On Highway 41: Dunnellon

North of Inverness, Florida, is Dunnellon, Florida.  And there is a very interesting location really, really close to Highway 41 in Dunnellon.

First, going into Dunnellon, we cross the Withlacoochee River.




Just up the river from this crossing, the Withlacoochee joins the Rainbow River.  Don't forget that.

Because just 3.7 miles up the road (I checked), turn off Highway 41 onto Southwest 81st Place Road, and ride over to the Rainbow Swimming Hole.  This is where the Rainbow River starts, and is a great place to start a tubing trip down the clear waters of the Rainbow River.  Which is something that a lot of people in Florida do.   (Picture example here.)

And here's a StreetView panorama of the swimming hole.  This is one of the most accessible of Florida's famous springs.  There are more north of here.




After cooling off in the swimming hole, the next stop is Williston -- and another spring.  I'll get there quickly.