Spring is the month the flowers come out and the water warms up, and the slow morning version of the season is the one that makes the trip worth it.
The spring in Central Florida is the one where the flowers are everywhere, and Lakeland is the version of the spring that does not require a crowd to be good. The parks are the places to see them, and Bonnet Springs Park is the one that is worth a morning, a 168-acre urban nature park with live oak trails, a spring-fed creek, and a canopy trail. Free to walk any day, and in the spring it is the version of a morning that does not require a plan.
The lake warms up in the spring, and the boat mornings are the good ones. The water is the temperature that makes the dock the front yard, and the 35,000-acre lake is the third-largest body of fresh water in the state and, in the spring, mostly quiet. The houses with docks are the ones that make the spring morning work, because the dock is the thing you go to when the work is done.
Coffee on the dock, a walk on the trails, a loaf from Born & Bread, a coffee at Black & Brew, and an afternoon that does not have to be planned. That is the slow morning version of a spring day, and it is the one that makes the trip worth it.
The local tip: the spring mornings are the best mornings of the year, and the spring house rates are the ones that are still available. Book the spring and you get the winter weather for the summer price.
Send us your dates and whether you want a dock. We manage seven houses on and around Lake Lakeland and we will match you to the one that is the right distance from the water and the right size for your group.