A unique and unforgettable hometown

“Lake Placid is a place where there are murals, flowers and smiles everywhere you look.”

(Southern Living Magazine - May 2005). 

Unique among the state’s small hometown communities, Lake Placid is located on Route 27 in Florida’s quietly popular Lakes Region just 18 miles south of the legendary town of Sebring and approximately 80 miles southwest of the hustle of Orlando. Less than 90 minutes from Tampa and Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic beaches, Lake Placid is within 150 miles of 75% of the state’s population, yet it’s surrounded by 29 lakes and more virgin countryside than you could ever hope to explore. 

Twice recognized as “Florida's Rural Community of the Year" by Main Street USA and recognized as the Caladium Capital of The World, Lake Placid was described in the May 2005 issue of Southern Living as “Picture perfect … a charming place where there are murals, flowers and smiles everywhere you look.”  In short, this storybook town is a place where your neighbors are neighborly, and friends celebrate the easy living lifestyles that are unique to this quiet, uncrowded and almost undiscovered world.