Distances are straight-line miles from Crystal River — drive times vary.

Gulf Coast · 7 mi
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Guaranteed manatees, year-round, from an underwater observatory.




Central Florida · 39 mi
Silver Springs
Glass-bottom boats and paddling over giant springs — no swimming.






North Florida · 64 mi
Gilchrist Blue Springs
The best backup to Ichetucknee — and a top-five spring in its own right.






North Florida · 80 mi
Little River Springs
Cheap, uncrowded swimming with a serious cave system below.

North Florida · 90 mi
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park
One of the longest underwater cave systems in the country.

North Florida · 105 mi
Suwannee Springs
Historic sulphur springs and 19th-century ruins on the Suwannee.



