I had not been to this park in years, so one day while passing by the area I stopped in. Admission is free. This is a very large park with playgrounds and open areas for recreation. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the nature trails have been expanded to more than 3X the length than when I visited last. Unfortunately so much of the forest had been thinned out that there was now much less cover for animals. I understand that many of the plants that were removed were exotics. It looked like they had sprayed many of the exotic air potato vines with herbicide to remove them as many were dying, yet thousands of the seeds from the plant were left everywhere on the ground to grow more which was not very bright. Hiking along the trails I saw many species of insects, lizards, and beautiful wildflowers. A few additional things that disappointed me were that along the wooded nature trails I came across a lot of signs of homeless encampments including old furniture, clothes, and other trash strewn on the ground. I don't understand why none of this material that is a health hazard was removed during the new trail maintenance. I also noticed that the woods are quite infested with many stray cats, which should be trapped and removed. One of them even boldly charged straight at me and rubbed against my leg. I saw that people have been illegally littering the forest with cat food containers, but in between feedings, the felines are no doubt gobbling up forest birds, and other creatures. I will definitely return.

I like this beautiful park here in West Kendall, Miami. I have been coming here for years and my kids and I like it very much. It is a great place to go for a run, walk, or bike rides. They have various rental pavilions and a baseball field. It's also a great place to take pictures because of their beautiful trees. Me gusta este hermoso parque aquí en West Kendall, Miami.

I had last visited Kendall Indian Hammocks Park when I was little and was interested in visiting the next time I was in the area to see how it's changed. I was finally passing by this August of 2014 on the way home from an appointment. Entrance to this large park is free. The playground is shaded by beautiful oak trees and there is lots of space for recreation. The nature trail located at the center of the park runs through a beautiful lush forest with foliage so dense it reminded me of South American Rainforests. Unfortunately most of the vines are of non-native exotics. I observed squirrels, birds, and butterflies on the trail. The playground and picnic areas on the North East side of the park are well maintained. I would however suggest avoiding the West and South West sides of the park as they are VERY CREEPY! To elaborate: a grassy area on the West side of the park is used as a potters field by the Miami Dade County Medical Examiners Office to dispose of and bury unclaimed bodies. Public records have stated that at least 900 people are buried there in unmarked graves. The South side of the park has land that appears to have previously been part of the public park in the past, but apparently is now rented or sold to other organizations. I assume it is therefore no longer maintained by Miami Dade County Parks and Recreation. All of the picnic shelters in this area of the park have roofs that are caving in, some have been set on fire and are barely standing, and some have collapsed into piles of rubble and rotted wood. It reminded me of a playground from a post apocalyptic movie. I'm shocked that these dangerous old picnic shelters have not been removed by the County, regardless of whether it is their responsibility to maintain them. It also appears that nearby on the South side of the park, a section of land is used as a junkyard, repo, or tow yard for cars. I would suggest that all visitors enter and exit through the East side of the park to avoid these eyesores and creepy surroundings.