Red Bug Lake Park

I really enjoy bringing my son to play in their state of the art playground. Him and I enjoy the baby swing… nothing I’ve seen at any other park! You swing WITH your baby. They have plenty of places to walk and explore like the boardwalk along the lake, shaded areas, plenty of sports activities to enjoy.
And although I love this park, there are 2 things I wish would improve. 1) more grassy areas with less dead spots full of ants or saturated ground in several places around the lake. When my son was a baby, I had a hard time finding an area that I could set down a blanket, or let him crawl around because of the limited suitable ground available! 2) spring loaded gates around the playground to make it safer for the kids to enter or exit and not allowing wildlife to leave their presents around the play yard! Minor issues which won’t prevent me from taking my son to this otherwise great neighborhood park!

I came here a few weeks back to go for a morning jog with my son in his stroller. Very nice and clean park, they offer an awesome playground for kids, basketball and tennis courts, there is also a soccer and baseball field. Only down side is that the track they have to walk/​run, is not paved. By the end of my jog my sneakers were full of small rocks, other then that it was a nice park.

Great new park with a kids zip line. Nice staff to help you reserve pavilions and very fair pricing.

I’ve grown to I love this park, it’s very clean and always having activities such as baseball games, soccer games and picnics. I love the natural scenery that this park has, my brothers and sisters attended the near by elementary school. This place is great for family functions !

I’ve been playing tennis here for years and love the facilities, that the courts are lighted and you can (almost) always reserve a court. The office staff are mostly all nice.
The tennis pros are all great and I enjoy the adult classes.
The cardio tennis would be awesome if the people in the class weren’t so rude! Most of them are excellent players and they make the average or not so good players feel badly.
I wish there was a more defined walking/​running path at the park and that what was there wasn’t all loose, soft dirt. It gets all in my shoes and socks and it’s not fun. Maybe if it were more compact or something? I don’t know…
Overall I love the park and am suuuper glad I’m within walking distance of it. They keep up the grounds and it’s a great place to be. :)

The softball fields are the step child of Red Bug. I’ve played out there for over 2 years and they continually get worse. They are either rock hard or like walking on a beach. They fixed the lip along the infield/​outfield transition, but it is back again less than a year later.
We have had games cancelled at night because of rain earlier in the day. Yes, I was nearby when it rained and was watching the radar, I know how Florida is. But the 3″ of sand built up in every dugout did not get there from the small rain from earlier in the day. People pay good money to use your fields. Please make an effort to allow them to play. It looks like the fields aren’t even touched before games, especially on Sunday’s, when you are the first game being played that day and it’s still tore up from the day before. We are taking our team elsewhere if things do not change. Remember in little league when the coaches and/​or players went out and had to re-​prep the fields due to weather? Please make an effort, that’s all I’m asking.

Are you into soccer, softball or tennis? If so and you live in central Florida, you’ve probably been to Red Bug Lake Park. This park conveniently sits off of Red Bug Lake Road in Seminole County and has an excellent array of recreational options. In addition to the activities previously mentioned, a fitness area (with basic park fitness equipment), basketball/​racquetball courts, numerous covered pavilions, and a playground make this park a very popular spot on the weekends for families. I really enjoy jogging around here, usually at sunset or first thing in the morning. The lake views from here are very peaceful and large oak trees shade many areas of the park. Keep an eye out for wildlife too, such as turtles and all kinds of birds. I’ve even seen wild peacocks roaming the grounds.

Good park for small kids, not too big though. Fields are mostly used for soccer games.

Great established community park. Very well kept and has amenities for many activities.

Red Bug Adult Tennis Classes are well organized by friendly and experienced teachers. The price for classes comes out to about $ 9.00 each. The folks working at registration in the park are also friendly and helpful. The park offers adult lessons and lessons for children. They also host tournaments. If the folks who are regulars (tennis players from the community) would make eye contact and smile, this would be a perfect experience.

Eventually will join the gym but good place to run and work out in peace. No one bothers you and it opens up early. I don’t fish but great place to fish, barbecue, bring the kids– nice fenced in playground, tennis etc…

Great place for families and to rent a pavillion for an event. Nicely maintained.

I live within walking distance from Red Bug. It’s a very beautiful park. Very peaceful and relaxing for the most part. It does get very busy when there are several sporting events going on.
There is a nice dock to walk out onto the lake. I often see people fishing there.
There is wildlife everywhere you look. The only negative thing I have to say is regarding the kids playground. They have only one. And it’s for smaller children. There used to be a bigger one for older kids, but they tore it down, and haven’t rebuilt anything as of yet. But aside from that. The park is beautiful for a family get together.

Red Bug Lake Park is a great local park I have visiting since my early childhood. The park has a great tennis facility (10+ courts), raquet ball, basketball courts (4), soccer fields (2), baseball/​soft ball fields (2), track, pond, and small playground area. Some of the other reviews have focused on the tennis and soccer fields, which I do not use much so I will just review the basketball courts and overall park.
The park itself is always kept in decent shape. The fields are always green, walkways never have anything overgrown, and the staff is friendly and helpful. Parking can get crazy when there are multiple events going on, but otherwise there is generally plenty of parking space.
The park has two sets of basketball courts, one near Red Bug Lake Road and one near the middle-​back of the park next to the raquet ball courts. The courts are kept in good condition and there is always people playing, so joining a pickup game is never a challenge. Recently, I have mostly been using the courts as a practice location for my youth basketball team. The staff inside is friendly, but require that you come in person and pay up front ($ 6.36 an hour) to reserve the courts. They are always willing to place a reservation sign and inform other people playing that you have reserved the court, however, everyone seems to know the routine and I have never had any issues with my reserved court.

Nice park with a ton of facilities. It’s got grills and pagodas for cookouts. The lake isn’t suitable for swimming but if you’ve got a fishing pole and a box of worms, there’s a good amount of small bass in the lake.
The only downside is the park gets very crowded, especially on the weekends.

Great place for tennis. I used to play tennis here once a week. The courts are well maintained and clean. They also have racquetball, baseball and soccer facilities. Their isn’t much shade, so its really hot.

I’ve been to this park many, many times since moving here to Orlando. There are decent bathrooms, different size pavilions for events, several large fields for group sports.
I played on a soccer league here and my only issue is that the fields weren’t well kept and I was always worrying about ankle and knee injuries.
Using the park for events is great but don’t leave your car there past closing or you can’t retrieve it until they open again the next day. Your best bet is to park in the Wal-​Mart parking lot down the road if you need to leave your car somewhere.
They have really nice tennis courts there as well with group, youth, and adult classes. Overall, an excellent public space for lots of activities.

Hooray for Red Bug Lake!
Red Bug lake park in Seminole county is very close to the Red Bug Elementary school, and is a great place to let the kids run around. However, it isn’t the shadiest spot in town, and on a hot day this place gets insufferably warm… fast.
The Good:
Plenty of facilities: There are soccer fields, baseball fields, and even tennis facilities here. If you are looking for a place to get your sport on, Red Bug Lake Park certainly fits the bill nicely.
Nice Water View: The Red Bug Lake is a very nice and scenic lake. There are plenty of pavillions nearby where you can just sit and watch the lake. You can also fish and boat from the park area.
The Bad:
WARM: Although there are quite a few pavillion areas, they just don’t make up for this park’s lack of trees. Seriously, there’s only a few little spots where you can find shade near the water. And if you are looking for shade near the sport areas, then you are basically out of luck.
Red Bug lake is a great place to go in the fall, winter, and spring. But I would avoid it during the summer, just because this place heats up fast.
Overall 6.2/10= Sport-​tacular