Sheephead Key

Sheephead 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 Sheephead 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 Sheephead Key — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.63377, -82.67827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheephead Key

• Bayport Park · park · Hernando · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~14 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~26 km · Must-see
• Aripeka Sandhills Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Island Beach · beach · Citrus · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crystal River Archaeological State Park · fort · Citrus · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~50 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~52 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~52 km · Must-see
• Conner Preserve · sanctuary · Pasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• West Pasco Historical Society · museum · Pasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sims Park · park · Pasco · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheephead Key

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sheephead Key

• Caladesi Island · river spot · Pinellas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Horse Island · river spot · Pasco · ~32 km
• Devils Rock Yard · river spot · Pasco · ~33 km
• Cow Key · river spot · Pasco · ~49 km
• Durney Key · river spot · Pasco · ~50 km
• Green Key · river spot · Pasco · ~54 km
• Hicks Island · river spot · Citrus · ~54 km
• Big Island · river spot · Citrus · ~55 km
• Cypress Island · river spot · Citrus · ~57 km
• The Pocket · river spot · Citrus · ~60 km

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