Rainbow Rivers Club — Hotel in Dunnellon

We stayed at Rainbow River Bungalows: ||⛺️Unique bungalow community:||Life size chess ♟️ ||Hammock area 🌲||Community fire pit and grills 🔥||Dog friendly 🐾||Kayak and paddle board rentals 🛶||Porch views 🏡||Minutes to river💦|||| Rainbow River can be accessed in multiple ways:||💦Rainbow Springs State Park ||And||🌳KP Hole Park | Marion County ||✨This is the park where we swam and launched our 🛶 kayaks.||||You can rent kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, etc. with them or through other kayak rental companies they offer. With that we kayaked 💦upriver 20 minutes to “Indian Creek” and “picnicked” on the water. Indian Creek was my favorite spot! It’s crystal ✨clear and really shallow. After exploring the creek we continued another 40 min. spotting all sorts of wildlife: 🪶water birds, 🐢turtles, 🐠fish and yes 🐊gators. We stopped at Rainbow 🌈Springs State park, parked our kayaks, payed the $2 fee and jumped in the head 💦springs. Only noodles allowed. We then kayaked back to 🌳KP Hole Park, turned in our kayaks and enjoyed some 🏊‍♂️swimming, 🤿snorkeling, 🧺picnicking in their swimming area. ||||📌Know Before You Go||🐟Look into activities ahead of time. Will you be swimming, tubing, kayaking, paddle boarding or all the above? Some parks offer their own rentals, or reservations. Some springs allow you to bring your own tubes and vessels. ||🐟Spring water is 72 degrees. It’s cold! Jump in or go in slow and steady like me. Once you’re in it’s amazing! ||🐟Alcohol is 🚫prohibited on the river. There are patrols on the water. ||🐟 Food must be packed in reusable containers like Tupperware. No ziplocks, no paper goods. They have cooler and alcohol checks in front of the park. ||🐟Do your homework… every Florida Spring has their own set of rules and regulations. Check out websites, YouTube, Trip Advisor and social media pages/groups for that specific spring.||||Rainbow Springs💦 Essentials: ||📱Waterproof phone pouch||💧Aqua socks/Water shoes ||🎒Cooler||👝Dry Waterproof bag||🥪Only non-disposables containers allowed on this river ||💦Stainless steel hydro jugs||☀️Sunscreen||🦟Repellant ||👒Hats 👚SPF gear ||🛟Water Noodles are the only floating items allowed in this spring. ||🪝Tow harness -for for kayak parking ||🤿Snorkel gear||🎽Child life vest-kayak rentals will give you one but they maye not have...

We stayed at Rainbow River Bungalows: ||⛺️Unique bungalow community:||Life size chess ♟️ ||Hammock area 🌲||Community fire pit and grills 🔥||Dog friendly 🐾||Kayak and paddle board rentals 🛶||Porch views 🏡||Minutes to river💦|||| Rainbow River can be accessed in multiple ways:||💦Rainbow Springs State Park ||And||🌳KP Hole Park | Marion County ||✨This is the park where we swam and launched our 🛶 kayaks.||||You can rent kayaks, paddle boards, canoes, etc. with them or through other kayak rental companies they offer. With that we kayaked 💦upriver 20 minutes to “Indian Creek” and “picnicked” on the water. Indian Creek was my favorite spot! It’s crystal ✨clear and really shallow. After exploring the creek we continued another 40 min. spotting all sorts of wildlife: 🪶water birds, 🐢turtles, 🐠fish and yes 🐊gators. We stopped at Rainbow 🌈Springs State park, parked our kayaks, payed the $2 fee and jumped in the head 💦springs. Only noodles allowed. We then kayaked back to 🌳KP Hole Park, turned in our kayaks and enjoyed some 🏊‍♂️swimming, 🤿snorkeling, 🧺picnicking in their swimming area. ||||📌Know Before You Go||🐟Look into activities ahead of time. Will you be swimming, tubing, kayaking, paddle boarding or all the above? Some parks offer their own rentals, or reservations. Some springs allow you to bring your own tubes and vessels. ||🐟Spring water is 72 degrees. It’s cold! Jump in or go in slow and steady like me. Once you’re in it’s amazing! ||🐟Alcohol is 🚫prohibited on the river. There are patrols on the water. ||🐟 Food must be packed in reusable containers like Tupperware. No ziplocks, no paper goods. They have cooler and alcohol checks in front of the park. ||🐟Do your homework… every Florida Spring has their own set of rules and regulations. Check out websites, YouTube, Trip Advisor and social media pages/groups for that specific spring.||||Rainbow Springs💦 Essentials: ||📱Waterproof phone pouch||💧Aqua socks/Water shoes ||🎒Cooler||👝Dry Waterproof bag||🥪Only non-disposables containers allowed on this river ||💦Stainless steel hydro jugs||☀️Sunscreen||🦟Repellant ||👒Hats 👚SPF gear ||🛟Water Noodles are the only floating items allowed in this spring. ||🪝Tow harness -for for kayak parking ||🤿Snorkel gear||🎽Child life vest-kayak rentals will give you one but they maye not have...

During the middle of an exceptionally cold mountain winter in the Carolinas, we decided to go find some fun in the Florida sunshine and discovered an AWESOME little place called The Rainbow Rivers Club in Dunnellon, Florida! The accommodations are cozy, clean, comfortable, and the décor is kitschy fun and very functional, with a full (pretty well appointed) kitchen and full sized refrigerator. The screened-in porch was a favorite hangout spot during our winter trip and from our porch we could see the end of the rainbow! A nice dock gave a great overview of the wilderness around us . We were excited that the Rainbow Rivers Club offered pontoon boats from the private dock, and we enjoyed a day on the Rainbow River on a boat. We packed lunch and snacks (in non-disposable containers – it’s the law and it keeps the river exceptionally clean and beautiful) and had a full day of boating and swimming in the spectacularly clear water. We saw a lot of fun wildlife such as otters, all kinds of birds, and a lot of fish! We noticed several scuba diving tours, and decided that our next visit might have to have one of those, too. We enjoyed dining at a local restaurant with good seafood that was only a short walk from our front door, which meant we could all imbibe a bit and relax without worrying about driving. Because our trip was in the “off season” for this place (though, honestly, it’s an amazing time of year to be there because it was warm, but not hot, and thriving, but not over-run with people), the proprietors were available to tell us about the area and suggest activities for our group, not to mention they’re just a delightful family and knowledgeable about both the Rainbow River and the nearby Silver River. This trip was with a group of friends, but after our experience, I’m excited about planning a trip for my family with the kids who love water sports. We will definitely return! Thank you for a fun and relaxing vacation, Rainbow...