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The Lakes

Named for the water, honestly

About 50 natural lakes in 18 square miles gave Land O' Lakes its name in 1950. The outdoor life built around them is still the point.

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Fifty lakes and the life around them

The name came from a 1950 public contest celebrating a real geography: roughly 50 natural lakes packed into about 18 square miles of central Pasco County (no relation to the dairy brand). Heritage Park sits on the historic U.S. 41 lakes corridor, Conner Preserve spreads 3,486 acres of sandhill and marsh trails, and the paved Suncoast Trail runs 42 miles along the parkway for cyclists and runners.

Newer master-planned communities like Connerton and Bexley grew up around that green framework, with the county's Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex — gym, pool, courts — as the shared backyard.

Land O' Lakes Heritage ParkCounty park on the U.S. 41 lakes corridor with fishing and a playgroundConner Preserve3,486 acres of SWFWMD-managed trails for hiking and horseback ridingSuncoast Trail42 miles of paved cycling and running trail, with its longest stretch in Pasco CountyLand O' Lakes Recreation ComplexGym, pool, and courts at 3032 Collier Parkway