Robles Park (Tampa, Florida)

 park, basketball court, playground, picnic area

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Robles Park is a public park operated by the City of Tampa, Florida. The park boasts a lake encircled by paved trail. The park includes an activities center which hosts a city-sponsored After School Activity Program (ASAP). There are also ballfields and courts, a playground, picnic tables, and restroom facilities.

Originally called Adams Park, the park was renamed in 1928 to honor Joseph Paul Robles, Sr. Robles and his family were prominent early settlers of Tampa, and his homestead was on 160 acres in the area around the park in today's Tampa Heights neighborhood. A native of Spain who emigrated to America, Robles fought in the Seminole War, and as a civilian during the Civil War, singlehandedly defended a local salt works from Union seige.