Pioneer City
Pioneer City was an Old West theme park located across the street from Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida. Worth the trip, Hard Rock Stadium is 9.6 mi off. For mild weather, aim for January, February, March, November and December (77–82°F highs).
A theme park inside Davie
Open year-round
Pioneer City is open year-round. When to go ↓
You can stay in Davie
Pioneer City is inside Davie, which has 18 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 77–82°. When to go ↓
An airport 11 miles away
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL) has airline service, about 11 miles from Pioneer City.
Open since 1966
Pioneer City opened in 1966, 60 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Warm months and cold ones
Here are the months at Pioneer City, with their weather.
Pioneer City
Pioneer City was an Old West theme park located across the street from Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida.
The park was opened on Memorial Day weekend 1966 by photography studio magnate Myron M. "Mike" Weiss, Sr. as a built-to-scale Dodge City, Kansas, complete with a saloon, general store, Pony Express office, opera house and casino, undertaker, and barber shop, highlighted by cowboy actors who staged gunfights at high noon.
- Type
- Theme park
- Season
- year-round
- Opened
- 1966
- Area
- 200 acres
- Owner
- Myron M. Weiss, Sr.
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Bases for Pioneer City
To stay close, try Davie (18) and Fort Lauderdale (245).
- 1Hard Rock Stadium
- 2Nu Stadium
- 3Amerant Bank Arena
- 4Kaseya Center
- 5LoanDepot Park
- 6Chase Stadium
- 7Haulover Park
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Pioneer City | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davie | in town | — | 18 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 5 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 110,851 | $463K | — |
| Fort Lauderdale | 12 mi northeast | 20 min | 245 216 hotels · 11 motels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 5 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 188,677 | $487K | D− |
| Hollywood | 10 mi east | 15 min | 128 88 hotels · 29 motels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 157,019 | $411K | — |
| Miami Beach 21% vacation homes | 21 mi southeast | 30 min | 335 322 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 9 hostels · 1 campground | 81,594 | $557K | — |
| Dania Beach | 10 mi east | 15 min | 52 43 hotels · 6 motels · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 hostels | 32,791 | $320K | — |
| Miami | 22 mi south | 35 min | 197 167 hotels · 20 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 3 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels | 489,812 | $518K | D |
| Plantation | 5 mi northeast | 10 min | 21 18 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 99,183 | $484K | C |
| Weston | 5 mi west | 10 min | 14 13 hotels · 1 motel | 69,588 | $696K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
After Pioneer City
These well-known places are within 68 miles.
Big draw110 mi Stadium & arenaHard Rock Stadium
Big draw222 mi Stadium & arenaNu Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaAmerant Bank Arena
Big draw422 mi Stadium & arenaKaseya Center
522 mi Stadium & arenaLoanDepot Park
Big draw67 mi LakeLake Okeechobee
613 mi Stadium & arenaChase Stadium
717 mi Park & preserveHaulover ParkPhoto credits
Hard Rock Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nu Stadium: Cuban Boy, CC0 · Amerant Bank Arena: Yanjipy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaseya Center: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · LoanDepot Park: Roberto Coquis, CC BY 2.0 · Lake Okeechobee: NASA, Public domain · Chase Stadium: elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Haulover Park: Elmschrat, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Good to know about Pioneer City
When is Pioneer City open?
Year-round.
Is Pioneer City in Davie?
Yes. It’s inside Davie, FL.
When is the best time to visit Pioneer City?
January, February, March, November and December, with highs of 77–82°.
What is the closest airport to Pioneer City?
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL), about 11 miles away.
Where should I stay near Pioneer City?
Fort Lauderdale (12 mi, 245 places to stay), Hollywood (10 mi, 128 places to stay) and Miami Beach (21 mi, 335 places to stay).
Ask a local in Davie
No one has shared advice yet; Davie’s Town Square takes questions.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.