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For lodging you can rent a
house on the river or choose to
stay at a motel. Most of the
rentals are within walking
distance to restaurants,
convenience stores, a gun
shop, auto repair shops, boat
rentals, canoe or kayak rentals
and bait stores.
If you like water sports and
Nature Dunnellon and Rainbow
Springs are the places to be.
With two beautiful rivers
(Rainbow River and
Withlacoochee River) that feed
Lake Rousseau everything is
possible. You can fish, swim,
bird watch, hike, bike, tubing,
shop or just relax.
Now what more could you ask
for?
Rainbow Springs and Dunnellon Florida are famous for The Rainbow River,
The KP Hole, The Withlacoochee River and Lake Rousseau.
The Rainbow River in Rainbow Springs is feed by a first magnitude spring
that ranks fourth in the state for the volume of fresh water it discharges. As
much as 400 to 600 million gallons of crystal clear water flow out of the
springs every day. Many springs feed
the Rainbow River not just the
Headsprings. As you drift down the
Rainbow River you can see the
separate springs boiling up in many
spots if look closely. The Rainbow
River is 5.7 miles long and meets at
the confluence of the Rainbow and
Withlacoochee Rivers in Dunnellon at
the city beach. These two rivers form
Lake Rousseau. The headwaters of
Rainbow Springs are located at Rainbow Springs State Park. Rainbow
Springs State Park and the KP Hole are popular destinations for locals and
tourists alike. At Rainbow Springs you can tube, swim, snorkel, dive, fish,
kayak, canoe, picnic, or walk the paths to the one of the tallest waterfalls in
Florida to enjoy nature and the many species of plants and animals that live
here.
Rainbow Springs was first named Wekiwa Creek By the Seminole Indians.
In 1972 The Rainbow River was designated as a Registered Natural
Landmark. an Aquatic Preserve in 1986, and an "Outstanding Florida
Waterway" in 1987. The land around the headwaters of the Rainbow
Springs remained privately owned until 1990. Then the State of Florida
purchased the springs to save them from over development.The Florida
Park Service officially opened Rainbow Springs State Park on March 9,
1995. Rainbow Springs State Park is comprised of 1,459 upland acres and
13 submerged acres. This also includes around 100 acres of wetlands.
The city of Dunnellon has all the accommodations of a much larger city. You
will find many antique and novelty shops in the Historic District of
Dunnellon. My favorite is the Grumbles House. It has everything from
antiques to garden plants and unique gifts.
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