Plantation, FL

Plantation is a residential city in central Broward County, directly west of Fort Lauderdale, incorporated in 1953 and home to about 92,000 people. Its name comes from the Everglades Plantation Company, which tried and failed to grow rice here, and the land was later developed by Frederick C. Peters as a planned community. Today it is a convenient, tree-lined base with good parks and quick access to the airport and beaches.

Where is Plantation?

Plantation borders Fort Lauderdale to the east, Sunrise to the north and west, Lauderhill to the northeast and Davie to the south. Broward Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard run east-west through the city, University Drive is the main north-south road, and Florida’s Turnpike cuts through the middle, with Interstate 595 just to the south. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is about 15 to 20 minutes away, and Fort Lauderdale Beach is roughly 20 to 25 minutes east. It is one of the central suburbs of Greater Fort Lauderdale.

Things to do in Plantation

Plantation Heritage Park, a Broward County park, has a 1.25-mile fitness trail, paddleboat rentals and an 18-hole disc golf course. The Linear Park at Plantation Preserve, off West Broward Boulevard near 70th Avenue, is a 1.1-mile trail through restored wetlands that passes a Tequesta burial mound. Plantation Central Park, a 77-acre city complex opened in 1983, has the aquatics center and sports fields, and the city also runs an equestrian center and a tennis center. The free Plantation Historical Museum covers Seminole and Tequesta artifacts and the city’s founding families. Shopping centers line Broward Boulevard, and Sawgrass Mills in neighboring Sunrise is a short drive west.