Bay Hill

Bay Hill is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida.  As of July 2007 the population of this census-designated place was 6,112 residents.  Bay Hill is also part of the Orlando Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area located less than 10 miles from Orlando.  The Bay Hill Club and Lodge is located here and is the most notable attraction in Bay Hill.

Bay Hill is a small luxury area of Orange County mostly known for the golf club bearing Arnold Palmer’s name.  The golf club offers a private golf course, recreational facilities, full service salon and spa, and premier dining at three restaurants.  The Arnold Palmer Invitational, a PGA tournament is hosted here as well.  If all of that is not enough you are close to all of the major theme parks in the area. 

Bay Hill and Arnold Palmer are synonymous to each other now but it did not start out that way.  The golf course opened in 1961.  The owners invited major names to come down and play on the course and Arnold Palmer was one of the ones invited for the exhibition match in 1965.  Palmer shot a 66 and fell in love with the area and golf course so when in 1970 an option became available to purchase the golf course he and partners took over control of the Bay Hill Club.  Later in 1976 Palmer purchased outright control of the Bay Hill Club and Lodge and it has been his winter home ever since. 

With Bay Hill located inside the city limits of Orlando the events and festivals for residents are nearly endless.  Every holiday is celebrated by the city and the theme parks so you have many choices on each holiday for where to go.  If you enjoy the freedom of choices then you have another reason why Bay Hill is a good choice.

Bay Hill also has many colleges nearby.  Making a short commute to any of these colleges is easy to do.  The nearby major colleges are:

• Valencia Community College
• Rollins College
• University of Phoenix – Orlando Campus
• Seminole Community College
• Polk Community College
• Stetson Community College

If you are looking for something to do outdoors the Butler chain of Lakes is a great place to go.  The sand bottom lakes provide lots of options when out on the water.  No matter if you are going on a jet ski or out fishing on the boat the lakes are great places to get away to relax.  The lakes also have great parks and trails on the shores.  Taking a walk on the nature trails or just witnessing a sunset you realized the lakes around Bay Hill are some of the best places to go and visit. 

Bay Hill is a prestigious area of unincorporated Orange County.  The communities here are great places to live and the world class Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club gives you a 5 star resort in your backyard.  The size of Bay Hill is small but the possibilities are endless when you live here in this Orlando suburb.