A beautiful, small, 25 acre lake surrounded by two nice neighborhoods, Magnolia Point and Silver…read moreLakes. The lake is springfed, clean with plenty of fish and wildlife, including Sand Hill Cranes, Squirrels and turtles. Large enough for water skiing. Silver lakes has a boat launch for the community. WARNING! We do see alligators on occasion, but come on! This is Florida and they were here first.

Lovely park in Inverness, Florida! Parking was easy and we…read morewere in search of geocaches. We completed an adventure lab ( free app) walking tour of the park and one conventional geocache. The views were gorgeous, real Florida views. We saw one gator but no cooters( turtles). We even saw a water bulldozer type thing for clearing out weeds in the pond.

My friend and I decided to explore some of the local beauty on our lunch break and found this cute…read morepark. Cooter Pond Park is the perfect place for a walk, picnic or even to exercise in. At the entrance to the park and along the walkway, there are several tables with benches to enjoy a meal or just catch up with your friends and family. The tables near the entrance are shaded so you can take a break from the hot sun! The walkway in this park is expansive and has several informational plaques to teach its visitors about the local wildlife that they love. There are also these boxes with various colored lights. I'm not sure what they do but they look cool. If you are lucky, you'll spot and alligator or two but don't worry, the walkway is plenty high above the water. The gators should not cause you any trouble!

Capt. Zorn showed us an unforgettable time! Our day started out slowly, with few red fish biting…read moreand many re-casts on the rocks. But then he diligently searched for the spot until he found where the red fish were flocking. We caught 1, 2, 4 red fish each among the three of us in 30 minutes. It was an incredible rush. Sometimes they wrestled and broke the line, but Capt. Zorn always helped us get the shrimp back on and re-cast. We each caught 2-5 fish that day, and sent back all but one each due to the rules. I respect this appreciation for the ecosystem. Thanks a lot Capt. Mark - we'll be back one day soon!

My friend Wayne and I fished with Captain Mark Zorn on March 3, 2019, and he was awesome. He took…read moreus out of Crystal River and taught us how to fish with artificial bait for Speckled Sea Trout. We caught our limit of specs and two Spanish Mackerels to boot. It was such a blast! He was patient and a great teacher. He is also funny and hard working. He has a fantastic boat and great fishing equipment. I have fished in other places with guides before, and Captain Z is as good as they get. We will be fishing with him again! Thanks, Captain. Tom

Excellent experience with Captain Nick. Probably not a better person to take you out and show you a…read moregreat time fishing. Mild manor, extremely professional person to deal with experienced or novice fishermen. My cousin has used Nick several times and highly recommends him. He baits the hook, he prepares everything and for those that don't wish to cast he'll do that as well. He's safe and by the book for measuring the fish caught. He cleans and filets everything. Seriously great experience

I tried to set up some fishing for my son's birthday. I had the reservation but when it got closer…read moreto the date, it was clear that it was going to be very windy and rainy. Captain Nick called and we decided to cancel. He was very honest and flexible. It was a very good experience even though we didn't catch anything. Thanks

Captain Jeremiah was great. We experienced a great tour never rushed. Very knowledgeable about the…read morearea. He even waited for us to see the sunset . Great tour.

We went out June 27, 2016 with Captain Jeremiah for a 1/2 day fishing and 1/2 day scalloping and…read morewe had an excellent time. Captain Jeremiah is top-notch. He is passionate about what he is doing and he made sure we enjoyed ourselves. The twins were excited to try to catch a shark and Captain Jeremiah was excited to try to deliver and he did. We are already thinking about making plans for our next trip and we will certainly be planning to go with Captain Jeremiah.

We love experiencing these animal rescue venues that are near and dear to our heart. This park is…read moreno exception. Sadly, due to the hurricane devastation two years ago, they are still recovering getting back to where the park used to be. This should not deter you since there is plenty to see and do. We wanted to take the boat tour, but due to current drought conditions that was not available on the day we came. Karen and I highly recommend this for all ages from 8-80 and between. You will not be disappointed! as the second wildlife park in our month long stay in Florida. We surely enjoy

