Boating

Florida is a state rich with waterways! There is so much available to the boating enthusiast.
And all are accessible from your private boat dock at Waterside.

Lake Crescent is a freshwater lake that encompasses almost 16,000 acres. It is located in Crescent City and is approximately thirteen miles long and two miles wide. Lake Crescent is almost 30 miles of clean, sparkling water.
It is surrounded by an undeveloped nature preserve, home to Central Florida’s fauna and wildlife. From Lake Crescent one can reach the magnificent St. Johns River and travel on to the Atlantic Ocean.

Dunns Creek is an absolute marvel! When one thinks of a creek, a slow moving trickle of water may come to mind - one that meanders through the land softly. Not Dunns Creek. It begins its voyage out of Lake Crescent and runs north approximately seven miles where it meets the St. Johns River.

Silver Glen Springs, Blue Spring State Park, Gemini Springs, Salt Springs - each of these offer unique recreational activities. Salt Springs in known to be outstanding for snorkeling. Gemini Springs has approximately 6.5 million gallons of fresh water that bubbles up from its two springs each day. Blue Spring State Park is the largest park on the St. Johns River and is the favorite home for manatees in the winter. Hontoon Island is only accessible by boat or a ferry and is the perfect place to enjoy nature and all it offers.

The St. Johns River is a natural wonder. It ranges in a medley of changing scenes. There are many tributaries of this river including thirteen lakes, three creeks, six rivers and the Cross Florida Barge Canal.

In addition to these inland waterways, there are so many more incredible places to see including the east coast of the United States when traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.

Fishing

Crescent City is known to be the bass capital of the world. Any fishing enthusiast can choose from lakes, rivers and creeks. Both freshwater and saltwater lakes and rivers are plentiful, as well as estuaries.

Lake Crescent is a lake of serene beauty. If you like to fish, this is the lake in which to cast. There are 16,000 acres of sparkling clean water. It has coves and points with eelgrass, spatterdock pads, maiden cane grass, reeds, lily pads, and cypress trees. The lake carries a multitude of fish - largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, catfish, black bass, bream, mullet, striped bass, and in cooler months, speckled perch.

Lake Crescent offers 30 square miles of clean water and the versatility of shallow grasses and deep water. A couple of key points are Weidernoch Point for bass and crappie, and Shell Hill Point for crappie during December and January.

Dunns Creek flows North out of Lake Crescent and is an outstanding place to view nature at its best. It is on Florida’s top 10 list of best places to catch catfish. It flows approximately seven miles until it reaches the St. Johns River. Crappie and bass are also available.

The St. Johns River is an estuary that gives fishermen the best of both freshwater and saltwater worlds. There are a variety of fish, such as redfish, flounder, tarpon, sea trout, mullet, catfish, largemouth bass, striped bass, bream, and bluegill, just to mention a few. Plus there are shrimp and blue crab.

Lake George is the widest and largest lake on the St. Johns River. This lake is approximately fourteen miles long and six miles wide. You are able to fish on some 46,000 acres. The types of fish you will find are bass, crappie, bream, catfish, largemouth bass, and speckled perch. It also has a large blue crab fishery.