LAKE GERALDINE

Little known Lake Geraldine is a new gated community of acreage and estate homes.

Each homesite is four to five acres and zoned agricultural so you have room for horses. Situated along the pristine Myakka River, Lake Geraldine is the focal point for the subdivision, but there are smaller lakes as well. You can canoe, kayak or take a small boat out on the lakes or go down to the community boat dock and get out into the Myakka River, which is designated a wild and scenic river by the state of Florida.

Take a boat ride up to Snook Haven for the Sunday music or travel downstream to Charlotte Harbor and ultimately, the Gulf of Mexico.

Across the road from the property is Myakka State Forest, 8,000 acres of unspoiled preserve also bordering the Myakka River and providing a home for hundreds of birds and animals. Only trails, a few picnic tables and primitive camping are allowed

From Lake Geraldine you can easily get to River Road, which is a main connector road to I-75 or head toward Englewood and go to the beaches and fine restaurants on Manasota Key. Midway between Venice and North Port, shopping is only a few minutes away, and Manatee Community College and the vast Thomas Ranch development are right around the corner.

If you want to buy a large sarasota florida real estate luxury home or build a large waterfront home on acreage with golf clubs and white sand beaches only minutes away, this is an up and coming area where such opportunity still exists.