DeLeon Springs Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
census-designated place in Volusia County, Florida
About DeLeon Springs
This idyllic spot, 603 acres in all, has been occupied periodically since 8,000 B.C. John J. Audubon visited Colonel Orlando Rees here at Spring Garden Plantation in 1832. Audubon wrote that the sight of the spring afforded him pleasure sufficient to counterbalance the tediousness of his daylong journey in a carriage drawn by Indian horses from the Bulow plantation. DeLeon Springs was first settled as early as 8000 BCE by local Native American tribes. In the 1500s, Spanish forces passed through. Land was granted near the springs to settlers to establish a plantation called "Spring Garden" where corn, cotton, and sugar cane were grown. Around this time, the Seminole Indians began to settle in the area. The area came under American ownership after Florida became a territory in 1821; Colonel
Top Attractions in DeLeon Springs
Explore the best things to see and do in DeLeon Springs:
- ★Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Where to Eat in DeLeon Springs
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴The Old Spanish Sugar Mill
DeLeon Springs Travel Guide Sections
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