If you take Morse to Rio Grande to Del Mar like I do to get to Spanish Springs, then this is where I park. After you go through the Del Mar gate and cross the 4-way stop at Avenida Central, make an immediate left after the townhomes, if you miss that one, there is another left turn left in about 50' just after the wall. If you pass Villages Insurance, you've gone too far. It's basically the parking lot for MVP, and they aren't that busy at night. If you're in the right lot and look at the large MVP building, you see this entrance shown below. I've parked in that lot many times over the last five years and not had a problem, also it's good for craft shows because they don't close off Del Mar until after that turn off.

http://www.mvpsportsclubs.com/sites/...sh-springs.jpg

It seems everyone seems to have forgotten all the diners who were robbed @ gunpoint, while sitting @ the outside dining area of Gators- a perp walked alongside them & cleaned them out.

The proximity to 441/27 makes it a prime hunting ground--numerous cars have been broken into and very recently 2 yes 2 golf carts have been stolen

And yet Wildwood is still more dangerous (proximity to 44 and Wildwood in general).

The crime rate in TV is very low. One in a while, something may happen but it is safe. IMHO

I am in SS three times a week and have been here for three years and have not had an incident yet!

This is no reason to be alarmed. IMHO

If you feel uneasy park in the square itself assuming you can get a spot.

That's where I park when I drive to SS too. It's a large lot and it's usually easy to find a good parking spot.

You're right about the proximity to 441/27, that's why so many were not happy with the placement of Brownwood so close to Wildwood. However, you have to make the merchants happy, and if you go into Gator's Dockside at Brownwood at lunch time you'll see why. That place gets packed and they aren't villagers, a lot of workers from Wildwood and the surrounding area come in.

The incident you mentioned about being robbed at SS Gator's, I can only find that happening once. It was in 2013 and was a midnight. So it was really an isolated incident and was three hours after the music at the square shuts down. I can't post a link to the online newspaper, so here is the article.

At 11:57 p.m. Dec. 1, 2013 a man walked onto the outdoor bar area, walked past the victims, left the outdoor bar area and then approached the victims through the archway from the sidewalk, according to Lady Lake Police.

The man then brandished a small black semi-auto pistol and demanded the victims give him their money. The suspect then left the area on foot and got into the passenger side of an early 2000s silver Lincoln LS and fled the area.

The suspect is a white male 25-30 years old, approximately 6 feet tall, with a thin build, according to Lady Lake Police. The suspect was wearing blue jeans, a black-and-red basketball jersey and a ball cap.

Detectives have reviewed video surveillance footage. A sketch of the suspect has been released.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Ronald Michaud or Detective Butch Perdue at 751-1542.

What I would more concerned about if I were someone who stayed out that late would be the fights that occur in and around Margarita Republic. Again, it's a place that stays open until 2am. Most villagers this is beyond their bedtime, so they are inviting outsiders with such late hours.

Golf carts stolen, that's a problem that is mainly in the SS area, the last stolen were parked alongside the Rialto Theater on Alonzo Ave. The second cart stolen was on Alverez Ave., which runs past TooJays. My suggestion is don't take your cart there, we drive our car but that's because it's far, especially when driving back home in the dark. If I did drive a cart to SS regularly, I would use something like the club that we use on the car. Especially one that locks the steering wheel and the gas pedal. This one is available on eBay for $16 and free shipping.

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFgxMD...XOcSi/$_58.JPG

Steering Wheel Lock to Pedal Anti Theft Car Truck Security Auto Universal Red | eBay

Remember the good old days when Spanish Springs had valet parking?

Finally someone with a brain who is answering the original question. I think parking anywhere near this area; in general, is very safe and a short walk.

Speaking of crime;

They had a sting Friday and got an orthopedic doctor and the lady from Duval, but I think it was at some motel in Wildwood. There were several other folks arrested too. The story is in the you know what.

Was not a ring.............was a sting.

Oh. You are right. Sting.

two legged or four legged variety???:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Do not let all of the alarmists frighten you. The Villages are very safe and the isolated incidents should not keep anyone from enjoying oneself.

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Looked at that story. As described, I think the operation borders on entrapment. Beyond that, did you see the pix of the women who wanted to get paid for sex? Enough said, one picture is worth a thousand words:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: