Quiet Waters Park

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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