About the Company
rating: 4.7
Dean Porter Park is located across from the world-renowned Gladys Porter Zoo is Brownsville's most intensely developed park. A handful of civic buildings, the Camille Playhouse, the Ringgold Civic Pavilion, and the Children's Museum, are built along historic Town Resaca. From the buildings a lighted boardwalk with picnic tables lines the resaca, perfect for fishing and bird watching. The 25-acre park also contains Sam's Memorial Pool, with a children's spray park; two playgrounds, including one with a Spanish galleon; a fitness trail; and several large and small picnic pavilions. With all of these features, a Lone Star Legacy Park, DPP continues to be one of the finest, well kept, and most diverse urban parks in the country.
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Contact Information
Phone: +1 956-542-2064
Website: https://www.brownsvilletx.gov/facilities/facility/details/Dean-Porter-Park-8
Address: Dean Porter Park Dr, Brownsville, TX 78520, United States
- Monday: 8 AM–10 PM
- Tuesday: 8 AM–10 PM
- Wednesday: 8 AM–10 PM
- Thursday: 8 AM–10 PM
- Friday: 8 AM–11 PM
- Saturday: 8 AM–11 PM
- Sunday: 8 AM–10 PM
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Reviews
Review №1
Rating: 5
Date: a week ago
Review №2
Rating: 5
Great place to walk, play and have a relaxed view at the resaca. My family enjoys going every weekend.
Date: a week ago
Review №3
Rating: 5
Date: 3 weeks ago
Review №4
Rating: 5
Date: a month ago
Review №5
Rating: 5
Date: a month ago
Review №6
Rating: 5
Date: a month ago
Review №7
Rating: 4
Date: a month ago
Review №8
Rating: 5
Date: 2 months ago
Review №9
Rating: 4
Date: 2 months ago
Review №10
Rating: 4
Grate place to have lunch or breakfast very clean and well kept Playground: Not brokin safe Toilets: Clean Dog-friendliness: You can have dog on leash Picnic area: Clean
Date: 2 months ago
Review №11
Rating: 5
Ok
Date: 3 months ago
Review №12
Rating: 5
Good memories. Used to bring my sons here when they were children.
Date: 4 months ago
Review №13
Rating: 3
Date: 4 months ago
Review №14
Rating: 2
My preferred park except security is extremely rude. And theyll kick you out 15 minutes before closing time and follow you all the way to the gate.
Date: 5 months ago
Review №15
Rating: 5
Date: 5 months ago
Review №16
Rating: 4
Date: 5 months ago
Review №17
Rating: 5
Just love the place, plenty of space
Date: 6 months ago
Review №18
Rating: 5
Date: 6 months ago
Review №19
Rating: 4
Date: 7 months ago
Review №20
Rating: 5
No better place to get your Pokémon Go ON Playground: Wide and safe, and openly visible so you can keep an eye on the kids Toilets: Clean, sometimes missing TP, so bring some wipes! Dog-friendliness: Never seen dogs loose, but people walk em Picnic area: So many picnic tables! And some are right next to the playground too, so you can chill while the kiddos run around
Date: 7 months ago
Review №21
Rating: 5
Date: 7 months ago
Review №22
Rating: 5
Family friendly
Date: 7 months ago
Review №23
Rating: 5
a good place to relax.
Date: 8 months ago
Review №24
Rating: 5
I grew up going to this park. As a BISD student, a yearly field trip to the zoo and then to dean Porter Park was always a fun experience. After growing up becoming part of the workforce I go to be a part of the big renovation back in the late 90s. Its really neat to see how this park has grown and been taken care of throughout the years. The one big outstanding question is- what was that large piano shaped shiney metal thing that we used to climb up as kids? The sun always bounced off of it and blinded us! But we kept climbing on it and sliding down.
Date: 8 months ago
Review №25
Rating: 5
Date: 8 months ago
Review №26
Rating: 4
Playground: Nice park.
