Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
A casual riverfront bar and grill on Front Street in Astor, on the St. Johns just south of the lake.
Visit ↗A family-owned seafood restaurant on State Road 40 in Astor, between Daytona Beach and Ocala.
A full-service marina and motel at the base of the Astor Bridge, on the St. Johns River just south of the lake.
Visit ↗A full-service marina on the lake's west shore — non-ethanol fuel, a boat launch, dockage for boats up to 60 feet, plus cabins and RV sites.
Visit ↗A first-magnitude spring on the lake's west shore inside the Ocala National Forest, releasing 65 million gallons of clear fresh water a day — swimming, snorkeling, and a short spring run down to the lake, plus a 2.3-mile round-trip Lake George Trail. Ancient shell mounds around the spring mark pre-Columbian Native American habitation.
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