Beautiful, quite park with lots of gorgeous plants and flowers to check out. My three y/o loved all the lizards. And I can now say I have seen a red pineapple and a giant lubber grasshopper.

i love meade gardens, it takes you away from the busy traffic in nearby Orlando and winter park. you can walk, bike, hike, grill out, grab a hammock and take a nap. there are lovely gardens, a butterfly garden and a great stage for entertaining,...More

We love to go to Mead Gardens, a rare, somewhat rustic gardens. The city is getting rid of non-natural plants, the volunteers are adding flowers, plants, trails, etc, and the owls are raising a young ‘in! Less formal and man-made than many gardens and not...More

Went here thinking it was more of a botanical garden, but there weren't as many trails as I thought there would be. Honestly a bit disappointing, but a great place for families & picnicking. As someone from out of town, I was just expecting a...More

The city of Winter Park is one of the nicer cities in Central Florida, so it is surprising to see a park like Mead Garden not reach its potential. The park is free to visit, and there are plenty of walking trails, but this park...More

Sadly the Mead Garden in Orlando is quite devastated from the hurricane. In February many leaves have been stripped from the trees, New Growth appears. Several trees were uprooted and lay fallen. It's hard to imagine what it used to look like. The bathroom facilities...More

We had a short visit to the gardens, not a lot in bloom this time of year, we saw cardinals, an owl, wood peckers, turtles, some egrets and the Camilla flower. We did the board walk and explored the park. Parts of the park seemed...More