The City of Palm Bay in Florida has turned the sport of playing paintball into a huge revenue generator for their community. In 2004, Palm Bay established Hurricane Paintball Park and it is currently the only public paintball park in the nation.

This park was built to answer a problem in this city of 90,000 people; there were places to obtain equipment but no real place to go play besides on privately owned lands that was creating a lot of strife between the landowners and the paintball players. Even owners who initially gave their permission for the paintballers to use their lands later recanted, as they feared being held legally and personally responsible in case of an injury.

Hurricane Park is great for all paintball players from the greenest beginner to the seasoned pro. There are a number of paintball teams that play competitively here and this is a full service paintball park. If you are lacking any gear or you're a paintball player on vacation in this area and you don't have any of your gear with you, you can rent anything you need.

Additionally, for your convenience you can download the waiver form you will need to sign and turn in right from their website. The hours of operation are Saturday and Sunday from 9:30AM until 4:30PM. Admission is only $10 and an adult must accompany children under the age of 15.

Florida has answered the call of the paintballing community, if you're going to be in the Palm Bay area, stop by and enjoy an afternoon of playing paintball.