Directions

DIRECTIONS - Follow ours, not those of standard map sources, at least for the home office site. Your GPS or map programs may confirm your route or may send you down an impassable road.

1835 Oak Haven Plantation Road, Osteen 32764-8872
407-321-1006

Best Paw Forward, P.J. Lacette
1835 Oak Haven Plantation Road, Osteen 32764-8872; 407-321-1006

     GPS, Google, Mapquest and other programs are not always helpful for this location, at least not for the final portions, though the GPS seems to be getting better.
     Avoid any route that mentions Boy Scout Camp Road or Lake Ashby which has been impassable for years for most vehicles.
     During, shortly before and shortly after class hours every volunteer will be involved with attending students, so it is unlikely that anyone will be available to monitor phone calls. (We welcome more volunteers to help with these tasks if you know anyone that is interested in work study or helping out in a great program.) This makes it doubly important that you use our directions for the Osteen site.
     Directions for the Maitland Civic Center and Spring Oaks Animal Care Center in DeLand are both at the end of this page.
     There are few street signs once you get to the 1 mile of dirt road, so landmarks listed will help you navigate easily. Paw prints are painted on some of the power poles starting on Maytown Osteen Road, and some are created with reflectors, to reassure you that you are headed the right way. Some are angled to help point the way to turns.

Feel free to drive on whichever part of the dirt road provides you the most comfort – no need to stay in lower areas for a car with low clearance.

Drive slowly once you get to the dirt road to avoid frightening horses and other livestock, as well as local wildlife. We regularly see deer, wild turkeys, bald eagles, hawks and more. Lower speeds also help preserve the road work done so far.

Please call before visiting the Osteen site if you want to speak to a club member. For some of our smaller sessions there may be only one club member helping at a time so there may be no one to answer questions during programs. Visitors are also welcome to check out classes at the Maitland Civic Center most Mondays between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

DIRECTIONS:From I-4
Exit 108 on I-4 at the DeBary/Deltona city limit sign/Enterprise exit.

Go east on Dirksen/Deltona/CR4162 which becomes Doyle Road. Ignore older GPS programs which tell you to take multiple turns on this road – you should not turn again for about 7.6 miles until Doyle Road dead ends at its east end at SR415.

Take a right/south on SR415. Take the third left (tiny little blocks) onto New Smyrna Road after you pass Doyle Road/CR4162 and Skip’s Boots on right, just before the municipal lot and fire station.

Immediate left on Florida Ave. which quickly becomes Maytown-Osteen Road. Then follow general Osteen-area directions below.

Or from SR417/Greeneway to Lake Mary Blvd. exit
Northeast on Lake Mary Blvd.

OR take Hwy. 17-92 to CR427 or to SR 46
Then go north on Lake Mary Blvd. toward where it becomes SR415 Lake Mary Blvd. becomes SR415 after you cross over SR46

5.4 miles North on Lake Mary Road/SR415 towards Daytona Beach/New SmyrnaOver bridge near marinaPass Osteen Diner on right, see Dollar General/Sunoco/Texaco on leftslow down for turn where speed limit slows to 45 mph; just 2 short blocks more

Right/east - Railroad Avenue Post office sign, small street, not a major intersection, (across from Sunoco & Texaco)

Immediate first left/north on New Smyrna Blvd. at Osteen feed store

Immediate first right/east onto Florida Ave/Osteen Maytown Road/ SR4164
SPEED TRAP – 30 mph speed limit till you reach the golf course

FROM NORTH/WEST
Deltona/Orange City take Howland or DebaryCR4162 east to SR415, south on SR415OR

From Howland Blvd. or further north Continue about 1 mile south past Wal Mart (at Howland Blvd. and SR415)Pass CR 4162 and Skip’s Boots on your right Take the third left (small street, not a major intersection) onto New Smyrna Road after you pass Doyle Road/CR4162 and Skip’s Boots on right, just before the municipal lot and fire station. Immediate left on Florida Ave. which quickly becomes Maytown-Osteen Road. Then follow general Osteen-area directions below.

FROM North, Via U.S. 95/DAYTONA/NEW SMYRNA/U.S. 1:

SR44 to SR 415

U.S. 1 south to Halifax Ave. (flashing traffic signal) in Oak Hill, west/right 17 miles to Pell. Right onto Pell; then follow the Osteen-area directions starting with where you head north on Pell Road.

FROM INTERSTATE 95, TRAVELING NORTH FROM SOUTH FLA.:

Take CR-5A exit, Exit 231, toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor .3 miles; merge onto CR-5A/Stuckway Rd. toward Oak Hill/Scottsmoor 1 mile; Left onto U.S.-1 N/SR5 North 6.9 miles; LEFT onto W HALIFAX AVE/CR-4164. Continue to follow CR-4164, 16.9 miles; right onto Pell Road, then directions above from Pell

OSTEEN-AREA DIRECTIONS: ALL DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE COMING FROM WEST OF OSTEEN CONVERGE FROM THIS POINT ONCE YOU GET TO FLA. AVE./OSTEEN MAYTOWN ROAD/SR4164, as you get close to our site: 5.3 miles to Pell Road; watch for intersection sign on right, after two small bridges. You will pass Vat and Elizabeth roads on your right, and Rebel Run on your left, shortly before you reach Pell.

North on Pell Road (Towards Wiregrass Prairie Reserve), where a reflector paw print points left on the power pole as you turn at that intersection coming from the west. You will pass Prideaux Road and then Oakridge Farms Road on the right before you get to your next turn.

3.9 miles to Saddle Creek Farms Road (last side street on right before Pell pavement ends)

If paving on Pell Road runs out you have gone too far. Paw prints pointing right on last power pole on your right before your next turn, as well as several pointing straight ahead further south on Pell Road.

Right/east on Saddle Creek Farms Road, total of 1 mile dirt road to our entrance             White fencing on either side of entrance; Saddle Creek Farms sign on fencing and street signmailboxes by fence, turn in between gates. You are an invited guest so ignore the No Trespassing sign that is there for hunters who wander onto private property.. Now 1 mile and several turns to go on dirt road from Pell to our house, with very few street signs once you turn onto the dirt road before you get to the Best Paw homestead.

Left at V in road (left-pointing paw print on pole) to remain on Saddle Creek Farms Road (more paw prints pointing the way). Some GPS programs incorrectly make it sound like you should turn the wrong way at this intersection.

  Right at Oak View Plantation Road (stop sign & street sign; road dead ends there into fenced pasture)

Immediate (first) left at Oak Haven Plantation RoadTo second home on right
Grassy road; green-roofed storage building in back with large paw prints on end of storage building
Driveway near house, near center of front fence
Agility and obedience equipment in front fields
Dog signs on fence
Covered class area with chairs in driveway
1835 Oak Haven Plantation Road, Osteen 32764

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