Winter Garden is a city and suburb located 14 miles west of downtown Orlando in western Orange County Florida. As of 2005 the city population was 25,500. The population will continue to grow at an extremely quick rate as new housing communities are built. The Orlando metro area is predicted to grow faster than any United States metro area throughout the first quarter of the 21st century.
Recreation Programming
The Recreation department of Winter Garden offers many programs for young and old :
Airports nearest to Winter Garden :
Points of Interest
Dining and Shopping:
Historic downtown Winter Garden contains a charming collection of unique restaurants, boutiques, gift shops, and cafes, not to mention several museums, a theater, and a hotel. Daisy's Children's Boutique & Toy Store and Winter Garden Fencing Academy are the newest addition to South Main Steet in Historic Downtown Winter Garden.
To the south, Winter Garden Village at Fowler Groves provides a vast array of chain retail and dining establishments. The 1,100,000 square feet open-air shopping center, located along Daniels Road just north of SR-429, is anchored by a Super Target, and a Lowe's.
Area Parks:
Braddock Park
13460 Lake Butler Boulevard
Amenities: Soccer, softball, playground
Chapin Station Neighborhood Park
501 West Crown Point Cross Road
Amenities: Basketball courts, bicycling, leashed pets allowed, picnic area & grills, playground, tennis courts
Dr. Bradford Memorial Park
220 West Division Street
Amenities: Fishing, leashed pets allowed, picnic area & grills
Maple Street Park
135 Florida Avenue
Amenities: Basketball Courts, leashed pets allowed, picnic area & grills, playground, skate ramps, racquetball courts, volleyball court
Newton Park
31 West Garden Avenue
Amenities: Boat ramp, fishing, leashed pets allowed, picnic area & grills, playground
Old Fire Station Recreation Center
127 South Boyd Street
Amenities: Recreation programs
Recreation Office and Farnsworth Pool
1 Surprise Drive
Amenities: fishing, picnic area & grills, swimming
Veteran's Memorial Park
420 South Park Avenue
Amenities: Basketball courts, leashed pets allowed, picnic area & grills, multipurpose fields, softball fields, tennis courts, volleyball court, playground
Walker Football Field & Sam Williams Little League Complex
415 South Park Avenue
Amenities: Football field & baseball fields
Zander's Park and Bouler Pool
362 11th Street
Amenities: Basketball courts, picnic area & grills, playground, swimming
Theatres
The Garden Theatre
160 West Plant Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Phone 407.877.4736
Click here for performance schedules or more information about The Garden Theatre.
Museums:
The Winter Garden Heritage Foundation operates two museums in Winter Garden.
Winter Garden Heritage Foundation
1 North Main Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Phone: 407.656.5544
Central Florida Railroad Museum
101 South Boyd Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Phone: 407.656.0559