Amelia Earhart Park (Tom Sawyer's Play Island)

✓ Last confirmed for the 2026 season · confirmed against the parks department

Tom Sawyer's Play Island is a fort-style playground built for ages 2-12 with climbers, slides, swings, balance beams, and musical instruments, and it is fully accessible for inclusive play. It anchors a 515-acre county park with five lakes, a dog park, mountain-bike trails, and a cable wakeboarding complex; parking is free Monday-Thursday and $8 on weekends.

Accessibility

Accessible. Recorded as wheelchair accessible — step-free routes to the equipment.

What's on site

Mapped here. OpenStreetMap records toilets on site, shade shelter at this playground.

When to go

Comfortable weather in Hialeah runs roughly January to December. Midsummer highs average 89°F, hot enough that dark equipment and rubber surfacing sting by mid-afternoon.

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Other playgrounds nearby

There is 1 other playground within 5 miles and 16 within 15. These are ranked by accessibility and facilities first, then by distance:

• Salvadore Park — 9.6 mi · Coral Gables · fenced, shade, toddler
• Veterans Park — 3.8 mi · Miami Lakes · accessible, shade
• Downtown Doral Park — 5.8 mi · Doral · fenced
• Doral White Course Park — 6.2 mi · Doral · shade, restrooms
• Coral Way Community Center Playground — 9.4 mi · Miami · fenced, toddler

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