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Daytona Area Information
Dayton Beach has been a popular family vacation destination for more than a century. But it was more speedway than beach in the early days of the automobile. Between 1903 and 1935 some 15 speed records were set on the beach racecourse by Barney Oldfield, Sir Henry Segrave and Sir Malcolm Campbell. The racing tradition continues at Daytona International Speedway.
During the day cars may be driven on 11 of the 23 miles of the hard-packed sand. For safety, beach driving should be done during a low or outgoing tide and never in the water, however shallow. The speed limit on the beach is 10 miles per hour. Drivers should heed all signs, including those indicating conservation areas, where vehicles are prohibited. Overnight parking or camping on the beach is not permitted.
The beach is not open to motor vehicles between Seabreeze and International Speedway boulevards; south of Emelia Avenue in Daytona Beach Shores to Beach Street in Ponce Inlet; at Lighthouse Point Park in Ponce Inlet; or north of Granada Boulevard in Ormond Beach. A daily beach access toll of $5 per vehicle is charged February through November; tollbooths are at each approach. For beach information phone (386) 239-7873.
A wide promenade along the ocean is the center of an amusement area anchored on the south by the Daytona Beach Pier, which features a sightseeing tower and sky ride. The bandshell at the north end of the promenade is the setting for concerts and events.
A scenic portion of SR A1A extends along the ocean from Ormond Beach north to Fernandina Beach, a distance of 110 miles.
Ocean lovers enjoy sailing, surfing and riding personal watercraft; the Halifax River is a favorite for scenic boat tours as well as boating, fishing, kayaking and sailboarding.
Mary McLeod Bethune founded Bethune-Cookman College for the training of African-American women in 1904; it later became an accredited coed college. The campus, off International Speedway Boulevard, includes Bethune's home and gravesite , early buildings and the Mary McLeod Bethune Performing Arts Center.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences , a Smithsonian Institution affiliate museum, features 10 galleries that include permanent and changing exhibits as well as a planetarium, an environmental center and a garden .
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