Around Inverness
The manatees are twenty-six miles away.
Citrus County is one of the better bases in Florida for people who came for the outdoors rather than the theme parks.
Worth the drive
What guests actually go and do.
26 miles
Swim with manatees
Crystal River is one of very few places where swimming with manatees is permitted. Season runs roughly November to March.
On the boundary
Flying Eagle Preserve
Thousands of acres of marsh, hammock and trail immediately alongside the park.
Nearby
The Boy Scout park trail
A ten-mile bike trail close to the property.
Nearby
Airboat tours
The Withlacoochee and the surrounding wetlands are close by.
31 miles
Ocala
Horse country, and the nearest large town north.
83 miles
Tampa
Close enough for a day out, far enough to not hear it.