Lakeland, Florida Travel Information

A Land of Lakes: Polk City & Lakeland Just barely past Orlando’s attractions area, you’ll find a cluster of small communities that offer a Mayberry-like atmosphere. Don’t blink as you go past it on the highway, or you’ll miss the Polk Cit... Lakeland, FL

Lakeland Area The Lakeland Area, located between Orlando and Tampa, includes the cities of Lakeland, Cypress Gardens, Winter Haven and Lake Wales. This chapter contains the most magical places to stay, the best re... Lakeland, FL

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Lakeland Area (Distance: 2.2 mi) This chapter on the birding areas around the Lakeland area includes descriptions of the bird-watching at these various destinations: Tenoroc Fish Management Area, Saddle Creek County Park and Lake Hol...

Lakeland, FL - Birding - length:unknown

Van Fleet State Trail (in the Green Swamp) (Distance: 11.9 mi) The 58-mile out-and-back of this rail-to-trail conversion follows a pretty route -- pretty straight and pretty apt to stay that way. The one turn in the trail occurs in the southern section, not too ...

Polk City, FL - Mountain Biking - length:58 mi

General James A. Van Fleet State Trail (Distance: 12.4 mi) The General James A.Van Fleet State Trail runs 29 miles through some of Florida’s most scenic rural landscape. If you are looking to immerse yourself in wetlands and wildlife, it will not disappoint; ...

Polk City, FL - Rail-Trails - length:29 mi

Gen. James A. Van Fleet State Trail (Distance: 12.6 mi) The Van Fleet Trail is Florida’s most rural trail. It runs through what is left of the great Green Swamp, a natural water-storage area just west of the high sandy ridge that divides the state. This is...

Polk City, FL - Rail-Trails - length:29.2 mi

Blackwater Creek Nature Preserve Loop (Distance: 13.3 mi) This hike stretches over a nearly 2,000-acre swath of land that harkens back to the days of the Florida Cracker cowboy as it travels through a myriad of environments, from cypress domes to palmetto pr...

Crystal Springs, FL - Hiking - length:4.9 mi

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First Tee YMCA Par 3 Home of the First Tee of Lakeland Public, 9 holes 961 yards, par 27 1.5 miles from center of Lakeland, Florida

Azalea Cleveland Heights Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 3218 yards, par 36 2.2 miles from center of Lakeland, Florida

Boganvilia Cleveland Heights Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 3102 yards, par 36 2.2 miles from center of Lakeland, Florida

Camelia Cleveland Heights Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 3299 yards, par 36 2.2 miles from center of Lakeland, Florida

Grasslands Grasslands Golf & Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 7040 yards, par 72 2.3 miles from center of Lakeland, Florida

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