With its expansive, well-landscaped lots, large homes and surrounding green space, South Lakes offers residents room to roam. Many of the homes in this picturesque community sit next to forested areas or large grassy fields.
Home designs in South Lakes tend toward Traditional-style houses built throughout the 1990s. South Lakes encompasses zip code 32901. The community is bounded by Pirate Lane on the north, Clearmont Street Northeast on the east, Palm Bay Road Northeast on the south, and South Babcock Street on the west. Interstate 1 lies outside of the community to the east; Interstate 95 to the west, and Interstate 192 runs along the neighborhood’s northern boundary. The area is mainly residential, although there is a high school and community center in the community.
Of the many appealing aspects of life in South Lakes is the community’s proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and beaches, which are located to the east of the neighborhood just past Interstate 1. For those interested in hiking, biking, and observing wildlife, Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area lies to the west of the neighborhood off Interstate 192. This expanse of rugged wild land is comprised of forests and wetlands, the latter of which features native plant life such as lilies, orchids, blue flag iris, St. Johns wort and pitcher plants. Bull Creek includes a 8.6-mile self-guided drive that offers opportunities to spot a wide variety of wildlife such as sandhill cranes, limpkins, great egrets, water pipits, common nighthawks, white-tailed deer and marsh rabbits, to name a few of the area’s inhabitants.