Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A popular fishing pier is
Anglin's Pier
in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, where you'll find a
24-hour tackle shop, night fishing lights and rod rental for $15.
Deerfield Beach
BEACH
Deerfield Beach is an award-wining 'Blue Wave' beach with pristine water, nine lifeguard
towers and a designated surfing area north of the pier and south of Tower 7. The
pier
(200
NE 21st Ave)
itself is well known for large catches such as king mackerel. Rods rent for $16.
Quiet Waters Park
WATER PARK
(
www.broward.org/parks/quietwaterspark
;
401 S Powerline Rd, Deerfield Beach; admission per per-
son/car $1.50/8; )
Hardly quiet, this 430-acre county park rings with the squeals of kids (and grown-ups) en-
joying all kinds of wet 'n' wild fun. There's
Splash Adventure
(per person $5), a water
playground with a shallow pool and fountains spraying every which way. Then there's the
super-cool cable water-ski system. Using an innovative cabling system suspended from
towers surrounding a half-mile course, water-skiers (and wake-boarders) are pulled over a
wake-free watercourse. For lower-octane adventures, the park has fishing, kayak rental,
hiking and a mountain-bike trails.
South Florida Diving Headquarters
DIVING
( 954-783-2299;
www.southfloridadiving.com
;
101 N Riverside Dr, Pompano Beach; 2-tank dives $55,
snorkeling $30)
Dive natural and artificial reefs, or float along one of the area's famous drift dives with this
PADI-certified company. Forty-five-minute snorkeling trips will keep nondivers happy.
Sleeping
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Deerfield Beach have no shortage of sweet, family-run motels
and guesthouses.
Quiet Waters Park
(
955-357-5100; tent sites $35)
offers 'rent-a-tent' te-
pees for camping.
