*Special Events*
Winter Haven Bike Fest, Cruisin' Winter Haven, arts and gallery, theatre productions, farmers' market and other events.

  Aquatics
The ‘Rowdy’ Gaines Olympic Pool has an Olympic size (25 yards x 50 meters) competitive pool, which is four (4) feet deep on each end and 6 1/2 feet in the middle. This pool has competitive starting blocks and is used for competitive swimming, swim instruction and recreational use.

 
Athletics
Youth football, youth baseball/softball, youth basketball, youth soccer, youth swimming, Police Athletic League, horseshoe, shuffleboard, basketball, tennis and track.

 
Chain of Lakes Instructional Programs
Fitness and creative arts programs, including classes for yoga, tae kwon do, tai chi, fencing, judo, strollercise, jujitsu, creative art, stained glass, woodcarving, guitar and voice.

  Recreational Facilities
The purpose of the Facility Management Services' Division is to provide clean, safe and affordable rental facilities while providing quality customer service. Our facilities are available to rent for seminars, wedding receptions, birthday parties, banquets, trade shows and much more.

Rotary Park
Rotary Park was built in 1954 and renovated in 1998. The facility offers one youth baseball field, four (4) three-wall racquetball courts, a 60-square-feet skate park, a sand volleyball court, an outdoor basketball court and a competition horseshoe area.

 
Winter Haven Senior Adult Center
Dance classes, including line and ballroom dancing; exercise classes, including low-impact aerobics and chair yoga and social activities including card social, quilting bee, shuffleboard, chess and painting bee.

 
Winter Haven Tennis Complex
If tennis is your swing, we have the place for you. The Winter Haven Tennis Complex offers 11 lighted hard courts. In addition, the facility has qualified staff to help you net the top level of your game.

 
Willowbrook Municipal Golf Course
One of Polk County’s best kept secrets, Willowbrook Municipal Golf Course offers a challenging, yet forgiving, layout that is a pleasure for golfers of all ability levels to play.

 
Winter Haven Public Library
The Winter Haven Public Library provides a wide variety of services to its patrons, including books, videos, DVD’s, compact disc's, books by mail, audio cassettes and books on CD-Rom.

Winter Haven Recreational & Cultural Center
Winter Haven Recreational & Cultural Center is located in the northeastern quadrant of Winter Haven. This facility has two lighted youth baseball/softball fields, an indoor gymnasium, a 25 meter pool, physical conditioning facilities, meeting room, kitchen facilities, game room and conference room.