Flying Eagle Preserve is located in

Inverness, Florida Inverness is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 7,543. It is the county seat of Citrus County and is home to the Citrus County Courthouse and near the Flying Eagle Preserve. Geography In ...

Citrus County Citrus County is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 153,843. Its county seat is Inverness, and its largest community is Homosassa Springs. Citrus County compris ...

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

and managed as part of the

Southwest Florida Water Management District The Southwest Florida Water Management District (or SWFWMD, pronounced as "swiftmud" based on the word acronym), is one of five regional agencies directed by Florida State law (United States), state law to protect and preserve water resources. Es ...

. The park is located at 11080 East Moccasin Slough Road in

and bounded on the east by the Withlacoochee River and is surrounded, in large part, by the

Tsala Apopka Chain of Lakes Tsala Apopka Lake is a chain of lakes located within a bend in the Withlacoochee River in Citrus County in north central Florida. This area is known historically as the Cove of the Withlacoochee. Tsala Apopka Lake is composed of a number of lak ...

. The preserve provides the setting for various aquatic and sporting activities. McGregor Smith Scout Reservation was part of the preserve. The preserve also includes Withlapopka Community Park.

Withlapopka Community Park

Withlapopka Community Park is a 50-acre area that was used by Citrus County as a dumping site for spoil dredged from canals. It includes an unpaved loop trail (about a mile long) benches, picnic pavilion, picnic tables, and grills. It is used for

frisbee golf Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rules similar to golf. Most disc golf discs are made out of polypropylene plastic, otherwise known as polypropene, which ...

(chipping and driving), horseshoes, tetherball and volleyball. There is also a swing and

teeter-totter A seesaw (also known as a teeter-totter or teeterboard) is a long, narrow board supported by a single pivot point, most commonly located at the midpoint between both ends; as one end goes up, the other goes down. These are most commonly found a ...

. It is located at 10390 East Gobbler Drive.Southwest Florida Water Management District Recreation Guide page 56

References

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