Central Florida with Winter Garden on SE shore. Lake Apopka may be regarded as extreme head of Oklawaha River.Apopka is located just 12 miles northwest of Orlando, a peaceful town that encompasses just over 30 square miles and has a population of more than 31,000 residents. Apopka Lake is nearly circular in size and lies on the line between Orange and Lake Counties. Just northeast of Apopka is Wekiwa Springs State Park, approximately 7,000 acres of wild scenic park that offers visitors a chance to see what central Florida looked like when the Timucuan Indians lived here. Public Boat Access: Located off C.R. 437 at Magnolia Park Lake Notes: Specializing in Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill and Sunshine Bass. Nearly circular, and c.8 mi/12.9 km-9 mi/14.5 km in diameter.
Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in Florida. It is located west of Orlando and mostly in Orange County, but the western part is in Lake County. Fed by a natural spring, rainfall and stormwater runoff, water from Lake Apopka flows through the Apopka-Beauclair Canal and into Lakes Beauclair and Dora. From Lake Dora, water flows into Lake Eustis, then into Lake Griffin and then northward into the Ocklawaha River, which flows into the St. Johns River. Through the 1940s, Lake Apopka was one of central Florida?s main attractions. Anglers traveled from throughout the United States fish for trophy-sized bass in Lake Apopka, and 21 fish camps lined the lake?s shoreline.