Date: 8 months ago
Review №27
Rating: 5
Date: 8 months ago
Review №28
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №29
Rating: 5
Brownsville s best park, located across from the zoo. It has lots to do from attending Camille Playhouse, Children s Museum, there plenty to do. The annual Holiday Village is outstanding! Playground: There are several areas. Toilets: There are restrooms available. Dog-friendliness: You can take you pet in a leash. Picnic area: There is an area to have a picnic, it has tables.
Date: 9 months ago
Review №30
Rating: 4
Date: 9 months ago
Review №31
Rating: 5
Christmas time is a beautiful place to take the family for pictures and food and free santa pictures Playground: Large playground area various swing areas around the park Toilets: Clean restrooms Dog-friendliness: Animal friendly Picnic area: Picnic tables and grills are available
Date: 9 months ago
Review №32
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №33
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №34
Rating: 5
Went here to visit the Christmas houses. Playground: This is a regular park with playground areas, a childrens museum, a resaca, which is like a bid pond on one side of the park, we also have a play house, with local actors during the fall and winter season Toilets: Restrooms with wheelchair accessibility, are available Dog-friendliness: Not sure about the dogs Picnic area: Plenty of official, and unofficial picnic areas, beautiful lawn areas, also
Date: 9 months ago
Review №35
Rating: 5
great park
Date: 9 months ago
Review №36
Rating: 3
Well, I came to the Holiday Village, you know the same every yr. You all must evolve. Make more of a layout you have so much land that you can put them in a different way direction. Idk think of something. I see a bit more vendors they too need more space and light. Well, here it goes some pics of the village mini houses. You can compare them to the following yrs to come, which wont change. Idk how many I will let me post, but Ill pick it randomly.
Date: 9 months ago
Review №37
Rating: 5
Great place for the family, we have our christmas performance at the amphitheater and it was awesome
Date: 9 months ago
Review №38
Rating: 5
Great place and fun for the whole family
Date: 9 months ago
Review №39
Rating: 3
Date: 9 months ago
Review №40
Rating: 5
I enjoyed our traditional visit to the Christmas Village.
Date: 9 months ago
Review №41
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №42
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №43
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №44
Rating: 5
Nice
Date: 9 months ago
Review №45
Rating: 5
Date: 9 months ago
Review №46
Rating: 5
Playground: Nearby Toilets: Updated, clean and spacious Dog-friendliness: On leash at all times Picnic area: Spacious, with plenty of tables& several trash bins around ( small cooking areá available)
Date: 9 months ago
Review №47
Rating: 5
Date: 10 months ago
Review №48
Rating: 5
Always have the best time here
Date: 10 months ago
Review №49
Rating: 5
The park has two playgrounds for the.children. The Christmas.Village is setup already. There are a couple of food trucks in the evenings.
Date: 10 months ago
Review №50
Rating: 5
Date: 10 months ago
Review №51
Rating: 4
We take the grandchildren to the pumpkins
Date: 10 months ago
Review №52
Rating: 5
Date: 10 months ago
Review №53
Rating: 4
Date: 10 months ago
Review №54
Rating: 4
Date: 10 months ago
Review №55
Rating: 5
Date: 11 months ago
Review №56
Rating: 4
Date: 11 months ago
Review №57
Rating: 5
Great kazibos
Date: 11 months ago
Review №58
Rating: 1
Toilets: Nasty no toilet paper no working sink to clean your hands Picnic area: Roof looks like it may fall with a good wind from the cracks in all for brick uprights
Date: 11 months ago
Review №59
Rating: 3
Date: 11 months ago
Review №60
Rating: 5
Its very pretty! It has large tables and many games, recommended to go with children!!! Playground: Many fun games for children! Toilets: It has bathrooms Dog-friendliness: I saw many with their pets very nice! Picnic area: There is a lot of space!
Date: 11 months ago
Review №61
Rating: 5
Date: 11 months ago
Review №62
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №63
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №64
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №65
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №66
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №67
Rating: 5
Comfortable and safe place to exercise and have fun.
