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Due to damage from Hurricane Milton, the boardwalk will be closed until repairs are complete. Please do not pass the barriers as conditions are unsafe.

Healthy West Orange Boardwalk

If you haven't visited yet, be sure to check out ourClipart Wheelcahir Accessible wheelchair accessible Healthy West Orange Boardwalk to Lake Apopka.  

By far our most popular trail, the Healthy West Orange Boardwalk is 2/3 mile long through mostly shaded wetlands, to a large, covered pavilion overlooking Lake Apopka.  

The boardwalk features interpretive signage along the way to identify plants and trees, and offers many opportunities to see alligators, wading birds and turtles.  

Lake Apopka was once the 2nd largest lake in Florida in the late 1800s, and used to be known as the bass fishing capital of the southern US.   Visit our HISTORY page to learn more about the history of Lake Apopka.

 


About the West Orange Healthcare District

The West Orange Healthcare District (WOHD) is an independent special healthcare district created in 1949 by the Florida Legislature and governed by a 16-member, volunteer board appointed by the Governor of Florida. Now in its 72nd year, the District has awarded more than $180 million in local community grants to enhance residents’ health and wellness. For more, visit www.wohd1949.org.

Here are just a few of the things you may see along the way...

Wildlife

  • Yellow Rat Snake

  • Green Rough Snake

  • Green Anole

  • Zebra Longwing

  • Red-Wing Blackbird

  • Common Grackle

  • Black Vulture

  • 3-Striped Mud Turtle

  • Golden Silk Orb weaver


Plants

  • Swamp hibiscus

  • Blackberries

  • Elderberry

  • Muscadine grape

  • Elephant ear

  • Cattails


Florida Communities Trust LogoFunding for the acquisition of this site was provided by the Florida Communities Trust using Preservation 2000 funds.

 

  

Call: +1 407-905-0054


Address:
P O Box 841

747 Machete Trail

Oakland, FL 34760


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