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    Crystal River Archaeological State Park

    297 Reviews
    #4 of 23 things to do in Crystal River
    Sights & Landmarks, Historic Sites
    3400 N Museum Pt, Crystal River, FL 34428-6207
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    “Crystal River park”

    This is an interesting site with adequate parking. Some of the "story boards" have information that... read more

    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Fly-n-Dive4Fun
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    “The Mounds at Crystal River”

    It was a neat place, especially of you like natural history or American Indian Studies. Small... read more

    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    DGMike
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    Gardner, Massachusetts
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    A top archaeological destination for Native American artifacts.
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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Crystal River park

    This is an interesting site with adequate parking. Some of the "story boards" have information that differs from my previous understanding, but all-in-all it is informative and worth the time to explore.

    Date of experience: February 2019
    Thank Fly-n-Dive4Fun
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Wonderful stop!

    We wanted to go hiking but the weather looked iffy so we decided to stop here where we knew we could get shelter if needed. Good choice. The museum is very small but informative with a few artifacts (many are in the Smithsonian!) A paved...More

    Date of experience: February 2019
    Thank Ed H
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    The Mounds at Crystal River

    It was a neat place, especially of you like natural history or American Indian Studies. Small though. The staff did a great job. Clean facilities

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank DGMike
    Reviewed 3 weeks ago
    Worth stopping

    We decided to stop and take a look. Glad we did. Walking along the paths stopping to see the different mounds and to learn about early native people and their culture and society was so interesting.They settle along the shores of the river a very...More

    Date of experience: December 2018
    Thank ExecChef
    Reviewed 4 weeks ago
    Absolutely amazing!

    Some girlfriends and I planned a weekend trip to Crystal River to swim with the manatees and enjoy the Manatee Festival. Purely by happenstance, we saw on Facebook that they were having a Moon Over The Mound event on the Friday we were going to...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank mermaidandmanatees
    Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile
    Mind boggling

    Checked out this beautiful small park yesterday. The museum is only opened Thurs-Monday I believe.I was confused on this also and thought you could only visit those days but I was wrong. The spirituality of the grounds still remain today. Seeing the mounds that were...More

    Date of experience: January 2019
    Thank Dld0209
    Reviewed December 12, 2018 via mobile
    Quaint state park.

    I am fortunate to live next door, literally to this park. It is well maintained, great for sunsets and some fishing. Outdoor trail walk with historical Indian mounds, and a museum of artifacts. Paved walkway and parking. Recommended for all.

    Date of experience: July 2018
    Thank Cheryl S
    Reviewed December 11, 2018
    beautiful place

    climb up the hill could see a long way down river and seeing the graves and the history was great. would go back nice place for a walk

    Date of experience: February 2018
    Thank Verniamk
    Reviewed December 5, 2018
    Indian Mounds

    We spent the majority of our time on the main mound, marveling at its structure. It bears a resemblance to the mounds in Cartersville, GA, the Etowah Mounds. It is hard to imagine the massive amounts of shell material that went into this mound and...More

    Date of experience: November 2018
    Thank bernie6214
    Reviewed November 24, 2018 via mobile
    Very nice park to explore

    Very beautiful , clean and fun place to explore .Everyone very nice and helpful, Great place for a family picnic!

    Date of experience: July 2018
    Thank dartdog
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    smon49
    December 26, 2017|
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    Pets icon Crystal River Archaeological - Pets This info is available on the park's website. it says "Well-behaved dogs are welcome at Crystal River Archaeological State Park. They must be kept on a 6-foot leash at all... More
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    It is open, but there is no swimming allowed.
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