Date: a year ago
Review №68
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №69
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №70
Rating: 5
Nice place to have a good time either alone or accompanied. In it you can carry out various activities such as: walking, jogging, feeding the ducks, fishing, visiting the two childrens play areas, renting bicycles, visiting the childrens museum, the Camille Playhouse and in summer the Sams Pool, or simply doing your roast beef and enjoy the sunset since it has several grills. Nice place to have a good time whether alone or with someone. There you can do various activities such as: walking, jogging, feeding the ducks, fishing, visiting the two playgrounds, renting bicycles, visiting the childrens museum, the Camille Playhouse and in summer the Sams Pool, or simply doing your roast meat and enjoy the sunset as it has several grills. Playground: Two playgrounds for children. Two play areas for children. Toilets: Large restrooms located in the play area. Large bathrooms located in the play area. Dog-friendliness: You can walk your pet if you wish. You can walk your pet if you wish. Picnic area: It has several grills areas with their respective tables. It has several grill areas with their respective tables.
Date: a year ago
Review №71
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №72
Rating: 5
Love this park. Great place to relax and connect with nature looking at the wildlife on the beautiful resaca.
Date: a year ago
Review №73
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №74
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №75
Rating: 5
Love to take my dog for walks here.
Date: a year ago
Review №76
Rating: 5
Nice park by the resaca. Awesome place to enjoy a workday lunch
Date: a year ago
Review №77
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №78
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №79
Rating: 4
Very clean, nice park went there to enjoy lunch very nice weather at the time
Date: a year ago
Review №80
Rating: 5
We had a lot of fun
Date: a year ago
Review №81
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №82
Rating: 5
It is a good place to take children to enjoy healthy entertainment Playground: Perfect for children Toilets: They are very clean Picnic area: They have very large tables...you can bring a few pounds of meat and you will have a good time.
Date: a year ago
Review №83
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №84
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №85
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №86
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №87
Rating: 3
I love this park so much its beautiful, ducks everywhere. Multiple kids playgrounds, benches, pits to bbq. Although I didnt know that only on Fridays and Saturdays they close at 11. My bf and I got threatened to get the cops called on us by a security in a car yesterday for throwing a bbq. We asked if we could have a few minutes to finish cooking the meet but he was rude and told us leave now unless we wanted the cops called on us. Playground: About 3 playgrounds. Toilets: Multiple bathrooms always clean with soap and toilet paper. Picnic area: Awesome place with benches and bbq pits. Theres also a beautiful lake if you want to lay a blanket down and eat there
Date: a year ago
Review №88
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №89
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №90
Rating: 5
Love this park
Date: a year ago
Review №91
Rating: 5
Praise and worship... Awesome
Date: a year ago
Review №92
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №93
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №94
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №95
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №96
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №97
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №98
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №99
Rating: 5
Very nice to walk
Date: a year ago
Review №100
Rating: 5
I love it when is holiday seasons
Date: a year ago
Review №101
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №102
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №103
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №104
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №105
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №106
Rating: 5
Grew up playing in this park, truly a beautiful place for kids and parents to enjoy!
Date: a year ago
Review №107
Rating: 5
Great Christmas displays! We will be back again next year!!
Date: a year ago
Review №108
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №109
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №110
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №111
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №112
Rating: 5
All good
Date: a year ago
Review №113
Rating: 5
Love taking my baby 2 the park 2 see Santa and the villages but Santa was rude
Date: a year ago
Review №114
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №115
Rating: 5
Amazing Park
Date: a year ago
Review №116
Rating: 5
Great place for a walk, a picnic or just sit and relax!
Date: a year ago
Review №117
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №118
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №119
Rating: 5
Awesome place to visit and take the kids, lots of photo ops!!
Date: a year ago
Review №120
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №121
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №122
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №123
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №124
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №125
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №126
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №127
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №128
Rating: 5
We visited the Christmas village. They have food, its a family environment.
Date: a year ago
Review №129
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №130
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №131
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №132
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №133
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №134
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №135
Rating: 5
Loved the scarecrow trail and trunk or treat
Date: a year ago
Review №136
Rating: 5
This park is nice
Date: a year ago
Review №137
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №138
Rating: 5
I love to walk early mornings when it not crowded. Beautiful little park.
Date: a year ago
Review №139
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №140
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №141
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №142
Rating: 4
Date: a year ago
Review №143
Rating: 5
Very nice place to walk with. The children have the best fun.
