Deep Lake is an uninhabited unincorporated area in Collier County, Florida, United States.

[2] Around 1901,[3] Walter Langford and John Roach acquired a 300-acre (1.2 km2) tract of land in the Deep Lake area,[2] known as "Deep Lake Hammock," with plans to develop the land into a grapefruit growing and packing enterprise.

[4] After years of laborious work, 200 acres of the hammock had been cleared and seeds were planted.

[2][5] To facilitate the process of transporting the grapefruit to market, the partners needed to build their own rail system.

He would go on to buy more land in the surrounding area to grow the business, which would later be called "Deep Lake Grove & Cannery.