Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Ranger Programs

• DAILY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
  Ongoing Park rangers and volunteers present educational programs throughout the day, every day of the year. Wildlife Encounters, given twice daily, offer information on Florida's snakes, birds of prey, and other Florida wildlife. Manatee Programs are presented three times each day at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and at 3:30 p.m. with information on the park's manatee rehabilitation program and endangered manatees in general. An alligator and hippopotamus program is offered at 12:30 p.m. daily with information on American alligators and the park's hippopotamus.
  
  EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE
  Wildlife Encounters 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
  Manatee Program 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
  Alligator and Hippopotamus 12:30 p.m.
  
  Transportation from the Visitor Center on U.S. 19 to the West Entrance is by boat or tram. Boats leave on a regular basis throughout the day with the last boat leaving the Visitor Center for the park at 3:15 p.m. The last returning boat departs the West Entrance at 3:45 p.m.; trams provide return transportation to the visitor center until 5:30 p.m. Boat trips are approximately 25 minutes in length and offer an introduction to the Florida Park Service and the wildlife park as you travel along Pepper Creek.
  
  Call 352-628-5343 for more details.