Drum Key

Drum Key: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Drum Key

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Drum Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.72665, -82.71371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drum Key

• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Island Beach · beach · Citrus · ~25 km · Must-see
• Crystal River Archaeological State Park · fort · Citrus · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bayport Park · park · Hernando · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~34 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~34 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~40 km · Must-see
• Aripeka Sandhills Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~45 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~51 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~52 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~54 km · Must-see
• Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pasco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Drum Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Drum Key

• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~98 km · Must-see
• Horse Island · river spot · Pasco · ~45 km
• Devils Rock Yard · river spot · Pasco · ~46 km
• The Pocket · river spot · Citrus · ~54 km
• Hicks Island · river spot · Citrus · ~54 km
• Bear Hammock · river spot · Marion · ~56 km
• Big Island · river spot · Citrus · ~56 km
• Cypress Island · river spot · Citrus · ~56 km
• Cow Key · river spot · Pasco · ~61 km
• Lone Cedar Island · river spot · Levy · ~62 km

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