Woodland Park was located near the city of Sanford on the shores of Lake Monroe. It was run by owner Victor Schmelz and his son from 1910 to the 1920s. In 1909, Schmelz installed an eighty by thirty foot swimming pool. The pool, which was open Sundays and Thursdays, had springboards, a toboggan slide, a diving stage, shower baths and forty six dressing rooms. Admission to the park was only a nickel, but the use of the pool cost a dime and visitors could rent bathing suits made by Schmelz's daughter. The six foot deep pool was drained every night and refilled every morning with water from an artesian well, so the sunlight could "disinfect" the pool. Schmelz installed a boiler to heat the pool in 1915. For those who did not want to swim, the park had other amusements to offer. Woodland Park contained a gazebo, a covered picnic area, seesaws, swings and toilets. There was also a large cement dance floor with its own orchestra. The easiest way to access Woodland Park was by water. A popular family activity was to rent a boat and paddle to Woodland Park and enjoy a swim and a family picnic. Schmelz also ran a bus from Sanford to the park and many made the trip by horse and buggy. In its heyday, Woodland Park was an important part of tourism and development in Sanford. Today the swimming pool has been filled in and the area that was once a popular early tourist attraction is now covered in by the woods.