All my friends from out of town want to know more about Ormond Beach with every visit and a few…read moredream about moving to the area. There's lots to love here besides a beautiful beach - it epitomizes affordable coastal living at its finest while promoting an active yet serene lifestyle. For those of you who like to follow the "Atlas Obscura" there are a few things to checkout in and around Ormond Beach. "The Dummett Sugar Mill Ruins" and the "Ormond Beach Watchtower"...

Ormond Beach is just north of Daytona Beach and is overall a nice community. Ormond Beach is a…read moregreat place to either call home or come for a visit. The whole area has long been a vacation destination and was a popular spot for a vacation since post Civil War northerners started vacationing here to escape the northern winters. It is also an area that many associate with auto racing. In fact, the Daytona Beach area has long been tagged the "Birthplace of Speed" as many early pioneering automobile enthusiasts would head towards its harpld-packed beaches as paved roads were not yet common. In fact, some of the early automobile races were held in the area and we can trace those automobile races back to 1902. Bike Week (and Biketoberfest) and spring break are also popular reasons to visit the area. Ormond Beach has a lot to offer for either residents or visitors. I would definitely recommend a visit to the "Birthplace of Speed."

Park is no longer FREE to park & homeless people have taken over the covered picnic tables, as well…read moreas the newly built access. They sleep under the wooden steps & ramp. Area is now infested with "sand fleas" AKA crabs, not the kind you eat. If local police would patrol this park like they used to & county would spray for fleas then it could return to its former glory. Until then, you will see homeless people crawling out from under the access & picnic tables then urinating in the bushes before they cross the road to 7-11 each morning. BEWARE: Do not let your children dig in the sand, they will be eaten by the sand fleas.

Nice beach in Ponce Inlet in btw Daytona Beach and New Smyrna Beach…read more Free Parking Shower 3 Clean single bathrooms About 10 stairs down to beach. The stairs to beach don't work for us because of the beach wagon. Only stairs no ramp. Wish we can stay here.

I love it here and I love this town. We try to visit as often as possible. Used to make it up here…read more1-2 times a week but life got in the way. I highly recommend coming out here and checking out the local shops and restaurants. The beach, while debated by multiple hurricanes, is still gorgeous.

Perfect beach spot that seems to be a well-kept secret. I went on a weekday at the beginning of…read moreAugust. Shortly after the road goes from 4 lanes to 2, there is public parking with clean bathrooms and showers that comes up on the right side. You have to cross the road to enter the beach but its not a long walk (you will want shoes). I like that this beach has a good amount of wet/medium and dry sand. Perfect areas for setting up your umbrella and for tanning in the sun. It was super hot but that made it very easy to get into the beautiful blue water. Not a driving beach which is a plus for us with our toddler running around. I would actually love to find a VRBO or AirBNB around here some time so we can just walk to the inlet beach. Other other favorite spot is Ormond due to the playground, splash pad and clean bathrooms, but its much more crowded... so not very friendly to social distancing.

This a my favorite spot to access the beach. There is always parking, on a quieter side of the…read morebeach. It is so peaceful in the morning for a good walk or bike ride. Beautiful sunrises if you get there early enough

The park is named for the late Frank Rendon, a long-time community leader. In 2003, the park…read morecelebrated the completion of a three-acre addition and in 2016 the playground was replaced. Volusia County provided the land and paid most of the $850,000 in expansion project costs. The project was funded in part with grants from the Volusia ECHO program and the Daytona Beach Racing and Recreational Facilities District. The park and beach area are ADA accessible. There are sheltered picnic areas, grills, children's playground with padded ground, disability-accessible restrooms, water fountain, outdoor showers, 134 off-beach parking spaces, handicapped parking and a wooden observation deck. The Shores Hotel and the covered walkway across Atlantic Avenue is just north of the park and a nice place for food and drinks as well.

Recently visited Ormond beach after a long time away. My…read morelast complaint was about the park, but they luckily have taken it out and put a splash pad there for kids to enjoy, which is so wonderful. I feel like more and more people are starting to realize Ormond Beach is better than Daytona so the parking lot is more packed. Overall, we still had a great trip. I love the sand on this coast. It's coarse and darker in color. And for being so close to New Smyrna I can never find shark teeth.

