The park features tennis courts, a boat ramp, Memorial Island dedicated to the veterans of numerous wars, a gazebo, playground ... stormwater retention area in Fort Pierce. It's home to alligators ...

The origin of the word "picnic" is speculative. It may have come from the French verb piquer, meaning "to peck" or "to pick," and the noun nique, meaning "a small amount" or "nothing whatsoever.