Citra, Florida

Grandview Clydesdales provides unique equine attractions and educational experiences featuring magnificent Clydesdale draft horses in Citra. The facility showcases these impressive animals through tours, demonstrations, and interactive experiences introducing visitors to Clydesdale breed history, characteristics, and working heritage. Clydesdale horses represent gentle giants combining massive size with surprising intelligence and trainability creating compelling attractions for all ages. Educational presentations explain breed standards, historical significance, and working capabilities helping visitors appreciate these magnificent animals. Carriage rides pulled by Clydesdales provide memorable experiences combining nostalgic transportation with direct animal interaction. Visitors observe working demonstrations showing horses in harness and pulling capabilities illustrating their strength and training. Photography opportunities enable guests to capture memorable images with impressive animals. The facility maintains family-friendly atmosphere welcoming children, families, and adult equine enthusiasts. Professional handlers ensure safe animal management and visitor safety throughout all interactions. Special event hosting enables private celebrations utilizing Clydesdale attractions and facility amenities. Gift shop offerings including Clydesdale merchandise and souvenirs support continued facility operations and provide visitor mementos. Seasonal programming and special events create varied reasons for repeat visitor returns. Location in scenic Citra area provides pastoral setting complementing equine attractions and recreational atmosphere. Grandview Clydesdales represents unique Marion County attraction celebrating Ocala's equestrian heritage through distinctive Clydesdale horses.

Orange Lake RV Resort offers premium RV camping and vacation experiences near Ocala, featuring full-hookup RV sites, rental cabins, and resort amenities set among the scenic beauty of Marion County's lake country. The resort provides a comfortable base camp for exploring Central Florida's natural attractions, equestrian venues, and charming small towns. The resort features spacious pull-through and back-in sites with full 30/50 amp electrical hookups, water, sewer, cable TV, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Premium sites offer lake views and enhanced privacy, while standard sites provide excellent value with full amenities. The sites accommodate all sizes of RVs from compact travel trailers to large Class A motorhomes. Resort amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, laundry facilities, bathhouse, camp store, and recreational areas that create a vacation atmosphere beyond basic camping. Organized activities and social events bring the RV community together, from potlucks and game nights to holiday celebrations and themed weekends. The location near Ocala provides easy access to world-class attractions including Silver Springs State Park, Ocala National Forest, and the World Equestrian Center. Seasonal visitors who winter in Florida find Orange Lake RV Resort an ideal home base, with many returning year after year for the combination of amenities, community, and convenient access to everything Marion County has to offer. Orange Lake RV Resort delivers the Florida RV lifestyle at its best, combining modern amenities with natural beauty and Southern hospitality in the heart of horse country.

Oak Shield Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency at 831 NW 124th St in Citra, Florida, serving Marion County and Central Florida. As an independent agency, Oak Shield is not tied to a single insurance carrier, which allows it to compare policies across multiple markets on behalf of clients. The agency's Agent in Charge is Zachary Matheny. The agency writes personal and commercial lines: homeowners and home insurance, auto insurance, and small business and commercial coverage, along with specialty policies such as flood, boat, pet, and jewelry insurance and umbrella/general liability. That range lets homeowners, drivers, and small-business owners handle multiple coverage needs through a single local agency. Citra sits in northern Marion County along the U.S. 301 corridor between Ocala and Gainesville, within the Ocala metro. Oak Shield's office is available by appointment, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Prospective clients can reach the agency at (689) 223-7525 or by visiting myoakshield.com, and inquiries can be directed to Zachary Matheny at zachary.matheny@myoakshield.com.

Eagle's Nest Café is the on-site café at Sun Retreats Ocala Orange Lake (formerly Grand Lake RV & Golf Resort), an RV and golf resort at 18545 NW 45th Avenue Rd in Citra, north of Ocala. Hours are not published; call the resort at (352) 591-1251.

The Orange Shop is a seasonal citrus shop at 18545 US Highway 301 N in Citra, in northern Marion County, that also ships Florida citrus gift boxes. Its website lists navel and Page oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, satsumas and Honeybells, plus gift baskets, monthly fruit plans, honey and marmalade, and gave 2025-26 store hours of 8 AM to 5 PM daily from October through early April. As of October 20, 2026, Google Maps lists the shop as temporarily closed, so visitors should call (800) 672-6439 before driving out.