Deland, Florida Travel Information

Blue Spring Campground Every winter, manatees leave the cooling waters of the St. Johns River to make the 72º F waters of Blue Spring their home. Now this park has become famous as a place to observe the gentle creature. In... Orange City, FL

Cave Diving: the Lure of the Dark The current raging out the cave’s narrow mouth is too strong to swim against. Millions of gallons of water gush from the entrance daily, so we use hands, feet, elbows—every means available—to crawl ag... Orange City, FL

DeLand DeLand, so lovely and learned that it is known as the Athens of Florida, lies west of Daytona Beach in a quiet backwater centered by a leafy college campus (Stetson University) and surrounded by parks... De Land, FL

Hontoon Island Campground Leave the bustling world behind as you cross the St. Johns River and enter the natural and seemingly remote world of Hontoon Island. The campground here is simply fantastic, and there is plenty of hum... Deland, FL

Spiritualism and Springs: Cassadaga, Orange City, DeLand, & DeLeon Springs This jaunt covers 10,000 years of history in a nutshell, and you’ll want to come back for more. The oldest canoe found in the Western Hemisphere was fished out of DeLeon Springs and sent to a museum i... Orange City, FL

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Hontoon Island State Park: Indian Mound Nature Trail (Distance: 5.1 mi) Hontoon may not be Robinson Crusoe’s island, but in the mushrooming central Florida region, it’s the next best thing. Hontoon Island has no land access—visitors arrive by boat. The Park Service provid...

DeLand, FL - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

Blue Spring State Park (Distance: 5.9 mi) Includes: Spring Run Boardwalk, Forest Hiking Trail. The West Indian Manatee is believed to be the basis of the mermaid legend because of its human-like face and broad beaver-like tail. Manatees, whic...

Daytona, FL - Hiking - length:unknown

Hontoon Island State Park (Distance: 6.0 mi) Hontoon Island State Park is an island in the middle of the St. Johns River, Florida’s longest and most traveled river. The river starts in the marshes east of Melbourne to the south and flows north u...

Deland, FL - Rail-Trails - length:6 mi

Hontoon Indian Mound (Distance: 6.1 mi) Hontoon may not be Robinson Crusoe’s island, but in the mushrooming Central Florida region, it’s the next best thing. Hontoon Island has no land access—visitors arrive by boat. The park service provid...

Deland, FL - Hiking - length:unknown

Blue Spring State Park: Boardwalk Trail (Distance: 6.4 mi) The West Indian manatee is believed to be the basis of the mermaid legend because of its humanlike face and broad beaverlike tail. Manatees, which may weigh as much as a ton, eat up to a hundred pound...

Orange City, FL - Hiking - length:1 mi

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Southridge Southridge Golf Course Public, 18 holes 6296 yards, par 72 0.9 miles from center of Deland, Florida

Deland DeLand Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6032 yards, par 70 2.6 miles from center of Deland, Florida

Victoria Hills Victoria Hills Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6989 yards, par 72 3.9 miles from center of Deland, Florida

Deltona The Deltona Club Public, 18 holes 7016 yards, par 72 7.9 miles from center of Deland, Florida

DeBary DeBary Golf & Country Club Public, 18 holes 6776 yards, par 72 8.7 miles from center of Deland, Florida

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