Dear Friends & Neighbors,

Sign of Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Entrance at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Rules and policy at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Tree trunk at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Picnic area at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Picnic area overlooking parking lot at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Tennis court at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Tennis court rules at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Overlooking the lake and tennis court at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Lake & Bridge at Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

Outhouse of Windermere Recreation Center @11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL 34786 (Attribution: Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at: WindermereSun.com)

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After years of neglect by three HOA’s, the Butler Bay Recreation Area was donated to the town of Windermere to be made into a public park and was renamed as Windermere Recreation Center, at 11465 Park Ave., Windermere, FL.

In addition to the $25,000 donated by local residents, the town of Windermere has also invested from $150,000-$200,000 on the park’s infrastructure improvements, including the resurfacing and renovation of the tennis courts, fences, bridge, and parking lot, adding security cameras, sand volleyball court, and building a pavilion in place of the old community center.

Despite some of the local residents’ concern about the improvements leading to potentially more visitors and therefore disturbing the pristine condition of the environment and diminishing the quality of Lake Crescent,  on this particular pleasant June afternoon, this recreation center is quiet, with only few people on a tennis court and not a single soul utilizing the picnic pavilion nor the lake itself. 

Here is the comment left by a local visitor at TripAdviser, in italics, below:

To respect local residents’ wishes, allow me to post/share the Windermere Recreation Center’s policy:

• Park Hours: Dawn to Dusk
• No Glass Containers
• No Littering
• Noise Ordinance Enforced
• No Overnight Parking or Camping
• Pets Must Be On A Leash
• No Alcohol
• No Motorized Vehicles Except in Designated Parking Areas

Experiences in natural settings are believed to promote healing and renewal. So let’s keep this public park free from litter or unwelcomed noises, so that residents of Windermere may always be able to come to this pristine spot, away from the hustle and bustle of life’s demands….to find a place of momentary respite and healing….

Photographed, gathered, written, and posted by Windermere Sun-Susan Sun Nunamaker More about the community at www.WindermereSun.com

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