Weeki Wachee: Pine Island Paradise
Spring Hill, FL
This lodging arrangement is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts, with a capacity to accommodate up to 6 guests. The beautiful waterfront home in Weeki Wachee, Florida features two bedrooms, one bath, and an additional outside shower, providing ample space for a comfortable stay. The master bedroom comes with a cozy queen size bed, while the guest room offers a trundle bed (2 twins) and a sofa bed in the living room. Enjoy a private outdoor kitchen and sit around the fire pit in the evening. The outdoor space includes a private patio or balcony, backyard, and grassy open space for outdoor activities. Take advantage of the nearby beach with the provided kayak. Parking is free on the premises. Get ready for adventure and relaxation at this amazing property!
Hop aboard a shallow water mudboat, a kayak, or a bay skiff for day of inshore fishing! Not even sea shell's toss from your lazy house in bay you can target redfish, trout, pompano, and snook with natural and artificial baits. We provide the bed, you provide dinner! You can also come target grouper, cobia, tripletail, snapper, and kingfish with us! Departing from the Nature Coast Launching Pad, use a variety of tactics and baits to ensure an unforgettable trip. Whether you’re trolling, bottom fishing, chumming, or drifting over reefs, wrecks, sunken springs, and ledges, somewhere the fish are biting!
One popular scuba diving destination in the area is the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, which is a natural spring that flows into the Weeki Wachee River. The park offers a variety of water activities, including scuba diving, and has a designated dive area for experienced divers. However, due to the park's popularity, access to the dive area may be limited and require reservations. Another option is to explore the nearby Gulf of Mexico, which has a variety of reefs, wrecks, and other dive sites. There are several dive operators in the area that offer charters to popular dive sites such as the Sheridan and the Regina wrecks.
Scallop Tours are a fun-filled day for the whole family! Explore the Nature Coast's miles of pristine, clear-water grass flats while snorkeling in 2-4 feet of depth. You'll be able to enjoy the underwater scenery and spot a variety of small tropical and semi-tropical fish, turtles, seahorses, conch shells, hard and soft corals, sponges, and, of course, scallops! And after a day of adventure, you'll get to indulge in the wonderfully tasty little morsels of bay scallop goodness! After the sun sets, head out for a fun-filled night of stalking the shallows in search of sheepshead, flounder, black drum, snapper, mullet, and other tasty treats just under the surface! Gigging charter trips can last for 5 hours and take place in the nearby backwaters of Crystal River and Ozello, amidst the mazes of mangrove islands, creek mouths, and oyster bars. We would happy to recommend some local experts ….
CHASSAHOWITZKA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (WMA) is a vast protected area located ten miles north of Weeki Wachee in Hernando County, Florida. It encompasses 24,243 acres of sandhill, mesic hammock, and forested wetland habitats, including three satellite tracts nearby. In conjunction with the neighboring Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, the WMA preserves the largest continuous block of habitat in this region of Florida, home to a remnant population of Florida black bear, gopher tortoises, Sherman's fox squirrel, and many imperiled snake species. Additionally, underwater caves, such as Buford Spring and Eagle's Nest Sink, house populations of troglobitic invertebrate species. Hunting for white-tailed deer, feral hog, and small game is productive at this WMA, with general gun season being especially popular. However, it is important to note that the area is also popular with the cave-diving community and both caves have claimed lives, making safety an important consideration for all visitors.
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