My bestie invited me last minute to take a night stroll on Christmas, and we had an absolutely amazing time taking photos with the Christmas decorations. It was a beautiful evening and so much fun! Although it was busy, we still found a place to park. And people were respectful and even helpful if you were taking a photo. The Christmas tree was fun to witness when it changed to digital mapping images, back to normal lights. I highly recommend checking it out! Fun for everyone and FREE ☺

Really nice park and good place to relax. Less then 1 hour is enough for going around with slow tempo and stopping for sitting and taking pictures. They have really nice kids playground area which is covered in shade. I believe parking around park is free after 6 pm . Place is welcoming dog and other small animals. Quite nice for spending afternoon.

Super nice park area where you can walk around the lake. The wildlife, specifically the swans, is really cool! The swan boats look like it would be really fun as well. Well worth the visit and relaxing walk.

Absolutely my favorite park to visit in Orlando! From the scenery, animal encounters, to the surprise markets - this spot has it all! Best place to picnic, have a photo shoot, or just to walk around where there's a bit of nature. Must explore if you've never been.

Visiting from out of town and my family just loved the bustle of this park. So many people out and enjoying the weather and it looked like a yoga event going on in the park with vendors present. I’m sure a lot of events/festivals take place here. It seemed very diverse and had a beautiful walkway around the lake that we enjoyed. You can literally walk out of this park straight into the city, wish we had more time to enjoy!

Stunning area. They were cleaning the fountain today so no pics of that. The sidewalk goes all the way around the like. Restrooms and dountains available.

This is a wonderful park around Lake Eola. You can see a lot of real swans swimming in the lake and even even rent and ride paddle swan boats. There is a fountain on one side of the lake that lights up at night. On the other side there is a beautiful Japanese style pagoda. It is a wonderful view of some of the taller buildings in Orlando and a great place to watch the sunset!

I loved this park. So beautiful. Amazing views. Many friendly birds - bring food you can feed them. Christmas lights was amazing. You can hear festiv music all over. Kids, dogs, people everyone was so nice and friendly. Bathrooms was disgusting do not use them if its not emergency. My stars are only for the park experience. There is street park with coins and 1 street down pay public parking. We pay $12 for 3h. If you want to go on a ride inside the lake with the boat swans they are open only on weekends.

Very pretty park, a couple homeless people but seemed harmless enough. It's a shame we have homeless when we can house illegals so easily. DeSantis run in 2028 we will vote for you, you run a beautiful state

This is a lovely place. If you got an hour to waste it's great place to come with your dog and walk around the lake once. If you got lots time do few laps. There are swans here, beautiful water, night lights, and it's safe. At least it feels safe. There are a lot of events that occur here as well. I come here often, especially with anyone that's new to Orlando.

Who knew as a tourist, there was a lovely park in the middle of this town center! Has restrooms on each end of the park. About nine tenths of a mile to walk around the lake and this old girl made it with her walker. Busy playground with ample equipment for the family. Several areas to sit and eat. Also there are shops and restaurants all around the edges and across the streets surrounding the park. Lots of birds of nature, vending machines to buy animal food to feed them. Paddle boats in the shape of swans are available to rent and scoot around the water. Turtles sit on the logs and lots of fish swimming around. Lovely fountain in the lake and smaller water displays on the sides. There is also a colorful event shell. Many sculptures of various media scatter around, one of my favorites was the lady laying down with what I call a grass blanket; a second favorite was a bright metal one of birds in flight. Veterans war memorial too. We found parking curbside on one end of the park. Glad I had a late flight out, as I was able to spend some of my afternoon here.

I adore this park. It is a large spacious park with everything to offer. It's very walkable around the lake. Has a play ground for kids. Is very pet friendly. And a bird watchers dream. They have events here constantly from art shows to food trucks or my favorite event of all time, Paws in the park at lake eola. It's very clean and well maintained. Never been disappointed spending any amount of time here love the variety of wildlife and birds, tho he wasn't welcome we even had a black bear in one of the trees recently that caused some commotion. So nature lovers this park is perfect for you.

Our flight was cancelled after our visit to Disney. To pass the time we stopped off at Lake Eola Park. The weather was beautiful and just the perfect day to walk around. It was a great area for families, couples, and if you wanted to walk around solo. Cute brunch spots and bars around the lake made it even better. If we had more time we would have laid out a blanket and enjoy the sun and water. Definitely a go to next time.

Beautiful settings! Swans ducks geese and one big GOLDEN ROOSTER! Clean bathrooms, nice playground, there was a few displaced people laying about quietly. There weren't many places to sit but I didn't go all the way around. The point thing I didn't like was the grass near the water was trashed. Lots of people walking and jogging and enjoying the scenario.

