place for young families and for nice walks.

3.5 mile paved track around a man made pond. I used to rollerblade regularly with my dog. I had 2 bad falls that forced me to stop. One fall was caused by the crushed shell along the path that had been blown onto the path by maintenance crew. Another fall was due to a hole in the asphalt. There are quite a few. Beware on anything with small wheels.

Not much shade on hot day, but great for crewing events

Great place for a regatta. The course is great for spectators and coaches. Racing down this course was super fun and I love the tightness of it.

It's a great park, facilities are clean, with the added tower i can do steps as part of my exercise..

Beautiful park very clean I was there for dragon boat racing and had a great time.

They did a fantastic job putting this park together. It's come a long way

I went for a walk with the most elegant beautiful women I have ever known...the setting couldn't have been more perfect...I am blessed to live in Paradise.. #SRQ and this park is a part of it!!

Overall a nice place to visit, good atmosphere, clean and well kept. It's a great place for a family visit, a calming walk or a date.

We walked around at night, nice and quiet. Its pretty dark, but there are a few lit paths to walk. Very pretty, will be back during the day to get the full experience !

Best place for watching or rowing, canoeing and kayaking events. Also a nice park, playground and bike trail along side the park.

Love to jog at Nathan Benderson park! Gorgeous view and distance around the lake is just perfect.

The nicest and most spacious park for sports and outdoor activities in Bradenton / Sarasota

How can anyone like this park? Millions of mosquitos, absoulutely no lights, no terrain, and no shade.. plenty of better parks in Sarasota county.. dont waste your time.. unless you like alot of car traffic , electricity poles and air pollution ! Not a pretty park.

We watched the fireworks there last night, very well done. We walk the lake sometimes in the early morning, quiet and well maintained, lots to look at.

Nice to hike or bike around the lake and surrounding area. Plug playground for the kids.

Super nice place. Great neighborhood. The track around the reservoir is exactly 5k so it's perfect for training for 5k's All the events I've attended there is a blast and super fun. Bring a friend.

We went to watch the Dragon boat races.. Spectacular! What a beautiful facility. Had a wonderful day.

Lemonade from lemons. What was once a pit used in the construction of I-75 has turned into a world class rowing facility and a jewel of a meeting place for Manatee and Sarasota residents!

The nicest place to go walk around and get some fresh air. There are people there biking, walking, running, rollerblading, rowing, and more. It is a safe place to go to, and there is security there.

Very nice, portable toilets were a mess, rode bike the benches were a nice place to sit and relax over all great asset to Sarasota.

Always a great place to take a morning walk to see a real Florida Alligator and beautiful birds throughout the park. This time of year there's a exhibition called the Fences a study of Photography. It's here to the end of December so be sure to get here and check it out for yourself very thought-provoking.

A great place to take a walk, run, etc (nice sidewalk for strollers). There are public bathrooms and a gated playground. There is little to no shade along the sidewalk so prepare accordingly.

Crew lovers will appreciate the design of this man made lake designed especially to enjoy Rowing races. Lots of place to park a great family place for all water events.

A park set up for mostly rowing, kayaking and paddle boarding.

I was there for a reggae festival and it was nice open space local vendors and it would have been wonderful except that it began to downpour in mid promo video for one of the artists #treedom fusion reggae, really different.

Beautiful park in the middle of no where only reason for 4 stars they could use some shade covers or some oaks trees. If they held a tournament in the middle of the summer you would have no shade

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Wonderful,, Benderson Park has been a great addition to our community... I just love it.

Love this park! Excellent for anyone looking to get some fresh air. Nice paved or shell path. Restrooms, picnic tables, playground.

Clean, lovely staff ,beautiful scenery plenty of picnic tables ,clean public bathrooms

BEAUTIFUL venue. All the volunteers were friendly and very helping

Attended an event there and the lack of shade made it miserable.

Nice park. Lots of paths and options for walking around. People go kayaking, biking and rollerblading. Little playground too.

Great place to take the kids. The trail is pretty too.

Always such a peaceful place for me. Love to turn on my music and enjoy walking around the water

Top notch facility. A little flat and boring but that's if you want to find something to complain about.

Love This Park, right by house, great for Dog Walks!

Lovely place. Not enough shade though, and fishing is mediocre.

This is a great park to walk, run, jog, bike, take your dog or your cat (yes, cat...if they are skittish, put kitty in a buggy) & there is a nice playground for the children. NBP is host to numerous events throughout the year, too.

Love biking there, three point three miles, lots of people out blading ,boarding or just walking.

It was a beautiful Florida day today. We hadn't been to the park yet so decided today was the day. Very pretty. We were walking, there were lots of walkers, people on bikes, roller-blades, scooters (both powered and powered by the human). Dogs that were very happy being walked. Not crowded at all, just enough people to make it interesting.

The food festival was great, not that many food vendors though. Different kinds of food from different ethnicities.

I absolutely love this park. They have great holiday events for the family. the track is great to run (3.5 miles round) and the views are wonderful.

Walked around the whole Lake.. Was motivating & a good work out.. While picking up trash.

It is a great park! Play zone for the kids, trails for walking and running, etc.

Although it seems flat and boring from the road, NBP is actually a great place to run. There is a long trail of pavement, pretty scenery, lots of people going by on bikes, running, walking, rowing, etc. Though not too crowded, it's definitely a happening place. Lots of birds and wildlife in the lake to watch as well. There is plenty of parking and also complimentary sunscreen by the restrooms which is a nice detail.

Great park. The art display there was very interesting.

Great setting for recreation including walking, running, biking, roller blading, gog walking, rowing, hang gliding (kidding) and more.