One of Marion County’s finest parks, Carney Island preserves a peninsula jutting out into Lake Weir near Ocklawaha. As I discovered by leading a hike there, the beach at Lemon Point is a destination not just for hikers but boaters too.
Ocklawaha
Historic community on the north shore of Lake Weir, 1920s home of Ma Barker with sandy beaches and nearby public lands along the Ocklawaha River.