Westgate Daytona Beach Resort
A beautiful oceanfront resort in Daytona Beach, Florida, Westgate Daytona Beach Resort provides access to white-sand beaches, watersports, area attractions, championship golf and the world-famous Daytona International Speedway, home to some of the most legendary stock races in NASCAR such as the Daytona 500 in February and Coke Zero 400 in July. Daytona Beach is also just a short, one-hour drive to Orlando and its amazing theme parks, including Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando. Vacationers have traveled to Daytona Beach for more than a century to enjoy the beautiful year-round weather and Westgate Daytona Beach Resort is the perfect place for a resort getaway to “The World’s Most Famous Beach.”
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About Daytona Beach, Florida
Known as “The World’s Most Famous Beach” (visitors can even drive their cars on designated areas of the beach) and for its central role in the history of stock car racing, Daytona Beach draws more than 8 million visitors annually and offers the ideal family vacation getaway. With 23 miles of white-sand beaches, Daytona Beach provides a myriad of outdoor recreational activities such as sunbathing, swimming, surfing, parasailing, boating, fishing and sightseeing. As the headquarters for NASCAR and the home of the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach hosts both the Daytona 500 (the “Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing”) in February and the Coke Zero 400 in July. Stroll through the Daytona 500 Experience (“The Official Attraction of NASCAR”), which lies adjacent to Daytona International Speedway, for a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the world of stock car racing. Other popular Daytona Beach attractions include the world-famous Daytona Beach Boardwalk, Daytona Lagoon waterpark and the state-of-the-art Museum of Art & Sciences (MOAS). Don’t miss Daytona Beach’s immensely popular annual events such as Speedweeks in mid-February, Bike Week in early March and Biketoberfest in mid-October. Daytona Beach also lies within a one-hour’s drive of Orlando’s world-class theme parks – Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld Orlando, as well as Saint Augustine to the North and Kennedy Space Center to the South.Outdoor Recreation & Golf in Daytona Beach
Daytona’s famous white-sand beach runs 23 miles long and up to 500 feet wide at low tide – perfect for relaxing in the sun or shell collecting. More adventurous visitors can surf, rent a boat or take a parasailing adventure. In addition to its world-famous beach, Daytona Beach offers numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation such as golf, parasailing, airboat tours, river cruises, hiking trails, guided dive trips, horseback riding, fishing, boating, surfing and more. A fisherman’s paradise, Daytona Beach hosts the Greater Daytona Beach Striking Tournament each May. Surf fishing is a popular year-round sport in Daytona Beach, which also features the Ocean Pier and the Sunglow Pier. Deep-sea fishing charters are also available.
The Daytona Beach area boasts championship golf courses designed by legendary architects such as Rees Jones, Arthur Hills, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. Golf courses include Daytona Beach Golf Club, Cypress Head Golf Club, Halifax Plantation Golf Club, Hidden Lakes at Fairgreen Golf Course, Indigo Lakes Golf Club, LPGA International Golf Course, Ocean Palm Golf Club, Pelican Bay Country Club, River Bend Golf Club, Riviera Country Club, Spruce Creek Country Club, Tomoka Oaks Golf & Country Club and Turnbull Bay Golf Course, among others. Daytona Beach also serves as the international headquarters of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). The state-of-the-art Florida Tennis Center features 24 hydro-clay courts, a full-service pro shop, lounge and snack bar.
