Hontoon Island State Park
USINFO | 2013-05-20 13:36

 
Hontoon Island State Park is a 1,648-acre (6.67 km2) Florida State Park located on Hontoon Island between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County. It is six miles (10 km) west of DeLand, off SR 44, and can only be reached by boat or park operated ferry. The island has pine flatwoods, palm and oak hammocks, bald cypress swamps and marshes. Hontoon Island is surrounded by the St. Johns River, the Hontoon Dead River, and Snake Creek.

Activities include boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, as well as hiking, camping, picnicking, and nature viewing. The island can be circumnavigated with a nine-mile (14 km) day trip; Blue Spring State Park is a short paddle up the St. Johns. Amenities include canoe rentals, bike paths, twelve tent sites and six rustic cabins. The park also has overnight boat slip rentals, playground equipment, picnic tables,and a 3-mile (4.8 km) nature trail. The park is unique in having a lending library with picture books for children aged four to nine.

The park is open from 8:00 am till one hour before sunset year round.

Snake Creek, which forms the southern boundary of the island.

The Timucuan Indians were the first inhabitants of Hontoon Island.Evidence of their presence can be seen by the large shell mounds that still exist.
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