Lakefront

A city with a front porch on the lake

St. Cloud's whole identity leans toward East Lake Toho: a lakefront park with a marina and beach, public ramps, and some of the Kissimmee Chain's best-known bass water.

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The local angle

East Lake Toho, up close

Founded in 1909 as a Grand Army of the Republic colony — "Soldier City" — St. Cloud grew up along the southern shore of East Lake Tohopekaliga, and the shoreline is still where the city gathers. Lakefront Park runs more than two miles with a marina, sand beach, splash pad, and fishing pier, and public ramps put boats on an 11,968-acre lake known nationally for its bass fishery.

The state has run habitat-enhancement work on the lake since 2019, which is worth knowing before a fishing trip — the official pages below carry the current status.

Lakefront ParkMarina, beach, pier and two-plus miles of shoreline path St. Cloud Boat RampsCity page listing public ramps onto East Lake Toho Ralph V. Chisholm Park RampCounty park ramp, beach and picnic area on the lake's north shore off Narcoossee Road FWC East Lake Toho Habitat ProjectState drawdown and habitat enhancement work on the lake since 2019