Quiet Waters Park

For the park of the same name in Maryland, see Quiet Waters Park (Maryland).
Quiet Waters Park

Waterskiing is one of the activities offered at Quiet Waters Park.

Location within Florida

Location Deerfield Beach, Florida
Coordinates 26°18′31″N 80°09′14″W / 26.308597°N 80.154002°W / 26.308597; -80.154002Coordinates: 26°18′31″N 80°09′14″W / 26.308597°N 80.154002°W / 26.308597; -80.154002
Area 431.4 acres (174.6 ha)
Website www.broward.org/parks/quietwaterspark/Pages/Default.aspx

Quiet Waters Park is a 430-acre (1.7 km2) Broward County Park in Deerfield Beach, Florida.[1] Quiet Waters Park is known locally for its annual Renaissance Festival[2] and Ski Rixen cable water skiing system.[3] Ski Rixen is one of 79 cable water ski attractions in the world, and the only wakeboard and water ski resort in South Florida. Quiet Waters also features a man-made beach, a skate park, campgrounds, fishing, and a children's water park that is open seasonally. Mountain bike trails and bicycle rentals along with sales and service by Bike America. [4] In October 2008, due to budget cuts, park hours were reduced. More reductions are planned.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Broward County Parks Archived November 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Renaissance Fair Archived December 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Ski Rixen.
  4. ↑ Sun Sentinel, South Florida Attractions Archived May 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.


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