Hontoon Island State Park Camping
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Overview
A brief introduction to Hontoon Island State Park
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 passenger ferry. No motorized vehicles, other than wheelchairs, are allowed to be brought onto the island and there is no swimming. 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 horseshoes, cycling, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing, as well as hiking, camping, picnicking, and nature viewing and photography. The island can be circumnavigated with a nine and a half-mile (14 km) day trip; Blue Spring State Park is a short paddle up the St. Johns (3.5 miles) one way. Amenities include canoe rentals, bike paths, eleven tent sites and six rustic cabins. The park also has overnight boat slip rentals, playground equipment, picnic tables, and a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) nature trail. The park has 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.
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- Florida State Parks
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Blue Spring State Park
- Seminole State Forest Primitive Campsites
- River Road Campground Lake George State Forest
- Bennett Field Group Camp
- Tiger Bay State Forest Foster Pavilion
- Indian Lake Pavilion Tiger Bay State Forest
- Wekiwa Springs State Park
- Bennett Field Campground Tiger Bay State Forest
- Tram Road Equestrian Campground Tiger Bay State Forest
- East Camp Zone Little Big Econ State Forest
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