Hontoon Island State Park

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name = Hontoon Island State Park
iucn_category = Ib

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locator_x = 230
locator_y = 147
location = Volusia County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = DeLand, Florida
lat_degrees = 28
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 01
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
area = 1,648 acres
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governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Hontoon Island State Park is a 1,648 acre Florida State Park located on Hontoon Island between the St. Johns River and the Hontoon Dead River in Volusia County. It is six miles 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 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 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 sundown year round.

Wildlife gallery

References

* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/hontoonisland/default.cfm Hontoon Island State Park] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://www.stateparks.com/hontoon_island.html Hontoon Island State Park] at [http://www.floridaparks.com State Parks]
* [http://www.abfla.com/parks/HontoonIsland/hontoonisland.html Hontoon Island State Park] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPHL&CU_ID=1 Hontoon Island State Park] at [http://www.wildernet.com Wildernet]