Robert King High Park

Wilson Gonzalez

Great nice clean Park lot of people go out there good competition for basketball, has a roof over the courts so it helps a lot with this hot Florida sun and rainy weathers as well they really thought of the people on this one b

Ariel W.

I have passed this park many times while visiting the Miami Airport Convention Center and was curious about what kind of park this was in the middle of the city. After a recent event at the convention center I stopped by to check it out. It turns out it is a hidden gem with a surprise you don't often find in the city. This park in Miami is named in honor of Robert King High (April 9, 1924 - August 30, 1967). King was an attorney and politician. He was born in Tennessee and moved to Florida after serving in WWII where he became an active in the democratic party. He was mayor of Miami for 10 years before running for governor in 1966 but he was defeated by Republican Claude Kirk. Robert King High he died of a heart attack less than a year after losing the election. Robert King High Park is located next to Lake Maha and dates to the 1970's but It was extensively remodeled in 2011 when a building was added for classes. The park is divided into two sections, a 1.5 acre day use recreational area in the south front of the park that includes six basketball courts, softball/ baseball field, a sand volleyball court, and a playground. The back north end of the park contains the surprise, the 5.24 acre Carlos Arboleya campground. Arboleya was born in Cuba. He was the former president of Barnett Bank and a presence in South Florida's Cuban-American business community. He volunteered for 60 years with the youth of Miami and was the former president of the South Florida Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 1978 in honor of his long and dedicated service to the youth of Miami and the Boy Scouts, the campground in the park was named in his honor. Arboleya waged a one man campaign to keep the area that is now the campground from being turned into a velodrome. The velodrome was built elsewhere in the city and this area was preserved so that the scouts of Miami could experience camping in a city that had very little places for this activity. In this area of the park is a lake for fishing, a pool. and hiking trails. The campground is such an amazing resource for the Miami community. Kids who live in the city and who might not be able to experience the joy of camping out have the perfect place to experience sleeping outdoors thanks to the foresight of Carlos Arboleya. Even though he has since passed away he is still positively impacting the youth of Miami.

JB Benitez

Tennis courts are playable but need a bit of maintenance.

Thea Nabity

It's a very nice park. The only reason that I don't give it 5 stars is because my kids come here to play soccer and it is a great inconvenience to walk to the main office to use the restroom because they keep the restroom right next to the field locked. This also causes them to miss more time out of their practice than it would have if they could use that restroom.