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Daytona Beach

FL · 29.2073, -81.0379

Halifax Heritage Byway, Florida Black Bear and Ormond Loop & Trail are 3 of 6 signed byways within 30 miles of Daytona Beach, Florida.

Daytona Beach, famous as the "World Center of Racing" and home of NASCAR, is part of the East Central Florida greater metropolitan area. Daytona Beach is the best known of the seven area communities. Although the wide 23-mile (37 km) stretch of white sandy beach is still the biggest attraction here, with over 8 million visitors flocking to the area every year, the metro area is rapidly changing from event Mecca to family oriented resort destination.
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6 scenic drives near Daytona Beach

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Daytona Beach. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    FLORIDA BLACK BEAR

    National Scenic Byway · 6 mi out

    Runs through National Forests in Florida.

  2. 02

    ORMOND LOOP & TRAIL

    National Scenic Byway · 6 mi out

  3. 03

    RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR

    National Scenic Byway · 13 mi out

    Runs through National Forests in Florida.

  4. 04

    HALIFAX HERITAGE BYWAY

    State scenic byway · starts in town

  5. 05

    HRTG CROSSROADS HWY

    State scenic byway · 15 mi out

  6. 06

    A1A HISTORIC BYWAY

    State scenic byway · 16 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 47 mi

3 h 38 loop · 5 stops · back by 7:38 PM. Incorporates Ormond Loop & Trail.

  1. Zoom Air Adventure Park · 10 min
  2. Tarragona Tower · 30 min
  3. UNOH FanZone · 10 min
  4. William H.G. France & Anne Bledsoe France · 30 min
  5. Cypress Park · 45 min

Touches Ormond Loop & Trail, Florida Black Bear, Halifax Heritage Byway

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 131 mi

7 h 50 loop · 11 stops · back by 11:49 PM. Rides the Riv Of Lks Hrtg Corr (+26 min).

  1. Zoom Air Adventure Park · 10 min
  2. Tarragona Tower · 30 min
  3. Spirit Rock · 30 min
  4. UNOH FanZone · 10 min
  5. Ed Yarborough Nature Center · 10 min
  6. Lake Proctor Wilderness Area · 45 min
  7. Danville · 10 min
  8. Palmer-Taylor Mound · 15 min
  9. Buzzard Roost · 15 min
  10. Brevard County · 30 min
  11. Bull Hill · 15 min

Touches Ormond Loop & Trail, Riv Of Lks Hrtg Corr, Indian River Lagoon

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Daytona Beach?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Daytona Beach: 4 h, 47 miles, 5 stops; and 8 h, 131 miles, 11 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Daytona Beach?

The 8 h loop stops at Zoom Air Adventure Park, Tarragona Tower, Spirit Rock, UNOH FanZone, Ed Yarborough Nature Center, Lake Proctor Wilderness Area, Danville, Palmer-Taylor Mound, Buzzard Roost, Brevard County and Bull Hill. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Lookouts

Named places

  • Cypress Park · 0 mi
  • Zoom Air Adventure Park · 0 mi
  • Tuscawilla Park · 1 mi
  • Mary McLeod Bethune House · 1 mi
  • Josie Queen James Park · 1 mi
  • Joseph Charles Harris Park · 1 mi
  • North Street Park · 1 mi
  • Tarragona Tower · 1 mi

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