Do not show up for the 1:30 manatee showing at 1:15 expecting it to work. They will just tell you "Oh, it takes 20 minutes to get to the park from here. You've already missed it."
Edit: To make things worse, the lady working in the gift shop was exceptionally rude to not only our family but another as well for completely different reasons. The rangers were very happy to help though.
After a couple of days of cool weather I decided to go to the park to see manatee and there were many there. Me being a fisherman I was amazed to see all the species of fish there especially Snook, my favorite. There was a hippo, deer, alligators, Bobcats, snakes, Turtles and many many birds on display. I enjoyed the day and I highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.
How can you not appreciate a Great State Park. Boat ride in to park with your guide was nice and volunteer staff in park are so friendly and knowledgeable! Awesome all the animals they have with a beautiful walking tour at your own pace. Highly recommend visiting and making a donation to keep it going!
I had never had any interest in visiting here, but I was wrong. This place is wonderful. It's no less than a tropical zoo and well worth the trip. It's restoration and rehabilitation programs justify it and it is easily accessible. Highly recommended.
Our day ended with a pleasant tram ride back to the parking lot.
The park is well laid out, clean, interesting, reasonably priced and houses many animals that are well taken care of (the most important!)
Our day began with a relaxing boat ride up The Pepper Creek from the visitor center to the park.
We especially enjoyed the unique manatees. There are 3 female manatees in residence...Ariel, Electra and Lorelei who is presently in the 'manatee hospital'...we sure hope she's better.
Once we got to the actual park we were impressed. Very nice, natural habitat for the non-releasable manatees. Interesting venomous snake exhibit, amazing hippo.
We loved Lou the 57 year old honorary Florida resident hippo. Tip: stay clear of Lou's 'splatter zone' LOL
If you are on a road trip timetable be aware that this marker on google is not the park. This is a visitor building with a gift shop.
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is a US Park based in Homosassa, Florida. Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is located at 4150 S Suncoast Blvd, Homosassa, FL 34446, USA.
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