Orange County Parks and Recreation to host grand opening of new Horizon West park

The grand opening for Watermark Park, a neighborhood park, will be at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at 9940 Seidel Road.

By Liz Ramos
| 3:33 p.m. August 13, 2026

Orange County’s Parks and Recreation officials, with Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and County Commissioner Nicole Wilson, celebrated the groundbreaking of Watermark Park.

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Orange County Parks and Recreation will be celebrating the opening of a new park in Horizon West.

The grand opening for Watermark Park will be at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at 9940 Seidel Road. The $1.8 million park is located directly in front of Panther Lake Elementary School.

The 5.69-acre neighborhood park will include a dog park for small and large dogs and shaded playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 as well as ages 5 to 12. The park also ill have a paved walking path around the perimeter, a pavilion and open space.

Orange County Parks and Recreation broke ground on the park, which is the county's 115th park, Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

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Liz Ramos

Managing Editor Liz Ramos previously covered education and community for the East County Observer. Before moving to Florida, Liz was an education reporter for the Lynchburg News & Advance in Virginia for two years after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism.