SR 544 breaks off at a diagonal intersection from U.S. Route 92 (US 92) in Auburndale and heads east-southeast toward Winter Haven as Havendale Boulevard; the name derives from the two cities it connects.

As SR 544 leaves Winter Haven, it becomes Lucerne Park Road, also going by the title Scenic Highway.

SR 544 also bypasses Alta Vista Elementary School, then intersects with SR 17; the Haines City Post Office marks a corner of this junction.

County Road 544 (CR 544) exists in two separate places: County Road 544A (CR 544A), called Derby Avenue, serves as a sort of extension of SR 544 to the west.

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