Oakland

A day spent in the Town of Oakland, Florida will take you back in time to the old, quaint Florida of yesterday. Due to growth in Orange County, maintaining Oakland’s small-town character as “Nestled Among the Oaks” has been one of its most difficult challenges and greatest accomplishments.

While new homes have been built over the last several years, Oakland remains a quaint, unhurried community, not unlike it was in 1887, when the town was incorporated. Tree-lined roads are nostalgic reminders of an era when life was simple and everyone knew their neighbors.

Located between Lake Apopka and John’s Lake, Oakland has a rich history of railroads and agriculture. At one time, the town was a shipping point on Lake Apopka for the vegetables and oranges that they were well known for. In 1999, the Friends of Lake Apopka formed the “Oakland Nature Preserve” to restore and preserve an area adjacent to Lake Apopka to educate future generations about this area before its development. In cooperation with the Town of Oakland, 130 acres of wetlands and uplands were secured and are being restored. The preserve is owned by the Town of Oakland. It was developed and is operated by the Oakland Nature Preserve, Inc. and is open to the public for nature walks, self-guided tours, bird watching and many formal and informal programs.

Call Mike at 407-760-5174 if you have any questions on this great town.

 

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