Places to eat

Seafood Seller & Cafe: 300 SE US Hwy 19, Crystal River. Website

The Crab Plant: 201 NW 5th Street, Crystal River. Website

Waterfront Social: 1610 SE Paradise Cir, Crystal River. Website

St. Johns Tavern: 572 N Citrus Ave, Crystal River. Facebook

Peck’s Old Port Cove: 139 N Ozello Trail, Crystal River. Website

Places to stay

King’s Bay Lodge: 506 NW 1st Avenue, Crystal River. Website

Paddle Tail Waterfront Lodge Crystal River Resort: Book

Plantation on Crystal River: 9301 W Fort Island Trail, Crystal River. Website

Also see MacRae’s of Homosassa (bait house, marina and motel) on the Where we meet page. Tarpon trips leave from its dock. For a waterfront house, see Lodging.

Off the water

Hunter Springs Park: 18 NE 2nd St, Crystal River. A clear spring with a small beach, great for floating and relaxing.

Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge: Kings Bay. Set up in 1983 to protect the West Indian manatee, the refuge covers 80 acres across 20 small islands and is reachable only by boat. It’s part of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

Crystal River Archaeological State Park: One of the oldest known Native American burial sites in Florida, dating to around 600 B.C. The welcome center displays clay pots, arrowheads and other finds.

Hunter Springs Kayak Tours: 36 NE 4th Street, Crystal River. Website Paddle Kings Bay for a different look at Crystal River.