Pioneer Park Lake
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Pioneer Park, in Zolfo Springs, Florida
, has a lake on its property that goes by at least two names. It is known as either Pioneer Park Lake or Twin Lakes. Twin Lakes is an inaccurate name, as only one permanent lake exists. The other part of the "twin" is only a very small drainage basin to the northwest of the permanent lake. It only has water during periods of heavy rain.
The permanent lake is manmade, is almost rectangular in shape and has a surface area of 8.5 acres (34,398.3 m²). The northeast corner has a small fishing dock. The lake is completely surrounded by a walking trail and picnic tables and shelterhouses are on the west side of the lake. Directly to the south is Florida State Highway 64 and about 500 feet (152.4 m) to the west is Peace River
, which also winds about the same distance to the north of the lake. There is no boating or swimming allowed on this lake, just fishing.
Zolfo Springs, Florida
Zolfo Springs is a town in Hardee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,641 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the town had a population of 1,659.-Geography:...
, has a lake on its property that goes by at least two names. It is known as either Pioneer Park Lake or Twin Lakes. Twin Lakes is an inaccurate name, as only one permanent lake exists. The other part of the "twin" is only a very small drainage basin to the northwest of the permanent lake. It only has water during periods of heavy rain.
The permanent lake is manmade, is almost rectangular in shape and has a surface area of 8.5 acres (34,398.3 m²). The northeast corner has a small fishing dock. The lake is completely surrounded by a walking trail and picnic tables and shelterhouses are on the west side of the lake. Directly to the south is Florida State Highway 64 and about 500 feet (152.4 m) to the west is Peace River
Peace River (Florida)
The Peace River is a river in the southwestern part of the Florida peninsula, in the U.S.A.. It originates at the juncture of Saddle Creek and Peace Creek northeast of Bartow in Polk County and flows south through Hardee County to Arcadia in DeSoto County and then southwest into the Charlotte...
, which also winds about the same distance to the north of the lake. There is no boating or swimming allowed on this lake, just fishing.