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1835 Oak Haven Plantation RD, Osteen, Central Florida 32764-8872
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Osteen Driving directions - useful for our rural site
Download driving directions to our rural site. Avoid Boy Scout Camp RD & Lake Ashby RD
WHERE MAP PROGRAMS OFTEN GET IT WRONG FOR OUR FUN COUNTRY SITE:
- Avoid any route through BOY SCOUT CAMP RD (impassable sugar sand). Saddle Creek private community fence & mailboxes within 25 feet of yellow NO OUTLET sign if you come in through Pell, the only way for all but 4WD vehicle (Lake Ashby RD is on wrong end of Pell)
- One block after entering Saddle Creek dirt-road, turn left at curve/split in road to stay on Saddle Creek Farms RD
From nearby locations (Deltona, Debary, Orange City, South DeLand, Lake Mary, Heathrow, Sanford):
DRIVING ON I-4: Exit 108, DeBary/Deltona/Enterprise exit
East/left 8 miles on CR4162 Dirksen/Deltona/Doyle road toward Osteen
• Right/south at SR415 traffic light where Doyle ends (pass Skip's Boots on right)
• Third left (tiny little blocks) onto New Smyrna RD (just before Volusia County biking/hiking overpass & fire station)
• Immediate left on Florida Ave. (quickly becomes Osteen-Maytown RD)
• 5.6 miles east on Osteen-Maytown RD
• Be a good driver for occasional speed trap – 30 mph speed limit traveling eastward past golf course
DRIVING SOUTH ON SR415 from Daytona/New Smyrna, Deltona, SR44, Samsula, New Smyrna, Daytona, Howland Blvd via SR415: (TELL GPS TO DETOUR AROUND LAKE ASHBY & BOY SCOUT CAMP RD)
• Pass Skip’s Boots, Fox Head bar/lounge on right
• Left turn a little more than 1 mile south past WalMart at Howland Blvd. & SR415, onto New Smyrna RD (just before Volusia County biking/hiking overpass & fire station)
DRIVING NORTH ON SR415 from Seminole County, U.S. 17-92, SR 46, SR417/Greeneway to Lake Mary Blvd. ):
North/northeast on Lake Mary BLVD (becomes SR415 after crossing SR46 headed north, 5.4 miles North on Lake Mary Road/SR415 north of SR46, over bridge near marina (pass Osteen Diner on right, see Dollar General/Sunoco/Texaco on left· Slow down for turn where speed limit slows to 40 mph; just 2 short blocks more
Right/east – Railroad Ave.· first right turn lane after Osteen Diner· before Volusia County biking/hiking path overpass
Left/north after stop sign onto Oak, one block
Immediate first right/east onto Florida Ave/Osteen-Maytown Road/ SR4164· Slow down for occasional speed trap – 30 mph speed limit traveling eastward until past golf course
About 5 miles to left turn onto Pell Road
All routes (detailed below) merge once you turn onto Pell Road from Osteen-Maytown RD or Halifax AV (same road driving from east off U.S.1):
TO PELL ROAD once you are on Osteen-Maytown RD (5.6 miles to get there from SR415):
· After two small bridges
· Pass Vat & Elizabeth roads on right, pass Rebel Run on left, shortly before you reach Pell
· Yellow traffic sign says Pell Road as you approach - comes up fast
· Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve
Off of Osteen-Maytown Road:
NORTH on Pell RD for 4 miles (only one way to turn onto Pell RD - other side at intersection is biking/hiking trail
· PASS Prideaux & Oakridge Farms roads on right
If pavement on Pell Road runs out BEFORE you turn on Saddle Creek Road you have gone too far -- turn around now! SUGAR SAND AHEAD from this end too after Pell becomes a dirt road.
RIGHT/EAST on Saddle Creek Farms RD
· Saddle Creek Farms RD street sign, double bank of mailboxes
· Saddle Creek sign on white fencing, turn in between open gates
· You are invited guests - ignore No Trespassing sign
· 10 MILES PER HOUR ON DIRT ROAD - speeding messes up cars & road & can get you expelled from class with no refund
· 1 mile of safe-when-slow dirt roads to Best Paw Forward Inc. Drive around potholes from recent storms.
Short block to next turn: LEFT at that intersection to remain on Saddle Creek Farms RD. (10 mph speed limit reminder on power pole where you turn left). Some GPS systems show map correctly but don’t list this as a turn (takes you a long, extra bumpy route all the way around the back of the subdivision)
Avoid drainage ditches (& drainage pipe areas, except when you turn in onto the center of our driveway 😁)
· Few street signs in subdivision -- landmarks help
· Pass 2-story house on right
RIGHT onto Oak View Plantation RD
· Runs between horse & cattle pastures
Immediate next LEFTat Oak Haven Plantation RD
· Second home on RIGHT (you are welcome here - our property does NOT have any trespassing signs. Those are on our neighbors' property -- please DO NOT bother them or their two dogs - go to the 2ND house on right
· Small Best Paw Forward signs on fence & gate
· Dog signs on fence, Best Paw Forward signs further along driveway
· Agility/obedience rings, dog jumps in front fields, either side of driveway near center of front fence
· Covered training area near driveway
· Precision work, private sessions, workshops sometimes in training barn or house
Directions from I-95 or U.S. 1
Driving in via U.S. 1 or I-95
U.S. Highway 1 DRIVING SOUTH FROM NEW SMYRNA BEACH, DAYTONA, JACKSONVILLE:
FROM NEW SMYRNA or SR44, NORTH OF Osteen
- South to Oak Hill
- Right/west on Halifax AV (flashing traffic signal)
- 17 miles – right/west on Pell RD
- Large Pell RD sign before turn
- Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve (*see details from Pell Road below)
OR
DRIVING NORTH FROM TITUSVILLE, COCOA, MERRITT ISLAND, FORT LAUDERDALE, MIAMI, SOUTH FLORIDA:
· I-95, Exit 231, to CR-5A - 3/10 mile toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor
· Merge onto Stuckway RD toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor 1 mile
· Left turn on U.S.-1 N/SR5 North
· 6.9 miles to LEFT turn on W. Halifax AV/CR-4164 (flashing traffic signal, left turn lane)
· 17 miles; RIGHT onto Pell RD (large Pell RD sign before turn)
· Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve
DETAILS ONCE ON PELL ROAD
North/right on Pell RD for 4 miles
· Follow directions at top of page for last short part of your journey to living with great dogs
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DETAILS ONCE ON PELL ROAD
*North/right on Pell RD for 4 miles
- Follow directions at top of page for last short part of your journey