Winter Park & Kelly Park

[Big Jim]

Somebody told me about these some time ago but we have never actually got around to visiting either. Are they worth a look? If so, would you choose one above the other?

[Orlando Magic]

You surely visit Kelly Park, one for tubbing but also for hiking.

1: This is a link to our tubbing day: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-6-tubben-in-kelly-park/

2: Or Hiking the Kelly Loop Trail: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-21-relaxen-kelly-park/

Winter Park is more a small town, there you can visit the Winter Park Farmers' Market!
Also great to visit, but we like the Mount Dora Market a bit more!

[mick]

Never been to Kelly Park but Winter Park has a lovely relaxing lake boat ride around the college grounds and very expensive houses. It also has the Morse Museum with an extensive collection of Tiffany glass

Mick

[Big Jim]

Originally Posted by Orlando Magic

You surely visit Kelly Park, one for tubbing but also for hiking.

1: This is a link to our tubbing day: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-6-tubben-in-kelly-park/

2: Or Hiking the Kelly Loop Trail: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-21-relaxen-kelly-park/

Winter Park is more a small town, there you can visit the Winter Park Farmers' Market!
Also great to visit, but we like the Mount Dora Market a bit more!

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Where is Mount Dora market?

[Pumba75]

Originally Posted by Orlando Magic

You surely visit Kelly Park, one for tubbing but also for hiking.

1: This is a link to our tubbing day: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-6-tubben-in-kelly-park/

2: Or Hiking the Kelly Loop Trail: oldersom.nl/blog/dag-21-relaxen-kelly-park/

Winter Park is more a small town, there you can visit the Winter Park Farmers' Market!
Also great to visit, but we like the Mount Dora Market a bit more!

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Just looked at the day you spent tubing - looks great, but, does one of the photos show a gator in the part of the river you were tubing in?

[Orlando Magic]

Originally Posted by Big Jim

Where is Mount Dora market?

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Jim the Mount Dora Market is near Lake Dora you can't miss..

See here: whattodoinmtdora/farmers_market/

See the pictures on our blog..
We first visited Blue Springs State Park .. where my wife lost the wedding ring . But a ranger pulled it out of the water
After Blue Springs we went to Mount Dora for the Market

oldersom.nl/blog/dag-25-e...e-vreemde-dag/

I can advise kajakking in Florida is a must do!
Try the search in our blog and type ( Kajak ) there a lot of kajak tips.
Must do's Silver River, Kings Landing, Weeki Wachi Kajak !

Question just shout, we love outdoors in Florida!

[Big Jim]

Originally Posted by Pumba75

Just looked at the day you spent tubing - looks great, but, does one of the photos show a gator in the part of the river you were tubing in?

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Haha, I thought that too! I can just imagine it'd be me who'd be drifting along then have an alligator grab me on the bum!
What beautiful clear water though

[porridge]

Winter Park and Kelly Park are completely different experiences. We have done both and I love them both.

Winter Park is a pretty, upscale town, and has a lovely boat ride, nice restaurants, little shops, and farmers market (Saturday mornings)

Kelly Park is a big park with natural springs/river tubing run/swimming area. It is beautiful. You can hire tubes cheaply from outside the park - $5 I think they were. there were plenty of lifeguards when we were there- at every stretch of the river and at the swimming area. The lifeguards set off an alarm if they find a gator in the tubing area - a very loud siren went off when we were there. They said there was a large alligator and we had to get out! They also get people out if there is a storm.
I'd advise taking a picnic, and also wearing water shoes/crocs in the tubing bit - when you get to the end of the tubing river you have to walk to the beginning again

[Mrs Valentine]

Absolutely love Winter Park area. Great for just mooching around, having lunch etc. Nice coffee shops and has a village feel. The Scenic Boat rides are great for being on the water and looking at posh houses lol.
People watching and a nice relaxing day. Its about 40 mins from the main theme parks in Orlando but dead easy to get to from the I4. I would love to live here if I had the money and a lottery win lol.

[Big Jim]

What's the best way to get to both? We're staying at Hampton Lakes on H27.