Cedar Key

Cedar Key is an island town on the Nature Coast of the Florida West Coast.

Get in
Cedar Key is located on a small island on the west coast of Florida accessible by a single road, FL-24. There is a small asphalt airfield.

Get around
Although roads provide access throughout the island, the entire island can be walked in well under one hour.

See
A concrete pier hosts a number of wonderful seafood restaurants.

Atsena Otie Key is accessible by boat tour, or rentable boats or kayaks. It is the original town site for Cedar Key, before it was decimated by a severe hurricane in the 1890s.

Do
A sleepy, relaxing location, the main activities include dining on seafood, enjoying the beautiful Gulf view, and drifting around the few shops. The Cedar Key Arts Festival is in March. The Fourth of July is celebrated as "Clamerica Festival" to celebrate the local clam growing industry. The Seafood Festival is held in mid-October every year. One activity in the area is birdwatching (list of birds).



Buy
There are some art and tourist shops, but no major stores.

Eat
Seafood, seafood, seafood. Many choices on the concrete pier opposite the town park and beach.

Sleep
There are a number of guest houses. The Island Hotel is the most famous place on the island to stay.

Go next
Nothing after sundown but the bars on the pier.