Vessel operators are prohibited from anchoring, mooring, beaching or grounding a vessel within the Weeki Wachee River Springs Protection Zone. (F.S. 327.45) It encompasses 5.61 miles from Rogers Park to the headsprings in the state park. Violators are subject to a $140 fine. With limited exceptions, most tubes and rafts are not considered vessels under Florida law.
Weeki Wachee Springs Protection Zone
In The Zone
Weeki Wachee River
Springs Protection Zone
The Springs Protection Zone encompasses 5.61 miles of
Weeki Wachee River, from Rogers Park to the headsprings
in Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.
Springs Protection Zone Video
The springs protection zone is designed to protect the river’s ecology and does not alter the public access to the spring. It only regulates vessels, not the activities of people.
The springs protection zone is designed to protect the river’s ecology and does not alter the public access to the spring. It only regulates vessels, not the activities of people.
Visitors are encouraged to use best practices to help protect the river such as not trampling vegetation, climbing on banks or trees, or discarding litter.
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