Toronita Avenue Beach Park

Overview

Located in the community of Wilbur-by-the-Sea, Toronita Avenue Beach Park - also known as Toronita Avenue Park - is a recreational park which has a white-sand beach. Many kinds of plants are present near the beach in Toronita Avenue Beach Park including sea grape trees and beach grasses. Although a lifeguard station is present in Toronita Avenue Beach Park, it is important to note that the lifeguard deployment on the beach is not permanent. Toronita Avenue Beach Park has a couple of other amenities including restrooms and showers. Toronita Avenue Beach Park also offers accessibility to people with disabilities. Dogs are not allowed on the beach in Toronita Avenue Beach Park. Getting to Toronita Avenue Beach Park is easy - the beach is present near 4200 South Atlantic Avenue, where a free parking lot is also available. You can easily walk to the beach from this parking lot via a signalized crosswalk and an access ramp.     

Toronita Avenue Beach Park offers many fun activities including sunbathing, beachcombing, wildlife watching, fishing, picnicking, swimming, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, surf-skiing, water-skiing, boating, wake-boarding, and parasailing. If you are planning to enter the water near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, we recommend being careful as the water here is occasionally known to have dangerous rip currents. It is also important to note that Volusia County authorities may seasonally restrict surfing in the water near Toronita Avenue Beach Park (usually between the Saturday before Memorial Day in late May through Labor Day in September). If you are planning to surf in the water near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, we recommend visiting the "Surf zones" webpage on Volusia County’s website for more information regarding the local surfing regulations. Depending on the time of the year, you can view many kinds of animals in the water near Toronita Avenue Beach Park including sea turtles and dolphins. Sea turtles also use the beach in Toronita Avenue Beach Park as a seasonal nesting spot between May and October. If you are planning to fish in the water near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, we recommend ensuring compliance with the local fishing regulations.  

Attractions

There are many attractions near Toronita Avenue Beach Park. The Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens has remains of a plantation and sugar mill which was destroyed in the 19th century during the Second Seminole War - these remains are a part of the United States’ National Register of Historic Places. The gardens also have concrete dinosaur statues dating back to the mid 20th century along with an Asian garden, a master gardener demonstration area, a human sundial, a children’s garden, a tropical plants collection, and an herb garden in the shape of the state of Florida. Spruce Creek Park is a recreational park which has a vibrant landscape and it also has many amenities including a 15-foot tall observation tower, a 536-feet long boardwalk, nature trails, picnic areas, a playground, and canoe launch area. The park also has a paddling trail named the Spruce Creek Paddling Trail and the park’s observation tower offers amazing views of coastal marshes near Spruce Creek. Ponce Preserve is a 41 acre waterfront preserve which has a vibrant landscape consisting of many habitats including - maritime hammock forests, sand dunes, and palmetto forests - you can explore the preserve’s vibrant landscape and biodiversity via the hiking trails and the boardwalk in the preserve. The preserve also has the Green Mound State Archaeological Site (that is a Native American midden) and it also offers many other amenities including kayak/canoe launch areas, pavilions, picnic areas, a playground, and restrooms. If you are looking for another attraction near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, Sunglow Fishing Pier is a pier that has many amenities including benches, restrooms, fish cleaning areas, a bait shop, and rod-and-reel rental shops. In addition, the pier also has a restaurant and it is also an amazing fishing spot - you can catch many kinds of animals in the water here including sail cat, Spanish mackerel, pompano, and flounder. 

Restaurants

If you get hungry, there are many great restaurants near Toronita Beach Park.  Martinis is an upscale restaurant that serves excellent seasonal gourmet dishes, which are prepared from organically-sourced ingredients. The restaurant has an innovative menu that changes weekly.  Aunt Catfish's on the River is a popular restaurant that is famous for its Southern United States-style seafood. This restaurant also serves many other dishes for breakfast and lunch including salads, sandwiches, burgers, soups, poultry dishes, and steaks.  If you are looking for another good and affordable restaurant near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, The Cracked Egg Diner serves amazing dishes for breakfast and lunch including waffles, eggs, pancakes, sandwiches, salads, burgers, and biscuits and gravy. 

Hotels

If you are looking for a hotel near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, there are many great nearby options. The 4-Star Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort offers many amenities including seven restaurants and bars, a fitness center, two pools, a spa, and multiple hot tubs. A more affordable hotel is the 3-Star Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oceanfront Daytona Beach Shores, an IHG Hotel which offers many amenities including a fitness room, a pool, and complimentary breakfast. If you are looking for another good and affordable hotel near Toronita Avenue Beach Park, the 2-Star Dream Inn offers many amenities including a courtyard with picnic tables and barbecue grills, a pool, and complimentary beach towels.