Lake Idylwild, which is round, has a surface area of . The lake has one small island, almost rectangular in shape, that measures by . It is just north of a canal on the northwest side the leads to Lake Jessie. Lake Idylwild is on the northwest side of Winter Haven, Florida. Residential areas border this lake on the northeast and western shores. On the south side are various commercial buildings. A woody area borders the southeast shore and the northwest shore is bordered by a grassy area. Lake Idylwild has no public access directly. There are no boat ramps or public swimming areas. However, boats may access the lake from three canals. One on the northwest, connects to Lake Jessie. One on the east connects to Lake Hartridge. The third canal, on the south, connects to

Lake Cannon Lake Cannon, an almost round lake, has a surface area of . Lake Cannon is in a highly urbanized area. On the north shore is a some vacant land and the Boys Club is also on the north shore. The rest of the lake is surrounded by residential areas. ...

. Lake Idylwild is part of the south part of the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes system, so boats may travel some distance to reach this lake. The Take Me Fishing website says this lake contains

largemouth bass The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but ...

black crappie The black crappie (''Pomoxis nigromaculatus'') is a freshwater fish found in North America, one of the two types of crappies. It is very similar to the white crappie in size, shape, and habits, except that it is darker, with a pattern of black sp ...

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bluegill The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...

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History

In the 1940s there was an attraction on the shores of Lake Idylwild, called "Idylwyld Gardens". (See reference link #4 and #5 to photos of vintage post cards.) Idylwyld Gardens is now considered to be a "lost park".

References

4. 1940's vintage postcard of Idylwyld Gardens: https://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/AntiquePlum/12671417/gardenia_time_in_idylwyld_gardens_winter_haven_fl_vintagecard/vintage/ephemera/postcards 5. 1940's vintage postcard of Idylwyld Gardens: http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,113921100,var,Gardenia-Time-Idylwyld-Gardens-Winter-Haven--Florida,language,E.html{{Dead link, date=May 2019 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Lakes of Polk County, Florida, Idylwild