Isle of Pines Homes for Sale — Lake Nona, Orlando FL

By David Myers, Broker Associate · Nona Orlando Properties Team at Ziro Realty, LLC · Last reviewed August 13, 2026 · Contact David Myers

Isle of Pines is an established community in the southeast section of the Lake Nona area of Orlando, FL. The chain of lakes here and the rural pace of the place draw buyers who want acreage and water access rather than a conventional subdivision, while staying inside easy reach of Lake Nona and the rest of Orlando.

What Amenities Do Residents Get?

Everything on-site is built around the water, and access runs through the voluntary property owners association rather than a required HOA.

The community park holds a boat ramp onto Lake Mary Jane, a sandy beach, a fishing dock, a pavilion with grills, a playground, a basketball court, restroom facilities, and a storage area for kayaks, canoes and small boats. Membership in the Isle of Pines Property Owner's Association is what opens the gate — the association is voluntary, so a buyer who never plans to use the ramp is never assessed for it. That is the trade this neighborhood makes: nothing is imposed, and nothing is guaranteed either.

The association also runs the calendar. Annual events include an Easter Egg Hunt, a 4th of July Parade, a Halloween Party and Christmas Parties, all funded by member dues.

Isle of Pine Preserve sits directly against the neighborhood, with two trailheads inside it — one at the end of Lacebark Pine Road and one at the end of Lake Mary Jane Road. Residents are also close to Moss Park, Orange County's largest park, with camping, picnic, beach and playground areas plus walking trails. Lake Mary Jane is part of the Lake Hart chain of lakes. See how Isle of Pines compares to other Lake Nona area neighborhood amenities.

Where is Isle of Pines & What's Nearby?

Isle of Pines is at the end of Lake Mary Jane Road, off Moss Park Road, about three miles from Moss Park and about six miles from Narcoossee Road and the heart of Lake Nona.

Isle of Pines is still genuinely rural. The closest grocery stores are at the Shoppes at Storey Park or Cornerstone at Lake Hart. Both have Publix grocery stores and are about seven miles away. Getting anywhere means Moss Park Road first, which is worth understanding before you commit to the location.

For most buyers here that distance is the appeal rather than the drawback. Standing on a lot at the end of Lake Mary Jane Road you feel completely away from it all — and Lake Nona's shopping, dining, Medical City and Orlando International Airport are still only a few miles up the road.

Nearby schools include Moss Park Elementary, Innovation Middle School and Innovation High School. Assignments are set by Orange County Public Schools and change more often here than in a settled market, so confirm the current zoning for a specific address before you rely on it.

Take a Virtual Tour of Isle of Pines

The street-level view below shows the tree canopy and the lot spacing better than any photograph does.

What Are the Homes Like?

There is no single builder and no architectural review, so the housing stock ranges from small 1960s cottages to large custom estate homes on the same street.

Of roughly 413 parcels, about 358 hold completed homes and approximately 55 of those are waterfront. Lots average a third to a half acre and run up to about an acre — substantially more land than the newer Lake Nona neighborhoods give you at any price. The variety is the point for some buyers and the problem for others: without a mandatory HOA there is no committee deciding what your neighbor does with their front yard, their boat, or their paint colour.

Vacant lots are still available to build on, and the builders working here are custom home builders rather than production companies. Homes run on private wells and septic systems; there is currently no public water or sewer service in the neighborhood.

What Does It Cost to Own Here?

There is no CDD assessment and no required HOA payment, but well and septic maintenance is a real cost that a home on municipal utilities does not carry.

Who is Isle of Pines a Good Fit For?

It fits boaters, anglers and buyers who want land and independence; it does not fit anyone who wants amenities, uniformity, or municipal utilities.

Isle of Pines is a strong fit if you:

• Own a boat or fish. A ramp onto the Lake Hart chain at the end of your own street is the single hardest thing to replicate elsewhere in the Lake Nona area.
• Want land. A third to a half acre, and up to about an acre, is not available in the newer neighborhoods at any price point.
• Want to build custom. Buildable lots remain, with no production builder's plan book to work inside.
• Want to be left alone. No architectural review, no required dues, no gate.
• Use trails. Isle of Pine Preserve has two trailheads inside the neighborhood.
• Want distance without isolation. The neighborhood feels completely away from it all while everything a major city offers sits a few miles up the road.

Look elsewhere if you:

• Want water access without well and septic. North Shore at Lake Hart sits on the same chain of lakes, is served by public water and sewer, and has a pool and clubhouse.
• Want a large lot with an association maintaining the common areas. Live Oak Estates is the closer comparison for acreage with an HOA doing the upkeep — though it is on well and septic too, so that part of the trade does not change.
• Want no association at all. Lake Whippoorwill-Hart is the only other Lake Nona area neighborhood with neither a CDD nor an HOA.
• Want a waterfront park behind a gate. Moss Park Reserve is gated and has a waterfront park with a dock, in a conventional subdivision layout. It has no pool or clubhouse either.
• Want a pool, a clubhouse and shopping close by. None of that exists here. Storey Park has both, and the Publix at the Shoppes at Storey Park is in the neighborhood rather than seven miles away.

Isle of Pines rewards buyers who know exactly what they want from it and frustrates buyers who expected a Lake Nona neighborhood in the usual sense. If you want an honest read on whether a specific home here fits how you actually live, Call/Text David Myers at 407.801.3286 or contact David Myers to set up a look.