Crushed concrete added to driveway for your convenience
1835 Oak Haven Plantation RD, Osteen, Central Florida 32764-8872
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)
OR
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