Lake Beresford

Lake Beresford is a lake on the western boundary of DeLand and Orange City. The lake's surroundings are a sparsely-populated area with the entrance to the Hontoon Island State Park and access to the St. Johns River.

By car
There are multiple sides of Lake Beresford that are reached differently if traveling by car. The main road in the area is New York Ave (FL-44), which west-east to the north of Lake Beresford. South of New York Ave is Old New York Ave, an approximately parallel route south of New York Ave. Old New York Ave goes much closer to the lake and intersects New York Ave on its west side near the St. Johns River and on its eastern side at the junction with Hazen Rd. Take either of these, and then go south on Hontoon Rd west of the railroad to enter the peninsula between Lake Beresford and the St. Johns River, not far from the lake's western shore.

W Beresford Rd leads to Lake Beresford's east side and Fatio Rd leads south from this one to Lake Beresford Park. Confusingly, W Beresford Ave does not go to the lake.

By boat
The St. Johns River is commonly used for boating, and there are marinas along various points of the river.

By car
The Hontoon Landing area is reached via Hontoon Rd, but then turning east on River Ridge Rd a few hundred yards before the end of Hontoon Rd. This is easy to miss on online maps.

By boat
There is a ferry between the mainland and Hontoon Island. Many people use boats or travel in boat tours along the St. John's River, which flows through Lake Beresford and throughout the area. The river splits around, and therefore creates, the island.

Go next

 * DeLand with Stetson University is a couple miles east of Lake Beresford.
 * Ocala National Forest is to the northwest.
 * Mount Dora is the next town to the west along FL-44, about half an hour's drive away.