Overview

Award-winning Lakewood Ranch is a 8,500 acre master-planned community encompassing all aspects of residential and commercial development. Seven villages, offering a variety of lifestyles from townhomes to estate living, share dramatic landscapes with forest and wetland preserves and hundreds of species of native wildlife. Recreational facilities include Lakewood Ranch Country Club and Athletic Center, 54 holes of Championship golf, the Sarasota Cricket Club, nine world-class polo fields and a variety of community parks, lakes and nature preserves. The community, also features shopping, dining and excellent schools and healthcare facilities, and was recently voted "Best Neighborhood" by the readers of Sarasota Magazine.

AMENITIES

Restaurants/Food Service Take your taste buds on a world tour by visiting the restaurants of Lakewood Ranch. We have Scottish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and more! There is something for every palate. Whether you simply want to grab-and-go or maybe you would like to enjoy an exquisite culinary creation in an elegant atmosphere, you'll find what you're looking for here at Lakewood Ranch. Click here for a listing of some of the finest restaurants in the area.

Interest Groups Lakewood Ranch residents are active people with many talents, interests, and hobbies. There are currently more than 80 active clubs within Lakewood Ranch that reflect the diversity of interests and causes through which to socialize and gather. Club membership in one or several of the Lakewood Ranch clubs is the ideal opportunity to meet, share, and enjoy the company of other people with similar interests in informal social settings.

Planned Activities Each year, the Community Activities Manager plans a number of entertaining events for the enjoyment and camaraderie of the residents in Lakewood Ranch neighborhoods. Some activities have been so popular that they have become annual events such as the Easter Eggstravaganza, the Ice Cream Social, and the Holiday Dinner Dance. Activities are offered for all age groups and interests throughout the year. In the past years there have been Music Fests, Fashion Shows, Casino Nights, Mystery Dinners, Holiday gatherings and Health Expos. There are always fun things happening around the Ranch providing a great way to socialize and meet new neighbors and friends.

Fitness Center 11,000 square foot fitness center with workout area, aerobics and Pilates rooms

Pools/Spas whirlpools, steam rooms and saunas in each locker room
Junior Olympic pool with lap lanes
Resort pool for younger children

Indoor Activities

Outdoor Activities Parks
With half of the land at Lakewood Ranch set aside as open or recreational space, it’s no surprise that our community parks are a popular focus of neighborhood life enjoyed by all. Click here for a list of parks in Lakewood Ranch.

Trails
At Lakewood Ranch, pedestrian trails form a network that can take you from one end of the community to another, often through some of Florida’s most beautiful and unspoiled natural settings. Residents can walk, jog, bike or rollerblade from one place to another along more than 100 miles of connecting trails and sidewalks! The extensive pedestrian system starts with four-foot sidewalks in each neighborhood which link to five, eight, and 12-foot sidewalks along throughways and common areas. Soft trails of mulch or grass leading to the nature areas, waterways, lakes and preserves connect to the sidewalk system. Special features such as wooden bridges and educational signage enhance the trails making every outing a fun as well as healthy experience.

Golf 36 holes of championship golf designed by Palmer Course Design Company
Practice facility with driving range, putting green and chipping green
Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary
18 holes of championship golf and state of the art practice facility with 3 regulation practice holes, all designed by Rick Robbins, under construction in Country Club East Village; expected to open late 2007/early 2008

Legacy Golf Club
The Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch is an 18-hole daily-fee Arnold Palmer signature links course that has become a frequent destination for resident golfers and visitors alike. As beautiful as it is challenging, the Legacy has received the prestigious four-star rating from Golf Digest Magazine.

Tennis 18 lighted clay tennis courts
Tennis shop and Courtside Deli

Equestrian Lakewood Ranch is home to the Sarasota Polo Club where the best players from around the globe compete on nine of the finest polo fields in the world! Come experience the thrill of watching the “fastest game on four feet” Sundays from December through April. Become part of the pageantry and excitement of the oldest organized sport in the world!

The Sarasota Polo Club's 130 acres of manicured fields, clubhouse and open air pavilion are also available for both indoor or tented sporting events, business meetings, weddings, parties and other special occasions.

Nearby Attractions Lakewood Ranch has become one of Florida's premier upscale shopping destinations and truly sets our community apart from the rest. Several shopping centers, specialty stores and unique boutiques provide day-to-day convenient shopping with exceptional selections.

Other The Sarasota International Cricket Club, founded in 1983, has a permanent cricket facility worthy of world class competition at Lakewood Ranch. As exemplary a place to play as Lakewood Ranch is to live, the laser-leveled cricket field on University is everything a professional batter worth his wickets could hope for: ICC-approved Nott's sport artificial turf with match and practice wickets from the UK. A full-function Clubhouse provides a focus for tea and sandwiches between battings!

Clubhouse 44,000 square foot Italian Villa clubhouse

 

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