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Osteen Driving directions - useful for our rural site

All routes (detailed below) merge once you turn onto Pell Road from Osteen-Maytown RD or Halifax AV:

Download to phone/tablet or print out directions to take along with you

Cell phone reception spotty in area, best on AT&T & Verizon

Two places map programs may get it wrong for our location

Hit “DETOUR BY ROAD" if available in any program that tries to send you down BOY SCOUT CAMP ROAD (impassable sugar sand, usually safe only for 4-wheel drive & off-road vehicles). You are in the wrong place, at the north end of Osteen, if you can't see Saddle Creek fence & mailboxes within 25 feet of a yellow NO OUTLET that sign, you should turn around and go south on State Road 415. Enter our part of Osteen further south, near Volusia County biking/hiking overpass on SR415
About a block after entering Saddle Creek dirt-road, turn left at V/curve to stay on Saddle Creek Farms Road. Most programs have right picture but some say to turn wrong way

North on Pell RD for 4 miles (only one way to turn onto Pell RD - other side at intersection is closed gated driveway)

Pass Prideaux & pass Oakridge Farms roads on right BEFORE you turn again when you reach Saddle Creek Farms RD
Paw prints painted on occasional power poles
Watch out for similar street names along Pell & in Saddle Creek

IF PAVEMENT ON PELL ROAD RUNS OUT BEFORE YOU TURN ON SADDLE CREEK YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR – TURN AROUND NOW! SUGAR SAND AHEAD AFTER PELL BECOMES A DIRT ROAD

Right/east on Saddle Creek Farms RD

Saddle Creek Farms RD. street sign
1 mile of safe-when-slow dirt roads to Best Paw Forward Inc.
No Outlet yellow sign just before turn onto Saddle Creek Farms Road
Turn right before passing sign that says Pavement Ends
Saddle Creek sign on white fencing
Double bank of mailboxes on right by fence -- 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

Short block to next turn: Left at that intersection to remain on Saddle Creek Farms RD

Some GPS programs have right map picture, wrong words for this turn
Few street signs in subdivision -- landmarks help
Avoid drainage ditches (& drainage pipe areas, except when you turn in driveway 😁 the pipe runs under our driveway of course)
pass 2-story house on right

Right on Oak View Plantation RD

runs between horse & cattle pastures

Immediate next (first) left at Oak Haven Plantation RD

Second home on right
Small Best Paw Forward sign next to driveway
Dog signs on fence (DOG STREET green sign on gate)
Green-roofed storage building in back with large red paw prints
Driveway near center of front fence
Agility & obedience rings with jumps, other equipment in front fields on either side of driveway
Covered area next to driveway for Basic Manners, Manners Plus
PuppyLove, precision work, private sessions, orientation classes, workshops usually in white training barn

Starting your drive to our quiet country site

from SR 46, SR417/Greeneway, Lake Mary Blvd.:

DRIVING NORTH OR WEST OF OSTEEN VIA I-4 OR SR415 arriving from north and west of Osteen via I-4 or SR415 (Deltona, DeBary, Orange City, South DeLand, Lake Mary, Heathrow, Sanford)

Exit 108, DeBary/Deltona city limit sign/Enterprise exit
East/left 8 miles on CR4162 Dirksen/Deltona/Doyle roads as you drive toward Osteen
Right/south at SR415 traffic light

FROM Daytona/New Smyrna, Deltona, SR44, Howland Blvd via SR415.:

South on SR415 (TELL GPS TO DETOUR AROUND BOY SCOUT CAMP RD)
A little more than 1 mile south past WalMart at Howland Blvd. & SR415
Continue south through Doyle/CR4162 traffic light

Heading south on SR415 in Osteen:

Pass Skip’s Boots, Fox Head bar/lounge on right
Third left (tiny little blocks) onto New Smyrna Road immediately after leaving Doyle Road/CR4162 (just before Volusia County biking/hiking overpass & fire station)
Immediate left on Florida Ave. which quickly becomes Osteen-Maytown Road
5.6 miles east on Osteen-Maytown Road before you turn again
Speed trap – 30 mph speed limit traveling eastward until you pass the golf course

To Pell Road (5.6 miles to get there):

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 as you approach - comes up fast
Small yellow Lucas Palms sign just before turning north on Pell
Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve

DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH OF OSTEEN(Seminole County, U.S. 17-92, SR 46, SR417/Greeneway to Lake Mary Blvd. )

North/northeast on Lake Mary BLVD which 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

Speed trap – 30 mph speed limit traveling eastward until past golf course
Paw prints painted on power poles starting on Osteen-Maytown Road

To Pell Road (5.6 miles to get there)

Pass Vat & Elizabeth roads on right, Rebel Run on left, shortly before Pell

Left/north on Pell Road

After two small bridges
Small yellow Lucas Palms sign just before turning north on Pell
Yellow intersection sign before Pell
Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve

Directions from I-95 or U.S. 1

Driving on I-95 or U.S. 1, Florida east coast

Download to phone/tablet or print out directions to bring with you

Cell phone reception spotty in area, best on AT&T & Verizon

Two places map programs may get it wrong for our location

1. Hit “DETOUR BY ROAD" for any map program that tries to send you down BOY SCOUT CAMP RD (impassable sugar sand, usually only for 4-wheel drive & off-road vehicles only. In wrong place, at north end of Osteen, if you can’t see the Saddle Creek fence & mailboxes within 20 feet of a yellow NO OUTLET sign -- turn around & go south on State Road 415. Turn on New Smyrna RD when you leave SR414, near Volusia County biking/hiking overpass on SR415

2. About a block after entering Saddle Creek dirt-road, turn left at V/curve to stay on Saddle Creek Farms RD.

From New Smyrna or SR44 north of Osteen

South to Oak Hill
Right/west on Halifax AV (flashing traffic signal)
17 miles – right on Pell RD
Large Pell RD sign before turn
Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve (*see details from Pell Road below)

From Titusville, Cocoa, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, south of Osteen

Exit 231, CR-5A toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor
1/3 mile merge onto CR-5A/Stuckway Rd. toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor
1 mile to Left turn on U.S.-1 N/SR5 North
6.9 miles to LEFT turn on W. Halifax AV/CR-4164
17 miles; right onto Pell RD
Large Pell RD sign before turn
Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve (*see details from Pell Road below)
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*North/right on Pell RD for 4 miles

Follow directions at top of page for last short part of your journey

From Cocoa, Titusville, Merritt Island, south Florida

Exit 231 toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor .3 miles

Merge onto CR-5A/Stuckway Rd. toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor 1 mile

Left on U.S. 1, go north 6.9 miles

Left on W. Halifax Ave/.CR4164

west about 17 miles

*North/right on Pell RD for 4 miles

Follow directions at top of page for last short part of your journey

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