Chiefland is north of Tarpon Springs, Florida. We wanted to see Manatee Springs State Park and revisit Cedar Key. We enjoyed the area in the past. Chiefland’s economy primarily relies on agriculture including; peanuts, watermelons, ranching and timber. Cedar Key is known for fishing and oystering.
Cedar Key is about an hours drive southwest of Gainesville, or 2 hours North from Tampa, Florida. Cedar Key is a cluster of islands on the Gulf of Mexico. Its named after the eastern red cedar. The population is only about 700 and probably about the same number of tourists on motorcycles. Other than tourism, farm raised clams and oysters are thriving and is a multimillion dollar industry. Exploring the town and restaurants is easy to do on foot or bicycle.
