Places for young kids
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Lake Eola Park is downtown. The city lists separate playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, a paved loop, picnic tables, restrooms, and swan boats. The paved loop around the lake is about nine-tenths of a mile. That is the same loop a stroller actually walks.
Cherry Tree Park and Wadeview Park are neighborhood parks with age-marked playgrounds. Cherry Tree lists shaded picnic space, a pavilion, and open space. Wadeview lists pines, cypress, oak, picnic areas, and restrooms. The age bands 2 to 5 and 5 to 12 are the city's own marks.
KidsTown at Orlando Science Center is an 11,000-square-foot play-and-learning area for children 7 and under, including Toddler Town for ages 0 to 2. Harry P. Leu Gardens is a 50-acre city garden. Family programming appears on the venue calendar when scheduled.
These pages are directories, not a clock. Hours move. Heat does not. NWS Melbourne's heat-safety material names young children as particularly vulnerable. Visit Orlando's weather page points visitors toward mornings and evenings in summer. Bring water. Read the city or venue page the morning you go. Live calendars sit on Family events. Gear for a park week is on the park-day guide.
Lake Eola Park
The city lists separate playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, a paved loop, picnic tables, restrooms, and swan boats.
Cherry Tree Park
Shaded picnic space, a pavilion, open space, and playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12.
Wadeview Park
Pines, cypress, oak, picnic areas, restrooms, and age-marked playgrounds.
KidsTown at Orlando Science Center
An 11,000-square-foot play-and-learning area for children 7 and under, including Toddler Town for ages 0 to 2.
Harry P. Leu Gardens
A 50-acre garden with current event listings, including family programming when scheduled.