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Originally Posted by Oldchief5654
...I'm more in to boating, fishing, RV'ing, travel and outdoor recreation. I also like old car restoration and woodworking. We have scheduled a 4 day stay in a villa there, around the end of October and hope to learn a lot from that. Thanks again!
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Most of the ponds and lakes in TV are off limits to fishing and boating for the most part except for Lake Miona. It's no more than a mile from LSL along Rainey's Trail, a road next to the Village of Bridgeport. They have a state park, very small (about 5 acres) but has a beach, a pier, a boat ramp, grills, picnic tables, restrooms and is within 100 yards of TV. There you can fish and boats are allowed, there's even a ski club here.
Life in The Villages
Outside the TV there is Ocala Nat'l Forest, east of Ocala about 45 minutes away from TV via back roads. I've been to the free rifle range there and it's not regulated, kind of a free-for-all with nobody in charge. As far as camping at Ocala, you'll have to investigate yourself. They're bears there and large contingent of homeless people who live in that area, also the Navy has a bombing range there. The best area for visitors would be between the Ocala Forest and Ocala itself, it's Silver Springs State Park, they have the glass bottom boat rides. The Creature from the Black Lagoon was filmed there along with the Jimmy Weismuller Tarzan movies.
About Silver Springs State Park-Florida's First Attraction, World Famous Glass Bottom Boats
Nearer to the south side of TV and east of TV is Leesburg and they also have a very large lake with plenty of boating and fishing. That is Lake Griffin and they a state park that is over 600 acres.
Lake Griffin State Park | Florida State Parks
There is a woodshop in TV opened in 2002, it's 8000 square feet and is near Spanish Springs off Rolling Acres Rd and is golf cart accessible. A a second woodshop will be built soon in the south end near Brownwood next to the fire station on Buena Vista. The first woodshop has a woodworkers club, here's a link.
Our Shop
AS far as golf, a lot of people have the understanding that if they can hit a ball with a bat that golf should be easy. I started when I was 12 and I think I probably shot a 125. It will take time to get better, but with retirement you have the time and here we have the executives, about 33 of them. They are 9 hole layouts of mostly par 3's and are great for those learning the game. They're free if you walk or $4 a round if driving your cart or $150 a year to play as many times as you want. The average executive takes about 90 minutes and you normally can find one or more within 10 minutes of your home. Golfing is also a great way to meet new people.
Golf The Villages
Outdoor activities might include archery. There is a Villages Archery Club and two ranges, one just east on 441 in the historic side near Spanish Springs. It very near the golf cart bridge that crosses 441/27. The other was recently opened in the new areas south of SR 44. At the 441/27 location they have an orientation class just about every Tue, Wed or Thursday morning. I took it a couple of years ago and it's fun and I bought my own bow. There is a nice archery shop in Ocala.
http://www.villagesarcheryclub.com/