Lake Baldwin – Orlando Citizen

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A paved circuit of a 196-acre lake, an off-leash dog beach where dogs actually swim, and a spur to the Cady Way Trail — Baldwin Park’s front yard, walked in full.

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November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Baldwin Park: The Navy Base That Became a Front Porch

A boot camp of 650,000 sailors became Orlando’s walkable village of porches, restaurants and a lake loop. How Baldwin Park was built, and how to do it well.