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This
park
is
part
of
a
249
parcel
of
land
that
is
split
into
east
and
west
sides
of
Greynold's
Park.
In
ancient
times,
the
Tequesta
used
the
river
for
travel
and
in
the
1800's,
the
Seminoles
set
up
a
trading
post
to
service
early
Miami
settlers.
Later
on
the
land
was
a
limestone
quarry.
Dedicated
in
1936,
Greynold's
is
Miami's
second
oldest
park.
It
was
created
by
the
Civilian
Conservation
Corps.
which
was
part
of
Roosevelt's
New
Deal
Program
that
was
set
up
to
provide
work
for
Americans
who
were
suffering
from
the
Great
Depression.
The
limestone
from
the
quarry
was
used
for
the
buildings
in
the
park.
Greynold's
is
one
on
my
favorite
parks
in
Miami.
I
have
been
to
the
west
side
but
this
was
my
first
time
visiting
the
east
end.
The
park
has
a
lot
of
beautiful
trees
which
support
the
local
bird
population.
As
I
was
walking
around
I
saw
a
red
shouldered
hawk
swoop
down
for
a
meal.
Park
amenities
in
this
part
of
the
park
include
a
restroom,
dog
park,
and
kayak
launch.
There
is
a
vendor
renting
kayaks
or
bring
your
own.
You
can
paddle
up
the
Oleta
River
to
the
intracoastal,
north
into
Dumbfoundling
Bay
and
back
to
the
launch.
It
is
a
6-7
mile
loop
with
nice
scenery
for
most
of
the
paddle.
The
only
thing
I
dislike
about
Greynold's
park
is
they
charge
$7
for
parking
on
weekends.
Parks
are
funded
by
tax
payers
so
I
am
used
to
parking
for
free.
Greynold's
started
charging
for
parking
over
a
year
ago
and
I
am
not
sure
why
North
Miami
felt
they
needed
to
start
doing
that.
Possibly
they
were
trying
to
be
like
nearby
Oleta
River
Park
which
also
has
kayak
rentals
and
charges
a
similar
fee
for
entrance
to
the
park.
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