Chelle Koster Walton, Contributor, Travel Located less than a mile south of Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Beach Park beckons ... a playground and a picnic area with tables and grills.

Fort Lauderdale Beach is the most popular, and the most crowded. For a quieter experience, Vista Park has beach access with picnic tables and waterfront seating. Las Olas Oceanside Park has a ...

About 10 miles south of Fort Lauderdale in Dania Beach, the sands at this state park ... from visitors for its seclusion, abundance of picnic facilities and snack bar with beer on tap at its ...