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Manatee aggregations — Three Sisters Springs

Fires when 2+ consecutive nights ≤ 48F (NWS forecast)

November through March, peaking December and January and February. The notch is October.

No date. the week of, at best — this one is decided by the weather, not by the calendar, so the honest answer is a month rather than a day.

Where: Crystal River NWR
Drive: 75 minutes from Lakeland
In season: November through March
Peak: December and January and February
Certainty: the week of, at best
Drone: no

Flying here

National Wildlife Refuges: Launching, landing or operating from refuge land is prohibited without a special use permit. Overflight is again an FAA matter rather than the refuge's, but disturbing wildlife is separately unlawful and a drone over a roost or a colony is disturbance regardless of altitude. Treat this as a no unless you have the permit.

From the field

Season is Nov 15 - Mar 31. Boardwalk needs no permit; refuge prohibits drones. Peak is the 1-3 days during/after a hard cold snap.

Also open in October

Everything in October →

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