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Enjoy Fort Gatlin Recreation Complex’s pool year round!
Ft. Gatlin Recreation Complex
Ft. Gatlin Recreation Complex
Admission Fee Basketball Courts Pickleball Playground Rec. Programs Swimming Tennis
Hours of Operation:
Summer Park Hours: Sunday through Saturday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. / Winter: Sunday through Saturday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Phone Number: (407) 254-9820
Address:
2009 Lake Margaret DR
Orlando, FL 32806
Acreage: 7
Location:
Points of Interest:
We're Hiring Lifeguards!
  • Apply online at www.ocfl.net/jobs, Lifeguards – Fort Gatlin Recreation job #30688
  • Applicants (must be age 16 or older) must bring Student ID and three Letters of Recommendation
  • Free lifeguard certification class provided for candidates selected for Orange County lifeguard employment; salary begins at $15.75/hour.
  • Water test includes:
    • 1. Swim 300 yards continuously, using these strokes either front crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilizing, propellant kick or breaststroke using a pull, breathe, kick and glide sequence.
    • 2. Tread water for 2 minutes using only legs: candidates should place hands under the armpits.
    • 3. Timed Event: starting in the water, swim 20 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, surface dive 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, return to the surface, swim 20 yards back to the starting point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps within 1 minute, 40 seconds.

Pool Hours:

  • Effective until further notice: Mondays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. only
  • Tuesdays through Sundays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This is an activity-based recreation facility with a tennis center, family swimming pool, and afterschool and summer programs. Swimming is $2 per person per day or $60 per person for an annual pass.

Enjoy our 10 tennis courts and pro shop; visit Central Florida Tennis Management Associates or call 407-254-9878.

Contact Us

Orange County Parks and Recreation
4801 W. Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32808

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Email: parks@ocfl.net
Parks Administration: 407-836-6200
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