Central Florida
Living in Windermere
Windermere is an incorporated town in southwest Orange County, settled in the 1880s and chartered in 1925 on an isthmus between Lake Down and Lake Butler. It sits at the center of the 13-lake Butler Chain, designated Outstanding Florida Waters by the state, and much of the town's original street grid remains graded dirt roads that the town deliberately maintains.
HomeLiving in Windermere
Who it suits
Suits boating, water-skiing, and fishing access to Outstanding Florida Waters, a walkable small town core with a weekly market, and quiet low-speed streets, with commutes via Conroy-Windermere Road and SR 429.
What it is known for
- Butler Chain of Lakes
- Dirt-road downtown streets
- Friday farmers market on Town Square
- Oak-canopy historic core
Getting oriented
Windermere sits in Orange County, Central Florida. A handful of restaurants cluster on and around Main Street downtown, with larger dining rows just outside town limits along Conroy-Windermere Road and Winter Garden Vineland Road (CR 535).
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