Hardee County's flagship gated 55+ active-adult manufactured home and seasonal/year-round RV retirement community, situated on a scenic private spring-fed lake at 237 Maxwell Drive in Wauchula (33873, just east of US Highway 17 S; Local: (863) 773-3582, Toll-Free: (800) 535-2591). Developed and managed by Rickert Properties, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Doc# G12757, active since 1984) and operating under the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA 55+ age-restricted covenant), Crystal Lake Village features 370 spacious land-lease manufactured home sites and full-hookup RV lots regulated under Florida DBPR Chapter 723 (Florida Mobile Home Act) and the Florida Department of Health in Hardee County (Rule 64E-15, F.A.C.). Residents enjoy an electronic security gate, a lakefront recreation clubhouse with a banquet hall and stage, a heated swimming pool and sundeck, a sandy beach and fishing pier on private Crystal Lake (stocked for catch-and-release bass and bream fishing plus kayaking/canoeing), lighted shuffleboard and pickleball courts, a billiards and card room, dog park, and a full calendar of winter and year-round senior social clubs, potlucks, and excursions.