Royal Palm Pointe Park - Vero Beach (FL)

4 /5 Edgardo Torres: We stopped to eat and saw this little park not far from the restaurant actually on the same street. It has parking the entrance has a gate they close. Located just before you enter are the restrooms and a soft drink machine , soon as you enter there is a children fountain pad area for them to get wet. We went on a Sunday the sign said it shuts off 3 pm. They have benches for the parents to sit. This park is on the Indian river waterway, there is a small dock for fishing or just watching the boats traffic. If you bring your small children beware the dock doesnt have any fencing you can just walk right off and into the water. The park is small a nice walk after a big meal . The photos show the entire park . We enjoyed it for an hour.

5 /5 Joshua Harris: We had a great day at the fountains! So happy that the hours were extended beyond 3pm for the summer. It’s always a great time for the family! The views are incredible as well.

5 /5 Roads Traveled Photography: A parade of Model T automobiles crossed the first bridge to span the Indian River on Labor Day 1920. This made Vero the first community with a bridge to Orchid Island. Made of sabal palm pilings and rough-cut planking, it began on the mainland side from a causeway created from dredged fill, and curved in the middle where the bridge tenders house was located. The bridge tender would open the metal swing span by hand for boat traffic. The tolls varied from $.05 for pedestrians to $.10 for a horse to $.35 for a two-ton delivery truck. In the 1950s, after successful lobbying from Florida State Senator Merrill P. Barber, a new bridge was constructed using an extension of the dredged-fill causeway for its bridgehead. The Merrill P. Barber Bridge was designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, and had a steel bascule span with a booth for the bridge tender. In the 1990s, a new mainland approach was established to the north and the Barber bridge is fixed, and is tall enough that the Atlantic Ocean can be seen clearly to the east. The old causeway and bridgehead became Royal Palm Pointe, a residential and commercial corridor with a city park on the river.

5 /5 Dominic Bocchino: I’m from Vero Beach and I moved 10 years ago, I’m 26 now and this is the most nostalgic place of my entire life. If I could go anywhere and relive a memory, it would be going to this place as a kid with my dad. If you live near by please stop by! Such a beautiful place, it really touched my heart as a kid and a adult

5 /5 Am JGoldstein: Wonderful cool water fountains, free for the whole family to enjoy on any day throughout summer except Tuesday until school starts. I used to enjoy weekdays when school started but between budget cuts and misuse by visitors its now only open summer time and Saturdays once school starts. Beautiful views of the Indian River and Merrill Barber Bridge as well as the perfect fishing dock.