Wooton Park

We’ve been living near this excellent park for so long now that we tend to take it for granted. Even before the recent additions, this was a quality park. It has a huge playground covered by large well established shady trees. It’s located right on the massive Lake Dora and has a small pier with several places to dock your boat or sea plane (since we are apparently «America’s Sea Plane City» now). We used to be able to see gators from the pier here nearly every night before the recent construction/​expansion. Which brings me to the two fairly recent additions, the splash park and the large ballroom right on the water. The splash park is only $ 2 and a great place to cool off during the summer. We toured the ballroom when it was first built and it is very nice, the perfect place for a wedding reception. This is also a great place to take a walk on a Friday or Saturday night as you can here music playing from the Ruby Street Grille or Al’s Landing (depending on which Restaurant you are near).

Very nice park. Brought my toddler here and he loved the splash park! Only $ 2 per person. It’s small enough that you don’t need to go in with an older kid and can just sit and watch from outside if you don’t want to get wet. Benches both inside and outside the splash pad. Water comes from above and below and there’s a slide too!
Right next to the splash pad there’s a huge playground to accommodate all ages as well.
We also took a stroll around the grounds after. Very well maintained and the misting fans were a cool treat although they were not on that day. Walked on some of the docks and you can even see some small fish! Really great time.
There’s even food across the street to grab a bite after all the fun!

What a wonderful Park to walk and explore in. Took an afternoon stroll with my daughter today and it was an absolute delight. It was clean and pretty and had lots of places to stop and take in the view.

What a great park. Very well kept, clean restrooms, plenty of places to sit and enjoy the surroundings of downtown Tavares. There’s a playground and splash park close to the Cannonball Express train.
After our recent train ride, we took our kids to the playground here and let them play for 30 minutes. They enjoyed all the places to hide, various slides and even a short zipline. Benches are situated around the playground and right in the middle of the playground on a porch/​deck that’s attached to play area.
One way in/​out so you know your kids aren’t getting away from you and the gate locks from the outside with a parent access lock that the shorter kids can’t get to.
We were impressed and the kids had a great time.

This is a great place for grandpa to take the grandkids. A safe, secure and clean environment. The City of Tavares has done a wonderful job of developing this serine park.

Perfect location in downtown Tavares to either bring the kids, sit and watch the seaplanes taking off, or having a great meal across the street and then digesting by walking it off at the park.
A new pavilion is being built at the park which should be opened soon, and one of the coolest features is a book «lending tree» where you can pick up books for free and loan out your own.
The park is always well kept and the bathrooms are clean, too!

This park is really a hidden gem in the city of Tavares. Combine it with an afternoon train ride, and you really have a great day for the kids. The park is massive, with a huge, multilevel playground that kids just love. It is not typically overly crowded as well, which really helps when you are trying to keep track of the kids running around.
They also have a really neat water park here, and for a minimal charge, kids can go nuts on an over-​sized splash pad here. Perfect for hot summers here in Florida, and a great place to have a fun get together or birthday party for the kids.

This is a gorgeous waterfront park! It is so well-​maintained, with special event areas, nice benches, paved walkways, and playgrounds, etc. for kids. There are clean public restrooms and water fountains. Love looking at the marina and the seaplanes! This is a beautiful place to take a picnic lunch and enjoy a sunny afternoon. When you’re done, finish the walk with a beer out on the patio at Al’s Landing!
My only complaint is that the waterfront paths don’t extend further — it would be a great spot to bring the dogs for a long walk.
From what I’ve heard, they have quite a few events here as well, which would be a lot of fun!

This park has it all… and then some! The park is set along the north shore of beautiful Lake Dora in Tavares. We sought this park our for its splash park and boat ramp but found so much more!
The splash park is small but what it lacks in size it makes up for in fun. This is the only splash park I’ve seen with slides, which seemed to be the big hit. There is a big sea plane over the splash pad spraying water from its propellers. It is very cute! It only costs $ 2 and there is an attendant making sure kids play safe (mostly reffing the water slide). This area was open from 10am-​6pm.
The playground is one of those large, quality wooden ones and is right next to the splash pad. There are huge oaks covering the area providing ample shade. There is plenty to do for kids of all ages and lots of benches and seats for parents too. I like the fact that both the playground and splash pad are completely surrounded by a fence so your child can’t wander away.
The park looks very new and is extremely clean and well maintained.
There is a nice sidewalk along the water with, get this, mister fans! What a great idea! There are lots of benches and trees as well. There are public docks so you can tie your boat/​jet ski up and access the park from the water. There is a LARGE boat ramp. It is so large we actually watched a sea plane drive up the ramp!
There are restrooms with Florida wildlife murals painted on the side, water fountains and right across the street are an array of restaurants, many with outdoor seating and live music. One of the little places sells ice cream too! I noticed the park has pavilions for rent as well.
And if all that wasn’t enough they actually offer sea plane tours out of the park through a company called Jones Brothers & Co. Where have you ever seen a sea plane tour before? I hadn’t! Tours start at $ 35 (adult) for a 12 – 14 minute tour. Although we didn’t opt for the tour (it would have been too costly for our family of three) we did speak to the employees and they were very friendly. They said we could check the planes out and even sit in them.
I’m totally hooked on this park. We will definitely be back, in fact, I can’t imagine why we’d want to go anywhere else! It is absolutely worth the drive! I can’t wait to come back and try one of those lake side restaurants. Maybe we’ll even get on a sea plane!