Andy Romano Beachfront Park in Ormond Beach near Daytona! Free Parking, free bathhouse, showers &…read morebathrooms! Changing rooms, Splash Pad, grills and covered picnic tables!! Great location near everything!! One of our go to places when in the area!!

Had an awesome time bringing the dogs to the dog beach! It's a nice little strip of beach with…read moreshallow water under the fishing pier. Would recommend bringing some kind of shade covering for beach area but there's a covered picnic table area by the restrooms and hoses designated for the dogs to rinse off and community dog bowls for drinking in case you forget your own. Worthy to note- walking on The pier is not permitted for dogs after 10 am because apparently it gets too hot to walk on so there's alternate sand paths, you can definitely bring a wagon to help cart your stuff, an umbrella or shade to protect you from the sun might be needed since there's no natural shady areas, it's $11 to park all day with ability to go in & out throughout the day, and they have a hose to rinse down the dogs so WOULD RECOMMEND FOR A NICE DAY OUT IN NATURE, AT THE WATER WITH THE PUPS!!

Beautiful park, but be prepared to walk.They have a great boardwalk to make it easier to get to the…read morebeach. Love that most of the beach has off beach parking.

Interesting history here. I can't go somewhere without checking out some of the sites. There's not…read morea ton of things to do in Daytona but when I saw 'Lighthouse Park', I knew we had to go. One of the workers in the gift shop gave us an intro when we bought our tickets. You should definitely start across the street at the hotel/museum. That hotel/house has history all its own aside from the lighthouse. The family that lived there and ran it. I loved the house and it seems to have stayed in great condition after hundreds of years. In the hotel/house, you start with a short movie in the side room and then you can tour the house at your leisure. The house has multiple items displayed from over the years. There are also boards with a bit of history as you make your way through. Outside of the hotel/house is a relaxing area by the water. You could relax there or it'd be a perfect place for a wedding or special occasion. Once finished there, you can make your way back across the street to the lighthouse. On the lighthouse side, there are other buildings where people that took care of the place stayed. There's also a small storybook trail. It's not long at all but it has these storyboards around it talking about this cat named Nelly. That's all fun and stuff... but at the end of the trail, you see a little cat graveyard with cats that have been on the property over the years. When we walked up and I noticed Nelly was already buried! THE HORRRRRRRRRRORRRRRRR! On to the lighthouse; You can climb up to the top of the lighthouse. I think there is a sign that mentions 222 steps or something. It gets very steep near the top. Great exercise and it made me forget all about the cat graveyard. It's a cool place. I was intrigued by the Cincinnati Reds connection too. Other notables: Across the street is a restaurant and ice cream place. I don't think those two spots are related to the lighthouse itself but it's nice that they're there. We tried out both and they weren't bad at all. We didn't venture further down the road but we were told more restaurants/locations are further down. If you like history or inlets or just lighthouses, check out this place if you're in the area.

I visited the beach here one afternoon. It costs $10 to get in, so come prepared for that…read more There are bathroom facilities and outdoor showers, which I appreciate, though the bathrooms are pretty gnarly, so I'd avoid those if you can help it. The beach itself was pretty small, and it was crowded. The water wasn't too rough. There were a lot of kids and families, so clearly a good place for the kids to swim. My favorite part were all of the dogs. There were so many puppers on the beach! Overall, I'll give it a 3. It was fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to go here for a beach day.

Had an amazing day out in the boat just hanging out on the island ! We launched from Cassen Park in…read moreOrmond and had a nice ride out. Waterways weren't too congested today , saw a lot of dolphin which is always nice

I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand Not a worry in…read morethe world, a cold beer in my hand Life is good today. (Zak must have been thinking of this place when he wrote those lyrics) The ultimate sand island in the middle of Ponce Inlet where the water is warm and clear and the drinks are ice cold. This piece of paradise appears at low tide and provides the perfect venue to drop anchor and jump in the water. There's never a shortage of boats, music and sunshine. This would be the reason you own a boat if you live in NSB cause that's the only way to get to this party. When the tide starts rushing in it's time to go and the island sinks below the surface and nothing but great memories remain. You should be jealous LOL :-)