Only 30 minutes from downtown Orlando, this historic community at the northwestern corner of Orange County is home to hundreds of fern growers, orchid growers, and other nursery operations. You’ll find interesting rambles in public lands along the Wekiva River basin and its tributaries, as well as the chain of lakes connecting to Lake Apopka.
Lake Lotus Park
In the most improbable of places, surrounded by highways, apartments, and shopping centers where Altamonte Springs and Maitland meet, Lake Lotus Park was my secret getaway when I lived far too close to I-4 and discovered this woodland retreat within a couple of miles of home. The 1.7-mile trail system provides a great respite from [...]
Trimble Park
At the end of a 71-acre peninsula – once an isthmus – between Lake Beauclair and Lake Carlton in the Harris chain of lakes, Trimble Park is an under-the-radar beauty spot of which Orange County should be quite proud. Ancient oaks line both shorelines and are the main feature in the primary part of the [...]
