Dock on the Halifax River in Ormond Beach

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Ormond Beach, FL

A Volusia County city just north of Daytona Beach, known as the Birthplace of Speed, with beaches, rivers and state parks.

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Ormond Beach is a city directly north of Daytona Beach, spread between the Atlantic, the Halifax River and the Tomoka River. It calls itself the Birthplace of Speed for the early auto races run on its hard-packed sand starting in 1902, and today people come for quieter beaches, history and some of the best river and hammock parks on this stretch of coast.

Things to do in Ormond Beach

The Casements, John D. Rockefeller’s winter home on the Halifax River, is now a city-owned cultural center, and the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens is a short walk away. Tomoka State Park, on the Tomoka River north of town, is good for paddling, fishing and camping under live oaks, and the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail is a canopied drive through the area’s hammocks and marshes. North Peninsula State Park protects undeveloped beach between the ocean and the river, and Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park is a short drive north. Volusia County allows driving and parking on some marked stretches of beach; check the county’s current ramp map before you go.

Where is Ormond Beach?

Ormond Beach is in Daytona and the Space Coast, with Interstate 95 on its west side and US 1 through the middle. Granada Boulevard (State Road 40) runs through the historic shopping district and over the Halifax River to State Road A1A and the beach. Daytona Beach International Airport is about 15 minutes south. Big Daytona events like Speedweeks and Bike Week fill the area each February and March.

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