Orlando Outdoor Activities
Orlando Outdoor Activity Guide
In Orlando, the best outdoor activities take advantage of the city’s warm weather. Enjoy an Orlando concert under the stars or adventurously tour the city from the air. From completely free activities to those that cost hundreds of dollars, there are outdoor activities to fit every budget.
For outdoor Orlando concerts ranging from jazz to pop to big band to contemporary, Uptown Altamonte at Cranes Roost Park serves up a summer concert series that provides it all. Hosted under the yellow, M-shaped Eddie Rose Amphitheater, Friday Night Unplugged concerts are free and open to everyone. Stop by 274 East Central Parkway in Altamonte Springs, a short drive from Orlando, at 8 p.m. to enjoy the show.
Anyone who has ever been horse crazy is sure to enjoy Trotter’s Park, which stands out among Orlando parks because of its classic equestrian theme. About 20 acres of this grassy park are devoted to equestrian facilities, which provide therapeutic horseback riding lessons. People with disabilities also have access to hippotherapy. Trotter’s Park is located on West Trotters Drive in nearby Maitland.
Adventure-seekers craving distinctive tours of Orlando need look no further than Balloons and Beyond, a company that offers hot air balloon flights over the city during the golden sunset hours. Each flight is led by an experienced pilot, includes basic lessons on how to operate a hot air balloon, and comes with a glass of champagne and continental breakfast. Guests also receive a certificate, postcard, and photo to show off at home. Flights take off from the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando every day of the week.
When it comes to Orlando outdoor activities, there are a wide variety of adventures that allow both locals and tourists to enjoy Orlando’s world-famous sunshine and magic.
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Winter Park Country Club
- Winter Park
Nine-hole course has been graced by players such as Hogan, Snead, and Sarazen and even became grazing pastures during WWI
Watersports at Little Harbor Resort
- Lake Bryan Shores
One- and two-seater kayaks; easy-to-navigate paddleboards; region teeming with dolphins, stingrays, and manatees
Central Florida Paddleboarding Orlando
- Multiple Locations
Trained and certified instructors lead groups on eco tours or teach them to paddleboard
Gator Golf
- Florida Center
Players sink putts on a mini-golf course set in a lagoon with 200 live alligators
Volcano Island Miniature Golf
- Orlando
18 holes wind through prehistoric dinosaur statues, waterfalls, palm trees, and volcanoes that spew fire as players learn dinosaur trivia
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Inspired by his own love of exotic cars, Joe Sabatini's Festivals of Speed has been parading a fleet of the world’s snazziest automobiles before crowds at several fancy Florida hotels and resorts for a full decade. His who’s who list of cars includes vintage and contemporary models from Porsche, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Rolls-Royce, and Aston Martin, some so frighteningly aerodynamic that the wind refuses to blow on them. All rest in silent repose, waiting to be unleashed to qualified drivers through a special Ride and Drive program.
To complement the automotive elegance, the event planners have made arrangements for soft jazz, luxury lifestyle displays, and sumptuous snacks perfect for tossing to Bentleys as they hop up on their hind wheels. The festival also attracts speedy species of watercraft, aircraft, and custom motorcycles, as well as classic and restored cars submitted by local auto enthusiasts. Alongside its vehicle lineup, the festivals also showcase jewelry, fine art, real estate, and culinary gems to cater to all manner of luxury aficionado.
Each day, golf carts trundle over wooden bridges, their wheels thwacking against each plank as they cross the myriad waterways that dot Alaqua Country Club's 18-hole layout. Designed by golf legend Gary Player, the 6,662-yard course is sculpted through tunnels of 55-foot trees and incorporates water hazards that come into play on 16 holes. One shining example is the par 3 hole 13 with an island green that tests golfers' iron play and ability to use those same clubs to fight off feral caddies that use flagsticks as swords. Surrounded by the Lower Wekiva Preserve State Park, the course enchants golfers with palms draped in billowing spanish moss and occasional sightings of deer and wild turkeys.
Alaqua Country Club's new, adobe-accented clubhouse offers weekly dining specials served to tables draped in white linens, where guests can unwind after rounds or fold burgundy napkins into festive new club head covers.
