Central Florida
Living in Apopka
Apopka is an incorporated city in northwest Orange County, established in 1882 and nicknamed the 'Indoor Foliage Capital of the World' for the greenhouse and ornamental-plant industry that grew out of its 1920s fern trade. It sits between Wekiwa Springs State Park and Lake Apopka, Florida's fourth-largest lake, whose former north-shore muck farms were bought out under the 1996 Lake Apopka Restoration Act and now form a roughly 20,000-acre restoration area.
Home/Living in Apopka
Who it suits
Suits spring swimming and paddling, birding and long trail rides on the Lake Apopka Loop Trail, and larger-lot new construction, with SR 429, SR 414, and US 441 as the main commute routes toward Orlando.
What it is known for
- Wekiwa Springs
- Indoor foliage greenhouses
- Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
- Kelly Park / Rock Springs
Getting oriented
Apopka sits in Orange County, Central Florida. Dining concentrates along US 441 (Orange Blossom Trail) through downtown Apopka and around its junction with SR 436 on the city's east side.
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