Local Guide
Planning a trip to the Port Richey and New Port Richey area? This guide has everything you need to explore, eat, and experience before and after your adventure at Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park. From local favorites to hidden gems, here’s how to make the most of your getaway!
Good Eats
Coffee: Mountaineer Coffee
Distance: 9 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: Ice latte with brown sugar cinnamon
Breakfast: Herschel's Scratch Kitchen (Pictured)
Distance: 9 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: World Famous Chicken Benedict
Lunch: Whiskey Joe’s Bar & Grill Port Richey
Distance: 5 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: Joe’s Pile of Nachos
Dinner: Estuary
Distance: 10 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: Buccatini
Breweries
Emerald Coast Brewing Co. (Pictured)
Distance: 10 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: The Shark Infested Lager with lime & jalapeño
Distance: 10 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: The Apple Pie Sangria with sugar rim
Escape Brewing and The Collective Food Hall & Cocktails at Escape
Distance: 25 minutes from the park (Directions)
Our menu favorite: The Other West Coast IPA & Florida Donut Co at The Collective (one of several awesome dining options!)
Shopping
Downtown New Port Richey is only about ten minutes south of the park and has plenty of shopping and restaurants to choose from.
Be sure to check out the historic (and recently redone) Hacienda Hotel while you’re downtown. It’s perfectly pink & absolutely gorgeous. (Pictured)
You’ll find a lot of shopping, including these special spots:
Feel like you’re in Greece, 20 minutes south of Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park!
Tarpon Springs is known as the Sponge Capital of the World and has a thriving Greek population. Get a taste and feel of the culture here:
National Bakery (Directions) (Cash only)
Nearby Beaches
Distance: 35 minutes from the park (Directions)
Fee: $5 at an automated pay station for beach parking
Hours: 7 am to sunset daily
Honeymoon Island State Park (Pictured)
Distance: 55 minutes from the park (Directions)
Fee: $8/vehicle
Hours: 8 am to sundown daily
More Hiking
Starkey Wilderness Park (Pictured)
Distance: 18 minutes from the park (Directions to trail head)
Fee: None
Hours: Dawn to dusk daily
Distance: 14 minutes from the park (Directions)
Fee: None
Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily
More Outdoor Adventures
Distance: 6 minutes from the park (Directions)
Book a private adventure or keep an eye on their calendar of public cruises, including incredible sunset rides into the Gulf
Odyssey Cruises (Pictured)
Distance: 23 minutes from the park (Directions)
Book the Dolphin & Shelling Adventure Island Cruise to go shelling on Anclote Key
Distance: 60 minutes from the park (Directions)
Explore nearby sandbars with Captain Greg, the owner and operator. Discover fascinating shells and get an up-close look at the unique sea creatures that call the sandbars home!