Lake Parker Park

Located in the city of Lakeland, Lake Parker Park is a park that has a lakeside beach area. Lake Parker Park has several walking pathways that are suitable for both leisurely strollers and serious runners. 

Lake Parker Park offers many amenities including boat ramp, picnic pavilions, soccer fields, tennis courts, pickleball courts, volleyball courts, and restrooms. Dogs are not permitted in the park. 

The park offers many fun activities including boating, wildlife watching, fishing, and jogging. 

Getting to Lake Parker Park is easy - it is located at 820 East Robson Street in Lakeland. There is a parking lot near the entrance at the East Robson Street, and the lake is easily accessible from there.

There are many attractions near Lake Parker Park. Polk Museum of Art is a non-profit and nationally accredited art museum. The museum currently showcases a collection of around 2500 exhibits from the pre-Columbian era to the present day. The Florida Air Museum is known as Florida’s "Official Aviation Museum and Education Center" and has a collection of one-of-a-kind airplanes dating back to World War I. Hollis Garden is a botanical garden set in a beautiful neo-classical architecture – the garden features historic trees and plants such as ferns, lilies, and grottos. If you are looking for another attraction near Lake Parker Park, Explorations V Children's Museum is a community-owned non-profit museum with a goal to educate children through exploration with the help of their exhibits. The museum has exhibits with a "Our Town" theme that teach youngsters the fundamentals of music, art, drama, arithmetic, science, and history. A doctor's office, sheriff's car, fire truck, theatre, maker space, news station, space shuttle, airplane, school, and grocery store are among the exhibit locations.

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Lake Parker Park. Scarpa's Italian Restaurant is an upscale Italian restaurant that serves penne Vernazza, lobster ravioli, chicken Francese, and veal brasato. Texas Cattle Company is a steakhouse that serves pork chops, New York strip, filet mignon, and cattle baron ribeye. Ford's Garage Lakeland is known for its American cuisine and serves bison bacon burger, firestone shrimp, classic wings, and pork ribs. If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Lake Parker Park, Cafe Zuppina is a Mediterranean restaurant that serves chicken kebabs, lamb kebabs, lamb chops, and shish kebabs.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lake Parker Park, there are many great nearby options. If you are looking for an upscale hotel, the 4-Star Tuscana Resort Orlando by Aston is 30 minutes away and offers many amenities including a heated outdoor pool, a hot tub, a poolside bar, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Another upscale option, the 4-Star Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate is 29 minutes away offers many amenities including an outdoor pool, sports courts, a spa, an Italian restaurant, a sports bar, and a fitness center. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Courtyard by Marriott Lakeland offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, an outdoor patio, and a fitness center. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Lake Parker Park, the modestly priced 2-Star SpringHill Suites by Marriott Lakeland offers an outdoor pool with sundeck, a patio with a fire pit, fitness center, and complimentary breakfast.