The largest manmade lagoon in the country - The Mirada is now open, only 1.5 hours from Orlando

As Florida’s largest lagoon, The Miranda is 15 acres of beautiful crystal clear water, located in San Antonio, Pasco County.

Located just over 1.5 hours from Orlando via the Turnpike and I-75, you will discover the largest manmade lagoon in the entire country.

The Miranda is a beautiful manmade lagoon featuring 15 acre of beautiful crystal clear water, where you can purchase a day pass from only $25 per adult, and $20 per child (Child Day Pass is for ages 4-12 years old. Children 3 and under are free), if purchased in advance and enjoy a day on a tropical beach paradise, swimming in clear blue waters, enjoying endless thrills on the water slide, and more.

Included with your day pass visit is all day access to a tropical beach paradise, swimming in clear, blue water, inflatable slides, beach volleyball, and access to the Sandbar swim-up bar.

An even cheaper option is a late day pass which gives you access to the Lagoon after 3pm, check the website for details.

The Miranda is located at 31461 Mirada Blvd, San Antonio, FL 33576, and is open seven days per week, 10 am - 8 pm.

Metro Lagoons currently operates four sites in Florida - Epperson, Southshore Bay, Brightwater, and Mirada.

You can learn more about reserving day passes, and upcoming events on Metro Lagoon’s website.

The Mirada Lagoon is part of the larger Mirada community, which offers resort style living.

At the heart of Mirada sits THE unique 15-acre man-made lagoon by MetroLagoons that connects Mirada residents to an amazing beach lifestyle right in their own community: swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding and playing in the sand is all right here.

But in addition to Tampa’s finest homes, there’s even more at Mirada: a resort-style pool, dog parks, tennis and pickleball courts, spacious sidewalks, walking and biking trails, bocce ball courts*, an event lawn and the lagoon amenities. From high-speed action to leisurely strolling or floating, at Mirada in Pasco County you can live life at its fullest.

This community is 2,000 acres and once complete will include 4,500 homes from six different builders — DR Horton, Lennar, Lennar Active Adult Collection, Biscayne, Maronda and West Bay Homes — with prices from the high $200s to $1 million.

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