Route #90 Allenhurst – Scottsmoor – Mims – Geneva – Osceola

Route #90 covers 93 round-trip miles through one of the most historically layered and environmentally rich regions of central-east Florida. The journey begins at the Haulover Canal, on the northern tip of Merritt Island, where the Indian River connects with the Mosquito Lagoon inside the Canaveral National Seashore. From there, the route heads north through lands now part of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, crossing areas once occupied by towns that vanished during the 1960s with the expansion of NASA facilities.

This first section passes the former sites of ghost communities such as Allenhurst, Clifton, and Shiloh, where only scattered markers, overgrown paths, and small cemeteries remain. After reaching US 1, the route continues south across rural mainland landscapes, moving through farming settlements like Scottsmoor and Mims before turning west along State Road 46 into extensive conservation lands and former Native territories.

Crossing the St. Johns River, the route enters Seminole County, where Lake Harney, the remains of Fort Lane, and the town of Geneva mark the final stretch before reaching the vanished community of Osceola, once a regional center of the timber industry. The route weaves together abandoned towns, historic sites, and vast natural areas that illustrate the changing relationship between people and the Florida landscape.

This route can be found in Discovering Florida – Volume 4.