Originally, we road-tripped north almost 2 hours to experience a rare opportunity to swim amongst…read moremanatees in a natural setting. When we arrived we found out that the manatees had migrated away from the springs about 2.5 weeks ago. Disappointed we drove about 6 miles south and happened upon Homosassa Springs State Park, where they have 3 resident manatees that live in the springs year round. This small state park, was devastated by the hurricane several years ago. They have photos showing how high the waters were and many buildings are still closed. We had to wait for the tram to take us across the way to the park, they also have a boat to get there in a unique way. However, the water was too low to enjoy the boat ride. The park has about 3-4 manatees during the off season and you just have to look for them as they live in a natural setting. Eventually we found them a bit down river from the springs. Once in a while you'd see their nose pop up for air. They are such beautiful creatures. There is also a small zoo with a black bear, flamingoes, a white tailed deer, reptile case, an array of birds, and a variety of wild cats. They used to have a hippo but she died about 10 months ago. Definitely worth the $13 entry fee. It's a cute and well maintained park that is about at 75% of its operating capacity due to closed buildings that have not yet been renovated following Hurricane Milton. Although, we were disappointed to miss out on a once in a lifetime experience to *actually* swim amongst manatees, being able to see them in their natural habitat was truly special.

It's so beautiful to see crystal clear water once you've there it's all about nature and rebootingread more

From Tampa, it took an hour and 30 minutes to get to the river. We first wanted to take a swim in…read morethe swimming area so we went there first before it got really crazy. The area is a bit small and there isn't really a lot of sun spots for you to chill at. It is cool to experience once but I think if you tube, you still will be able to get a swim in because parts of the river are pretty deep. After the swim area, we headed to the tubing section. It is a 15 minute drive from the main park entrance. The fee was 54 for two people that had an annual pass. Highly recommend bringing a small cooler with snacks and drinks and an extra tube for it. It took us about 2 hours to float back to our car and the river is very calm and relaxing. I've floated a river in San Antonio but wasn't as nice as Rainbow springs. Very clean and the water is sooo clear. Overall, really enjoyed our day visit to this state park!

this is my favorite marina. they always have big live shrimps and the boat ramp is freshwater so u…read moredont have to rinse off your trailer,

From the owner: Yankeetown Marina sits on the beauitful Withlachoochee River, with quick access to the Gulf of…read moreMexico. Fresh water boatramp access with ice, bait, and boat slip rentals. Knowledgeable charter captains to take you out for a fishing trip of your dreams. Exellent family atmosphere and helpful employees to help you launch your boat or help you to enjoy on of the best places around for fishing in Yankeetown Florida.

LOVE LOVE LOVE! What a beautiful place! So serene, very…read morevery Zen place. Gorgeous old wild Florida scenery. Absolutely Magical. A must visit. Beautiful open tropical green spaces, Picnic areas with BBQ's & Shelters, lots of shady areas & small green forestry areas. A lovely playground area for the kids, very nice restrooms, trails, fishing piers, lookout towers, wildfire all over, gorgeous views of the mangroves. A nature lovers paradise. Photo ops in every direction. Birds everywhere, perfectly preserved natural habitats, the sounds of nature all around, trickling water sounds in the distance. No signs of civilization. Not another human in sight. You would not think that this kind of hidden, almost untouched, natural treasure exist so close to the city, but it does. And it's very well maintained. While I was there a single gardener came briefly, checked things out, weed wacked around the edge of a sidewalk & left. As it already looked perfectly manicured when he showed up. I was there for a long time & there was no one else there except the brief visit from the landscaper & one other gentleman I had a brief but lovely conversation with. When I first got there, I ran into this one single gentleman that was bow hunting. He had a great big bow & arrows. I asked him if he had seen any of the Flamingos & he said "not today" I took that as a good sign to keep exploring as I must be close! haha. Later on, as I was leaving that same gentleman went back to his truck put his bow away & got out his fishing pole & gear. I thanked him for his time again & wished him luck fishing. He then wished me luck on my hunt for the wild flamingos & quickly, silently, vanished back into the woods. New Port Richey is a gorgeous place that has it all. It's quickly becoming my favorite playground on Florida's iconic Nature Coast. Highest Recommendations.

Well groomed park with inlet all around. If you love birds this place is your park. Newer play area…read moreand lots of piers. A great find to visit and Im sure nice to live by.

if you like the smell of Raw Sewage and terrible management this place is for you. Also they hold…read moreyou deposit for 30 day when checking out.

Five star fishing, family fun. Very nice park with pool. Lake Rousseau fishing can't be beat. This…read moreis a clean well maintained rv park. Wish we lived here year round actually.