Las Colinas

Howey-in-the-Hills sits in Lake County, one of Florida's most quietly scenic corners — a landscape of rolling hills (unusual for the state), clear spring-fed lakes, and old citrus groves that once defined Central Florida's economy. The town itself is tiny, but it punches above its weight as a golf destination, largely anchored by the Mission Inn Resort, a historic property that has drawn golfers to this unlikely hill country for generations.

Las Colinas — Spanish for "the hills" — is one of 2 courses at Mission Inn, and the name tells you what to expect: elevation change that feels genuinely dramatic by Florida standards, with fairways that tumble and rise through the resort's wooded, lake-dotted grounds. The par-71 layout rewards shot-shaping and course management over raw power, and the terrain keeps things visually interesting from the first tee to the last green.

As a resort course, Las Colinas offers that particular pleasure of unfamiliar ground — a place where the landscape does enough work that simply walking the property feels like part of the round.