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Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

1502 S.E. Kings Bay Dr.Crystal River, FL 34429

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www.fws.gov

Located next to the town of Crystal River, Florida, the Crystal River NWR was established primarily for the protection of the endangered Florida manatee, providing critical habitat for approximately 25 percent of the nation's endangered ... more on Epinions.com

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4.0

11 reviews

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This is the only place in the US where it is legal to swim with and touch these wonderful animals. more on TripAdvisor

Excellent seafood. more on Epinions.com

We went with a tour guide company, American Pro Diving, it was relatively inexpensive, I believe $37.00 or so per person. more on Epinions.com

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions. more on Epinions.com

We had the opportunity to swim with them with Nature coast Manatee Tours. more on TripAdvisor

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This is a federal property, managed out of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge complex in Crystal River about 20 miles to the north. But the key to excitement is going to the County Park to acc ... more on TripAdvisor

The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge has a small visitor center and administration office off Kings Bay Drive in Crystal River. Often staffed by volunteers and running restricted hours in the su ... more on TripAdvisor

Crystal River is beautiful. One of the highlights are the gentle manatees. We had the opportunity to swim with them with Nature coast Manatee Tours. The river is crystal clear yet cold in the winter w ... more on TripAdvisor

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4.5

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On our trip to central Florida this past spring, one of our destinations was Homosassa Springs to see the Manatees and other animals in the Homosassa Wildlife Preserve which I wrote about in a previous review. When I was making the ... more on Epinions.com

We swam with the manatees in December. The manatees are up in Homosassa, Crytal River area during the winter months. We went with a tour guide company, American Pro Diving, it was relatively inexpensive, I believe $37.00 or so per ... more on Epinions.com

04/17/01 I recently got back from my second trip to snorkel with the manatees in Crystal River Florida. I will start off by saying that I am NOT an accomplished diver, I just snorkel for fun. Let me tell you, this was fun. Both of ... more on Epinions.com

Crystal River is located 65 miles north of Tampa and 65 miles west of Orlando. I flew into Tampa International Airport as I think it is less congested than Orlando. You can drive up the Suncoast Parkway Toll Road which takes only ... more on Epinions.com