Escapade au Lac Smith avec Quai : Familles Bienvenues !

Kayaks, Canoes & Life Vests | Expansive Screened Porch | Day Trip to Disney

Treat your loved ones to a fun-filled retreat at this Umatilla vacation rental! With endless ways to enjoy the great outdoors and easy access to activities for all ages, 'Empower Farms' offers a convenient home base for the whole crew. Perfect your swing at Mount Dora Golf Club, take the kayaks out around Lake Smith, or say hello to the manatees that frequent Wekiwa Springs State Park — Florida living at its finest!

-- THE PROPERTY --

SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS
- Bedroom 1: 1 queen bed
- Bedroom 2: 2 twin beds
- Bedroom 3: 1 queen bed
- Sleeping Nook: 1 twin bunk bed
- Sunroom: 2 twin daybeds w/ 2 twin trundles

HOME HIGHLIGHTS
- Flat-screen TV, books/board games
- Dining tables
- Screened-in porch w/ picnic table & seating
- Yard & dock

KITCHEN
- Refrigerator, microwave, stove/oven, dishwasher, blender, toaster
- Drip coffee maker (starter coffee provided)
- Cooking basics, dishware/flatware
- Spices

GENERAL
- Free WiFi
- Central A/C & heating
- Washer/dryer, hangers, iron/board
- Towels & linens, trash bags & paper towels, beach towels
- Complimentary toiletries, hair dryer

FAQ
- Farm guests on-site in attached unit
- Working farm next door
- Fireplace (decorative use only)

ACCESSIBILITY
- Single-story home, 3 steps required to enter
- 2 small steps required to access living room

PARKING
- Driveway (4 vehicles)

-- THE LOCATION --

- On-site access to Lake Smith, a 69-acre private lake
- Near Lake Eustis, Lake Harris & Lake Apopka
- 2 miles to Trout Lake Nature Center
- 4 miles to Palmetto Point Park and The Green Gauntlet Disc Golf Course (designed by 3-time Pro World Champion Gregg Hosfeld)
- 8 miles to public boat launch on Lake Eustis, which is part of the 75,000-acre Harris Chain of Lakes
- 9 miles to Mt Dora, one of the quaintest downtown areas in Florida w/ 30+ festivals annually, including their Arts and Craft festival with more than 100,000 attendees each year
- 10-15 miles to Mount Dora Golf Club, Eagle Dunes Golf Club & Mission Resort + Club
- 11 miles to Sawgrass Island Preserve
- 12 to Clearwater Lake Recreation area in the Ocala National Forest
- 12 miles to a trailhead for the Florida National Scenic Trail, a 1,500-mile hiking trail that traverses Florida from the Everglades to the west Panhandle
- 16 miles to Alexander Springs in the Ocala National Forest
- 25 miles to Wekiwa Springs State Park
- 44 miles to Walt Disney World
- 45 miles to Universal Studios Florida
- 50 miles to SeaWorld Orlando
- 52 miles to Orlando International Airport

-- REST EASY WITH US --

Evolve makes it easy to find and book properties you’ll never want to leave. You can relax knowing that our properties will always be ready for you and that we’ll answer the phone 24/7. Even better, if anything is off about your stay, we’ll make it right. You can count on our homes and our people to make you feel welcome — because we know what vacation means to you.

-- POLICIES --

- No smoking
- No pets allowed
- No events, parties, or large gatherings
- Additional fees and taxes may apply
- Photo ID may be required upon check-in

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- The fireplace is not available for guest use
- This single-story home requires 3 steps to enter; 2 small steps are required to access the living room
- There is a small, working organic farm, Empower Farms, next door to this property. Staff and farm interns live on the property in permanent glamping tents or their personal RVs. Farm staff accommodations aren't visible from the vacation rental, only from the property's entrance
- There is a completely separate 2-bedroom apartment attached to the house for farm guests. There is a locked door between the home and the apartment, so farm guests cannot enter the house. Other tenants may be present during your stay, but they will spend the majority of their time on the farm. Other than accessing the apartment, apartment tenants will not share any indoor or outdoor spaces with house guests
- Farm tours are available upon request