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Easterlin Park
Easterlin, an approxiately 47-acre Designated Urban Wilderness Area, is a magnificent example of cypress and mixed cypress forest. Cypress trees 250 years old and 100 feet tall are common in the park. Relatively undisturbed buffer areas of thick wild coffee, ferns, dahoon holly, cabbage palm, oak, and red maple shield the park from the outside world. This little oasis of nature offers a shaded playground, a picnic shelter (reservation suggested), nature trails, horseshoes, volleyball, an 18-hole disk golf course, and a scenic lake. A soda machine and ice are available at the park office and a sanitary dump station is located at the campground exit for your convenience.
Campground
Easterlin campground has 45 paved RV sites with water, sewer, and electricity (20, 30, and 50 amps). There are no phone or cable hookups. Seven of these sites are pull-through sites. Of our 10 tent sites six have water and electrical hookups. Camping is permitted on designated sites only and one camping unit is allowed on each site. Showers and a dump station are available. Campground Map (PDF- 96KB)
Our campground is open all year but becomes very busy beginning in December and lasting through March so reservations are recommended. When reserving a campsite a two-night deposit is required. Call the park at 954-938-0610 and use your Visa,  MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card to reserve a camping site. When reserving a site, please advise us of the following:
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Definition of Resident: Residence in Broward, Miami-Dade, or Palm Beach County. A driver's license and utility bill will show proof of residency.
Definition of Camping Unit: Tent, motor home, van, or trailer. Only one camping unit is permitted on each site. Regular stays are limited to 14 nights. Site fee includes one camping unit one vehicle for transportation and four people. Extra-person fee applies to each additional person 6 years of age and over and is limited to four. More than a total of eight persons is not permitted. There is no charge for children 5 years of age and under. Only two pets are permitted per campsite. Proof of rabies vaccination is required. Pets must be on a leash no longer than six feet and under camper’s control at all times. Quiet hours are from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Only reported guests are permitted on campsites. Guests not registered as campers are subject to a weekend and holiday gate entry fee and must vacate campground by 11 p.m. All park facilities are closed at dusk. Campers are restricted to the campground from dusk until 8 a.m. (except for travel to and from the front gate via the roadway). Campsites are not rented for parties or barbecues.
Primitive Camping
 Easterlin Park’s primitive campground area has been set aside for the sole use of nonprofit organizations and is not available for family camping. All organizations requesting its use must  apply for and be issued a Specific Use Permit one week prior to the date of use. A fee will be charged per day/night -- $1 per child and $2 per adult. Youth-to-adult ratio must be no more than 10 youngsters to two adults. Group size is limited to 100. Only tent camping is permitted in this area.
A little history...Easterlin was Broward County's first inland regional park and was originally acquired in 1944, when it was known as Cypress Park because of the cypress trees that cover much of the area. The park opened to the public in 1965 and was later named after John D. Easterlin. He was a County Commissioner who was characterized as independent and outspoken. A newspaper article (Miami Herald, September 7, 1972) says one of his last battles as a commissioner was against attempts by some Republicans to fire large numbers of Democrats working in the courthouse. Easterlin died in 1968. Photo courtesy of the Broward County Historical Commission.
For more information, contact:
Easterlin Park
1000 N.W. 38th St.
Oakland Park, FL 33309
Phone: 954-938-0610
Fax: 954-938-0625
E-mail: EasterlinPark@broward.org
We also invite you to visit our other Broward County Parks.
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