Lake Eola is a beautiful and vibrant heart of downtown Orlando. The lake itself is beautiful with the gorgeous fountain and Bandshell. The bald cypress, live Oaks with Spanish moss, and quietly sleeping white swans, created a wonderful atmosphere. We were there at night walking around the lake on the path… It felt incredibly, romantic.

This was such a surprisingly beautiful find that we saw when we were walking to the Deeply coffee shop. After we got our drinks, we walked down to the lake and were amazed by the view. We were even more excited when discovered the Farmers market hosted on Sundays! Highly recommend visiting this location at least once in Orlando!

Lake Eola Park is not only lovely to look at, but always has something festive going on. It's a Wonderful walk around the Fountain Lake. There are always vendors there and usually some sort of farmers market or celebration event. I love to walk around the park and pet all the cute dogs. It's really nice if you just want to socialize or try one of the cool restaurants. Of course remember to bring quarters so you can get some food for the swans!

Always love the park. The art festival was set up nicely for viewing even with all the people attending. Bathrooms were clean. Plenty of street parking and garbage cans available.

Beautiful park. Very active with jogging, dog walking, picnics, playground for children, swans and other birds about on the lake. We went on a weekday, so parking was easy. Bathrooms were fairly clean. The park seemed well maintained. Lights were hung and it should be beautiful at night.

Pretty sweet oasis in the middle of downtown Orlando. Be gteat to have an office job around there to walk the park on breaks and have a sweet corner office view. Loads of wildlife and birds to watch. Swans, black swans, Ibis birds, seagulls, geeze, Mallard ducks, Muscovy ducks, cormorants & turtles... Things I didn't like. Too many homeless people, Too much trash (sad really) horrible parking situation and only like 3-4 food trucks that were super slow! Fix those negatives and 5-stars.

A very beautiful and inspiring place, many different birds. Many outdoor social activities (like fair, festivals, street food).

I love this place. The variety of views of nature are perfect for unwinding. All the elements. It’s been great to walk no matter the season. A great mixture of people of all levels walking and running for exercise and relaxation. Music plays lightly in the background from the speakers. Many places to sit and think. You can watch the ducks, turtles, water moving, trees blowing in the wind. Sunsets are beautiful! Great for photo sessions, couples dating and wanting a picnic. Hey I’ve had one with me and my daughter. Very kid friendly. Just watch them so they don’t go into the water. The railing’s bars are placed correctly for safety, and they are very heavy duty and sturdy. The park hosts events, the national holidays are decorated all the times. They have had trick or treat events for Halloween where vendors give out candy. They have hosted events like walks with organizations. A few of me and some dance partners have even gone at night. Brought a portable speaker and danced by the water. Parking is available from the offices right outside the park. There are homeless people who are in the areas around the fountains. They aren’t bothersome. Just know they are there. I have always seen park attendees. The course is about a mile around. Amphitheater is great for sitting and watching displays, concerts, getting in some step cardio or stretching in. Oh and the one part has water fountains and Astro turf. I’ve done yoga there. They do have food trucks there for certain events.

One of my favorite spots in Orlando, and a place I highly recommend visitors explore while they're in town. It's a refreshing departure from the theme parks. You can enjoy a self-propelled cruise around the lake in a swan boat, or feed some of the 5 species of swans that call Lake Eola Park home via some of the feed dispensers throughout the park. There are also some great art installations around the park, and a weekly market in the southeast corner on Sunday mornings. Downtown Orlando is very accessible and parking is inexpensive and plentiful.

My 2 yr old had to stay awake for 24 hours before having testing done at a near by hospital. We decided to go here and walk around the lake through the night. It was beautiful and kept us busy all night keeping her awake. Can't wait to go back during the day to see how the day life is here. At night it's calm and peaceful and the swans are gorgeous.

Great spot to take a walk or go for a run. Not the most scenic park I’ve ever been to but for somewhere in the downtown area, it can’t be beat. Sunset view from the east side of the park is quite nice with the sun setting behind the buildings of downtown.

This is my absolute favorite place in Orlando. Located right in the heart of the downtown area, it has a magical beauty, especially in the evening with the lights on. Perfect place to walk, run, or even just to sit and relax. Lots of trees along with wildlife to observe. Very relaxing. There are several restaurants and pubs nearby. Public parking is available in walking distance. Amazing place overall. Visiting this park quickly became a part of my daily routine after my first visit.

Amazing park to relax and get close with nature. There are ducks swans and fishes. You can also get animal food at the dispensers for 25 cents, make sure to carry coins as no card accepted. You could also rent a boat. They have Swan shaped paddle boats.

This park is awesome! The weather plus the walk and the bird feeding. It's perfect if you want to chill and feel nice. Great open spaces so you can do a variety of activities. E scooters surround the area so u could grab one and zoom around. The restaurants surrounding are also lovely.