A tiny slice of native pine rocklands survives in a corner of A.D. Barnes Park, a Miami city park, where paved nature trails provide access for all into a glimpse of what landscaped yards would look like if left to nature’s way.
Resources
Disclosure: As authors and affiliates, we receive earnings when you buy through our links. This helps us provide public information on this website.
Overview
Location: Miami
Length: 0.6 mile
Trailhead: 25.738433, -80.308917
Address: 3401 SW 72 Avenue, Miami
Fees: Free
Restroom: At the Leisure Center
Land Manager: Miami-Dade County
Phone: 305-666-5883
Open sunrise to sunset.
The Leisure Center entrance to the trail system must be used when the Nature Center is closed. The Sense of Wonder Nature Center is open Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat-Sun 10-6.
Directions
From SR 976, follow Bird Rd (SW 40th St) east 0.5 mile to SW 72nd Ave. Turn left. The park entrance is immediately on the right. Inside the park, turn left; follow the park road around to the Leisure Center; enter the trail system on a walkway through the beautiful tiled mural.
Hike
Amid the pine flatwoods, the Sense of Wonder Nature Center is a gateway to this urban trail system.
Along the paths you’ll find an observation deck set under the forest canopy, where strangler figs and oaks compete for light.
Other highlights include man-made waterfalls over native oolite boulders and a butterfly garden.
Explore More!
Nearby Adventures
Kendall Indian Hammocks Park At Kendall Indian Hammocks Park, wind your way through one of urban Miami’s last stands of natural forest, a hardwood hammock known as the Snapper Creek Glade. 
Matheson Hammock Park A tropical retreat along the coast of Coral Gables, Matheson Hammock Park has two distinct sides: a wild slice of the ancient Miami Hammock and a waterfront with a man-made atoll on Biscayne Bay.
Castellow Hammock Preserve Burrow into Florida's geological and cultural past on this short but rugged hike on an ancient rocky island once surrounded by the Everglades in The Redland.
Snake Warriors Island Natural Area Walk a gentle accessible half-mile loop while learning about the oldest documented settlement in the eastern Everglades at Snake Warrior's Island in Miramar.
- Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park - November 3, 2026
- A.J. Henry Park - November 1, 2026
- Okeeheelee Nature Center Trails - October 22, 2026