Date: a year ago
Review №144
Rating: 5
Date: a year ago
Review №145
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №146
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №147
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №148
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №149
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №150
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №151
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №152
Rating: 5
Very well maintained. Even mid day summer it was very pleasant. Plenty of shade. Well maintained equipment. Easy to find parking. Lots of fun .
Date: 2 years ago
Review №153
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №154
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №155
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №156
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №157
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №158
Rating: 5
Lots of space to have a family field day, and plenty of canopies for a BBQ at the park, we like coming here after taking our kid to the childrens museum. They have a kids playground and its surrounded by water so its perfect for duck feeding (make sure you use seeds) the Zoo is right across the park so its perfect for a Zoo, park and museum day with kids.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №159
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №160
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №161
Rating: 3
Date: 2 years ago
Review №162
Rating: 5
excellent
Date: 2 years ago
Review №163
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №164
Rating: 5
Excellent facilities, very suitable for children
Date: 2 years ago
Review №165
Rating: 5
Great park with amazing amenities
Date: 2 years ago
Review №166
Rating: 5
Had a good time with the family the grass was cut surprisingly Playground: I like the playground but it can ise an upgrade where the small children play.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №167
Rating: 5
I like this park so much, because is gated, there are some picnic tables, and some trails for walking. My children of 3 and 6 years enjoy playing their playgrounds. Moreover the children museum is next to it. Also there is a resaca in which there are many ducks you can feed.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №168
Rating: 5
Great to spend time with the family
Date: 2 years ago
Review №169
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №170
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №171
Rating: 5
GREAT AMAZING PARK TO GO WITH CHILDREN AND GROWNUPS ALIKE
Date: 2 years ago
Review №172
Rating: 3
I ve never been here but iut of curiosity, is it fishing friendly?
Date: 2 years ago
Review №173
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №174
Rating: 5
Quiet and safe for children
Date: 2 years ago
Review №175
Rating: 5
The children have a lot of fun, it has a lot of space and I love nature
Date: 2 years ago
Review №176
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №177
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №178
Rating: 5
Lots of parking. On the water. Has restrooms. Educational stuff. Workout stuff. What more could you want?
Date: 2 years ago
Review №179
Rating: 5
Has always been one of the best parks in Brownsville especially on holidays and the fact that it is right across from the zoo
Date: 2 years ago
Review №180
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №181
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №182
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №183
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №184
Rating: 5
Pretty good Actually
Date: 2 years ago
Review №185
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №186
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №187
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №188
Rating: 5
Very nice..
Date: 2 years ago
Review №189
Rating: 4
Great family time with grandchildren
Date: 2 years ago
Review №190
Rating: 5
Nice and peaceful place to relax, unwind and de-stress while watching the wild life. Several types of birds and water fowl floating on the slow moving waters of the resaca to enjoy.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №191
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №192
Rating: 5
Had a wonderful time good place to spend quality time with family or gathering with aquatintes reed a book in the quitness of the place and the nice view of the pond good for walks and excercise or just hang out and have a cook out
Date: 2 years ago
Review №193
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №194
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №195
Rating: 5
Love it
Date: 2 years ago
Review №196
Rating: 5
Date: 2 years ago
Review №197
Rating: 4
Date: 2 years ago
Review №198
Rating: 5
Nice place
Date: 2 years ago
Review №199
Rating: 5
Definitely one of the largest parks that I know of in Brownsville. Has plenty to do, and a great place to bring your family. They have plenty of canopies and tables/benches to sit at. A decent sized water playground (with water misters and sprayers) for small children to play, and cool off. Also has a public swimming pool during the warmer parts of the year. Plenty a space for jogging, barbecuing (multiple bbq pits throughout the park for public use). Also there are several public restrooms throughout the park in case Nature Calls, and even holds special events occasionally throughout the year such as The Christmas Village that are fun for the whole family. If you love outdoors, and enjoy outside leisurely activities, then you should definitely visit this park sometime.
Date: 2 years ago
Review №200
Rating: 3
This year it seemed less lighted and I guess because of the situation of covid we werent able to enjoy it to the fullest because of all the maskless people and the proximity of the people.
Date: 2 years ago