Crystal River is a city in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,396 in the 2020 census. The city was incorporated in 1903 and is the self-professed "Home of the Manatee". Crystal River Preserve State Park is located nearby, and Crystal River Archaeological State Park is located in the city's northwest side.
US 19-98 enters Crystal River.
Kings Bay is fed by a springs system; it is connected to the Gulf of Mexico by the Crystal River.
Crystal River High School
Citrus County is a county located on the northwest 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.
Old Citrus County Courthouse
Sign on the Withlacoochee State Trail marking the site of the "Great Train Wreck of 1956" at Pineola, Florida.