Family Fun At Lakes Park
2023 Scarecrows in the park!
This year’s version of this popular event will occur October 13-29 in the Lakes Park Children’s Garden.
The theme is Movie Characters—who is your favorite? Start dreaming up your Scarecrow design now
and be a part of the fun. Details and registration form are here.
Check out Lakes Park Below!
Get Involved
Help us improve our park! Volunteer, donate or attend our fundraising events.
Volunteer
Join our fabulous volunteer community to support maintenance and expansion of the Lakes Park Gardens, including the Fragrance Garden, the Community Garden, and the Children’s Garden.
Donate
Raised funds will go for enhancements throughout the park, such as rebuild garden beds in the Community Garden, expansion of the irrigation system in the Botanic Garden, improved educational signage along the trails and continued enhancements to the Children’s Garden.
Community Garden
Are you a gardener but don’t have the space for veggies? Rent one of our Community Garden beds! You will be surrounded by fellow gardeners and a beautiful park. Tools are available and beds come well amended. Rental period is one year.
E.Z Rider Tours
Back up and running!
At the Lakes Park Enrichment Foundation, we believe that everyone should benefit from the beauty and fun at Lakes Park, which is why we created and are funding the E.Z. Rider Lakes Park Assisted Tour Service! The E.Z. Rider is a six-passenger golf cart available to guests of Lakes Park by advance reservation which transports individuals and families who could not otherwise enjoy the park.
Call 239-533-7578 to reserve.
News & Events
Latest Newsletter
Lakes Park Calendar
Wondering what’s happening in Lakes Park? From volunteer days to no park fee weekends.
Check out our Calendar here for more info.
Recent Highlight
| 2023 Scarecrows in the Park Announced! This year’s version of this popular event will occur October 13-29 in the Lakes Park Children’s Garden. The theme is Movie Characters—who is your favorite? Start dreaming up your Scarecrow design now and be a part of the fun. Details and registration form are here. More Info Here! Registration Form |
| New Garden beds! Here is Dan Flavin and other volunteers prepping the forms to make new concrete boards for the new style of raised garden beds. There will be more photo opportunities as these beds are installed. |
| Community Garden Updates! Here are some summer photos from the garden. This year is unusual of course because of our late start but it did recover nicely and it seems as though there are more gardeners leaving their beds producing this year. Many are profuse with sweet potatoes or cowpeas (black eye peas) These are advantageous to grow as they replace nutrients in the soil. The Garden Team is getting geared up for the annual renewals and sign-up for new gardeners. We will be once again doing in person orientations in the garden that was discontinued in 2020 because of COVID. We were able to have several harvests and in our abbreviated season we were able to donate 93lbs of food and produce, which was greatly appreciated by the Community Cooperative. |
| Bird Patrol Led Nature Walks 1st Saturday of every month! Tour is FREE with PAID PARKING. Parking is $1/hour or $5/all day. WHEN: 8 A.M. the FIRST Saturday of every month. Please arrive a few minutes before 8 A.M. Walks start promptly at 8 A.M. WHERE: LAKES REGIONAL PARK, 7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers, Fl. 33908 Please meet at Shelter A7. Enter Lakes Park gate from Gladiolus. Turn right. Drive to end of road, continue through the parking lot. Shelter A7 is located near the Train Station. INFORMATION: Call (239)533-7275 Please wear comfortable shoes and dress to be outside. Bring water, sunscreen and binoculars. All are welcome. |
| Water Features are Closed for the foreseeable future. |
The Wheel Fun Update
The wheel of fun will is open! check out their website here. From their site
“Staying physically active is one of the best ways to keep your mind and body healthy. Outdoor recreation is a way to relieve stress, get some fresh air, and stay active. Low-contact outdoor activities like bike riding are great ways for people to get their bodies moving, as stated by the CDC.
At Wheel Fun Rentals at Lakes Regional Park, we have two fantastic locations to rent bikes & boats at Ft. Myers’ favorite park – one at the Whistle Stop Ice Cream Shoppe (near the Train Ride), and the other by the beach near the main entrance.”