# Deltona

Deltona is a city in Volusia County. With a population of 93,000 in 2019, it's near DeLand and southwest of the Daytona Beach metropolitan area.

## Understand
### History

Originally a planned residential community called "Deltona Lakes," the city has since grown to become larger than many of its Volusia County neighbors, and is in fact the county's largest city by population. Many people who work in Orlando or Daytona Beach live in Deltona.
The city continued to grow during the 2010s, and during this decade a movie theater, a satellite Bethune-Cookman University campus, and a Halifax Health emergency department facility were opened in Deltona.

### Climate

Deltona has a semi-tropical climate, with precipitation highest during the summer, as is common for cities in Central Florida.

## Get in
### By car

I-4 runs through the area, connecting the cities of Orlando and Daytona Beach. FL-415 passes Deltona and Osteen, a small town on Deltona's eastern boundary. If entering Osteen from the south on FL-415, turn left on Doyle Rd to reach Deltona.

### By train

* 28.8556-81.32341 DeBary SunRail Station (SunRail), Charles Richard Beall Blvd and Ft Florida Rd, Deltona Fl. Northern terminus for Sunrail and nearest to DeLand and Deltona. Nearest connection to the Amtrak Silver Meteor and Silver Star is in DeLand (16 mi (26 km) north) and to the Amtrak Auto Train in Sanford (6 mi (9.7 km) south). Same station/cross platform transfers with Amtrak are only in Winter Park, Orlando Health and Kissimmee. (updated Jan 2021)

## See

* 28.8627-81.24771 Green Springs, 994 Enterprise/Osteen Rd. The springs are just north of Lake Monroe, which is nearly within view. The springs are a component of the underground marine cave below the Florida Peninsula's surface. The springs are green and stink of sulfur, but the manner in which the trees reach above the spring is an interesting sight. The lake is well below the viewing points surrounding it, and it is fenced off. Signs warn against diving into the spring. Free. (updated Oct 2021)

## Do

* 28.944-81.23361 Center at Deltona, 1640 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, ☏ +1 386 878-8875. Event center in Deltona. (updated Jun 2020)
* 28.8939-81.23762 Dewey O. Boster Park, 1190 Saxon Blvd, ☏ +1 386 878-8900. (updated Jun 2020)

## Buy

* 28.8498-81.16241 Skip's Western Outfitters, 300 State Rte 415, Osteen. Western-style clothing (boots, jeans, hats, etc.) in an authetically themed store near the junction with Doyle Rd in downtown Osteen. The store has one other location in Daytona Beach. (updated Dec 2024)

## Eat

* 28.9038-81.17221 Hibachi & Wings, 1382 Howland Boulevard #120 (Howland Blvd & Courtland), ☏ +1 386 259-9771. (updated Jun 2020)
* 28.90744-81.246842 Red Bowl, 1573 Saxon Blvd #103, ☏ +1 386 888-8881. (updated Jun 2020)

## Sleep
### Jct I-4 and Debary Ave/Dirkson Dr

* 28.872-81.28661 Hampton Inn Debary/Deltona, 308 Sunrise Blvd (I-4 at DeBary/Dirkson (Exit #108)), ☏ +1 386-668-5758. Hot tub. $98 (Mar 2022).
* 28.8748-81.28082 Travelodge by Wyndham at Deltona, 481 Deltona Blvd (I-4 at DeBary/Dirkson (Exit #108)), ☏ +1 386 860-3000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated May 2022)

### Jct I-4 and Saxon Blvd

* 28.9099-81.27513 Holiday Inn Express, 1330 Saxon Blvd, ☏ +1 386 917-0004. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. (updated May 2022)
See the Orange City article, under Sleep, for additional listings in Orange City (westside of town) and along US Hwy 17 (Volusia Ave).

## Go next

* DeLand — the location of Stetson University
* East Central Regional Rail Trail