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Lake Jesup Wilderness Area

Wildlife lovers will find 3 miles (5 km) of trails in the 490-acre (200 hectares) Lake Jesup Wilderness Area where lakeside benches provide a great viewing platform for spotting bald eagles and alligators.

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Address: 5951 S Sanford Ave
Website: seminolecountyfl.gov (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Sanford (Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Lake Jesup Park
This park is a 6-acre (2.4 hectares) park primarily used as a boat launching facility into Lake Jesup. The park is 4 miles (6.4 km) south of State Road 46 at the end of Sanford Avenue. There is a pavilion and paved parking available under shade from the many oak trees. The park is open 24 hours daily.
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Lake Dot Park
This is a 15-acre (6.1 hectares) park with benches and a fishing area located at the south end of Sanford. From Sanford, go south on U.S. 17-92, left onto Fairmont Dr., and right onto Lake Dot Dr. It is open 8AM to sunset daily.
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Sunland Park
This is a 15-acre (6.1 hectares) park 1/2 mile south of Lake Mary Boulevard on US 17-92. There is a ball field, tennis & basketball court and playground available for public use. The hours of the park are from 8AM to 10PM daily.
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Colorado's Prime Steak
Steaks and prime rib are on the menu here. There are also ribs, fish and shrimp on the menu and an array of sandwiches to choose from too.
Mon-Thu 11AM-9PM, Fri 11AM-10PM, Sat noon-10PM, Sun 4PM-9PM