Avon Park

Avon Park is a city in the Florida Heartland.

Get in

By car

Avon Park lies along US 27, a major north-south artery of the Florida peninsula, and US 98. These highways, which run concurrently through Avon Park, provide easy access to southeast Florida and to the Orlando area. SR 64 is a rural 2-lane highway providing access to Bradenton on the west coast. Avon Park is approximately one hour south of the Orlando metro area (including Kissimmee).

By train

The Amtrak station in Sebring (Code: SBG) is the closest Amtrak station. The Sebring station is served by the Amtrak Silver Star and Silver Meteor routes, which both connect Miami with New York City, following different paths through the Carolinas.

By plane

• 1 Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO  ^IATA) (about 2 mi (3.2 km) west of town). General aviation.  

The nearest airports with regular, commercial flights are Orlando International Airport (MCO ^IATA) and—slightly further away—Tampa International Airport (TPA ^IATA) and Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ ^IATA).

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL ^IATA) in Lakeland is capable of handling regular, commercial flights, but is only served by air taxi. Nearby Sebring Regional Airport (SEF ^IATA), 7 mi (11 km) southeast of Sebring, is no longer served by air taxi.

Get around

Avon Park has no transportation services, so travel must be done by private vehicle.

See

• 1 Avon Park Historic District.  
• 2 Lake Adelaide.  
• 3 Avon Park Air Force Range (MacDill Air Force Base Auxiliary Field).  
• 4 South Florida State College. This campus has two concert halls and offers concerts, many of them featuring nationally known artists. The campus has a number of baseball fields and is home to the college's baseball team, the Panthers.  

Do

• Springtime on the Mall Arts and Crafts Festival (Springapalooza). Held every spring on Main Street. 

Eat

Avon Park has a number of restaurants. Excluding fast food restaurants, this is a fairly complete list:

• Dutchers Diner, 1012 W Main St, ☏ +1 863 453-8824. Serves breakfast and lunch. 
• Olympic Restaurant, 504 US Highway 27 N, ☏ +1 863 452-2700. Serves lunch and dinner. 
• Taqueria Merlo, 1004 W Main St, ☏ +1 863 452-1811. Serves lunch and dinner. Authentic Mexican. 
• 1 Avon Park Diner, 610 US Hwy 27 S, ☏ +1-863-657-2343. None posted, but open from breakfast thru lunch. American-style food. (updated Feb 2019)

Sleep

Avon Park has a number of decent-quality places to stay while passing through town or visiting:

• Hotel Jacaranda, 19 E Main St, ☏ +1 863 453-2211, jacinfo@southflorida.edu. Has pool. Has restaurant, serving only lunch. Hotel and restaurant run by South Florida State College. 
• Oak Tree Inn, 700 US Highway 27 S, ☏ +1 863 453-3165. Has pool. Offers basic service, but needs maintenance. 

Go next

• South a few miles to Sebring

Routes through Avon Park

Ocala ← Frostproof ←	N  S	→ Sebring → Miami
Lakeland ← Frostproof ←	N  S	→ Sebring → West Palm Beach
Haines City ← Frostproof ← Merge ←	N  S	→ Sebring
Bradenton ← Zolfo Springs ←	W  E	→ END