Spring Hill is in Hernando County in West Central Florida. It is one of the larger cities in its region of the state, with a population estimated at 114,000 in 2017.

Understand

History

After existing as little more than a dot on the map for over a hundred years, in 1967 Spring Hill was founded by the Deltona Corporation and Mackle Brothers as a planned community similar to that of Deltona to the east.

Get in

By car

The Suncoast Parkway, completed in 2001, makes the community easily accessible from the larger metro areas of Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Do

• 1 Weeki Wachee Springs, 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee (near junction with Cortez Blvd), ☏ +1 352-610-5660. 9AM-5:30PM. You can scuba dive at Weeki Wachee Springs, although you won't be getting into the cave—this is the deepest aquifer in America, and the water leaving the caverns has a strong current. Your family can watch from the underwater theater. $13/adult, $8/child (ages 6-12). (updated May 2022)

Eat

• 1 Chulas Mexican Grill, 11061 Spring Hill Dr, ☏ +1 352 600-9905. Tu-Th 11AM-9PM, F 11AM-9:30PM, Sa noon-9:30 PM, Su noon-8PM. (updated Jul 2020)
• 2 Taste Good Chinese Restaurant, 11065 Spring Hill Dr, ☏ +1 352 666-5565. Su-M W-Th noon-9PM, F-Sa noon-10PM. (updated Jul 2020)

Sleep

• 1 Hampton Inn Spring Hill, 1344 Commercial Way, ☏ +1 352 684-5000. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. $150+/night. (updated Jul 2021)
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Spring Hill, 3528 Commercial Way, ☏ +1 352 683-5100. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. $142+ per night. (updated Jul 2021)

Go next

• The Villages to the northeast
• Tampa to the south