Horizon West
Regional Park
Orange County, Florida
Horizon West
Regional Park
Orange County, Florida
Horizon West Regional Park, at over 200 acres, is one of Orange County’s larger “natural spaces”. During 2024 and 2025, some of that acreage was transformed into modern park facilities—a family-friendly, natural oasis, close to Hamlin Town Center yet comfortably out of sight.
PLEASE NOTE that a re-opening date for Horizon West Regional Park has not yet been announced. Construction has been finished, but the new LED sign at the gate displays the message “PARK IS CLOSED” and the gate is padlocked. All of the unpaved trails are marked and cleared, but not all of them have been mowed recently.
We will publish an opening date as soon as Orange County Parks and Recreation makes a formal announcement.
Newly paved vehicle access from Hamlin Groves Trail.
Two paved parking lots (165 parking spaces total), with adjacent overflow grass parking space.
Pedestrian / bicycle sidewalk access from Hamlin Groves Trail, and from the intersection of Bridgewater Crossings Blvd. and Tiny Road.
Restroom facilities (including a third “family” restroom), with water fountains and a bottle filler.
A large playground, equipped with shade sails.
A small picnic shelter with one picnic table.
A larger southeast event/picnic pavilion with eight picnic tables, two charcoal grills, a bicycle rack, and water fountains.
Approximately 6 miles of unpaved hiking trails.
About half of the unpaved trail routes are multi-use—they have enough overhead clearance for mountain biking and horseback riding.
Park Navigation Map
Visitors can use their mobile devices to navigate the park’s sidewalks and trails using this map, by tapping the fullscreen ⛶ icon at upper right after arriving in the park.
On a mobile device, your position will be indicated by a blue dot ● on the map.
To switch to “satellite” view on a mobile device, tap the “Layers” icon .
If the “Layers” icon isn’t visible, you may need to tap your “back” icon.
iPhone users: If navigation doesn’t work as described above, you may need to install the Google Maps mobile app.
Visitors using the park’s unpaved trails can do so safely by using common sense: Stay on the mowed trail, and dress properly (Hiking shoes, not flip-flops).
The unpaved trails will probably be restricted to non-motorized usage after t he park opens, to minimize dust and erosion. However, no trail signage has been posted yet.
Pedestrians can safely walk the trails with dogs, if they’re on a leash short enough to keep them on the trail and away from other animals. Besides other pets, frequent visitors are likely to see gopher tortoises and various species of snakes on the park’s trails.
Encounters with wild animals such as American alligators or coyotes are rare, but they do occur.
If horses and riders are approaching, both pedestrians and cyclists should yield and move aside until the equestrians have passed.
Cyclists must yield to pedestrians on the trail. Please note that not all of the park’s unpaved trails are suited for cycling. If you enter a trail section with deep loose sand, or overhead obstacles such as low tree limbs, it’s best to turn around and find a safer route. Stay on the marked / mowed trails, to avoid collapsing a gopher tortoise tunnel, or encountering briars or hidden clumps of cactus off-trail.
Equestrians are also advised to stay on the trail to avoid injury; there are gopher tortoise burrows outside of the trail. Most of the trail network is wide, and has adequate headroom for riding. Avoid narrow trail sections with low tree limbs.
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners awarded the contract for Phase 1B construction on Oct. 28, 2025. The initial surveys for the construction zones are underway. The completion date for Phase 1B is unknown; a rough estimate is sometime in 2027 or 2028.
The future Phase 1B facilities are also displayed on the map above. These include:
A 2-acre open lawn, just south of the traffic roundabout.
A large splash pad, to be located east of the restroom building.
A boardwalk and floating dock in the southeast corner of the park. When the dock is completed, anglers and kayakers will finally have public access to Lake Hartley.
Expansion of the two existing parking areas.
A new parking area, adjacent to the open lawn. This will facilitate the use of the open lawn for large outdoor public events.