Avon Park - town in Highlands County, Florida, United States

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

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (IATA: LAL) in Lakeland is capable of handling regular, commercial flights, but is only served by air taxi. Nearby Sebring Regional Airport (IATA: SEF), 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

Do

  • Springtime on the Mall Arts and Crafts Festival. Held every spring on Main Street.
  • Noah's Fall Festival, Avon Park High School Football Field, 700 E. Main St. (go east on Main Street thru the downtown and past Lake Verona; the high school is three blocks east of the traffic light east of downtown), 27.5929°, -81.4878°, +863 273-9152. 5-9 PM the last Sa of October. Noah's Fall Festival was started about 1994 as a Christian alternative to Halloween. It has been held almost every year and has been held at the same location for a number of years. Games and activities are provided for children. This festival, which has become a fairly large event, is run by volunteers from a number of area churches. Free 2015-10-21

Buy

Eat

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

Drink

Sleep

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

Connect

Go next

Avon Park

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Postal code:33825–3382633825Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:America/New_YorkPopulation:9,658Coordinates:27.59, -81.50

Highlands County

2nd-order administrative division

Florida

Primary administrative division

United States

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Population:327.2 MDial code:+1Currency:Dollar (USD)Voltage:120 V, 240 V, 60 Hz
NEMA 14-30NEMA 14-50