This isn't a beach of the typical sort, its based around the Weeki Wachee springs, so its water is considerably clearer. Its absolutely fantastic on a sunny day, especially since they have a lot of safe areas for kids, and some very deep (12ft+) areas for adults. The last time I was there a manatee swam into the swimming area, that was interesting to say the least. The only problems can come from very long lines for the rides (which are extremely fun and scary), and when the area hasn't been dredged for awhile leaving harmless but unappealing algae floating around.
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