Visitor Information (updated yearly)

Fees

No Daily-Use Permit currently required. Programs are free, in some cases reservations are required as seating is limited. Call 352-754-6722 for more information.

Facilities

Chinsegut Nature Center has interpretive displays, restrooms, a wildlife viewing blind, and picnic facilities. An interpretive kiosk is located on the Big Pine Tract.

Public Access

Chinsegut Nature Center is open all year by appointment(352-754-6722) for guided natural history tours. Additionally the nature center is open on Friday and Saturday from 8 am – 2 pm to the general public with volunteer staff in attendance. Restrooms and picnic tables are available for groups. The Big Pine Tract is open year-round for self-guided hikes.  There is a new Prairie to Pines Trailhead, located at the junction of US 41 and Snow Memorial Road, which is open during daylight hours, 7 days a week.

Map of Chinsegut Trail System - pdf file

Location

Nature Center is 7 miles north of Brooksville. Take US Hwy 41 to CR 476. Turn west (left) on CR 476 to entrance on the left. Big Pine Tract is off of US Hwy 41 on Old Crystal River Road

View a location map - pdf file

Nearby

Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity.

Withlacoochee State Forest: hiking, camping (RV and tent), 46-mile paved bicycling trail, canoeing, horseback riding, and hunting, restroom, and bathhouses. The Nature Conservancy also owns lands adjacent to Chinsegut. Chinsegut Hill Conference and Retreat Center operated by the University of South Florida Foundation offers a secluded setting for professional conferences and events.

Nearest Cities/Towns

Crystal River (34 miles northwest), Homosassa Springs (27 miles northwest), and Brooksville (7 miles south).