THE VILLAGE OF PONCE INLET

Florida the way it was!

Ponce Inlet is on the Barrier Island, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intra-coastal waterway. Although several miles south of Daytona Beach, it is certainly as far removed from the Daytona Beach lifestyle as you can possibly get. The only traffic in the town is local traffic, as route A1A ends at the Ponce de Leon Inlet at the town’s most southern end. Across the inlet is New Smyrna Beach but there’s no way to get there from Ponce Inlet except by boat. So, there’s no through-traffic

Lush green trees and shrubbery, small roads where the highest speed limit in the entire town is 35 Miles Per Hour! Many roads have sidewalks There’s no Post Office, a few small stores, some marinas, and several GREAT restaurants. At the tip of the inlet there's a Marine Wildlife Rescue center, AND, the second highest lighthouse in the country guides which mariners to the inlet. The lighthouse is run by the Preservation Society, tour the grounds and climb the tower for great views from the top with a small admittance fee.

Ponce Inlet is also home to the Lighthouse Point Park and Recreation area, a Florida state park with beautiful beaches, boardwalks and a large stone jetty that extends out into the into the inlet. Great for fishing!

Charter boat tours, deep sea fishing, jet-ski rentals, and Para-gliding are also offered in Ponce Inlet.

Day to day shopping and errands? Across the causeway,  is Port Orange, Florida, home to anything you’d need, large grocery stores, Home Depot, Wal-mart etc.