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.

Camp Margaritaville Resort Orange Lake is an RV resort and vacation-cottage property at 18365 NW 45th Avenue Rd in Citra, in northern Marion County between Ocala and Gainesville, just off I-75. The operator's website lists 430 RV sites with full hookups on 150 acres, including pull-thru sites of 110 feet and back-in sites of 75 feet, plus brand-new Vacation Cottages with a full kitchen and private bathroom. The resort lists the Fins Up Falls Water Park with a lazy river and slides, a fenced dog park, a fitness center, golf cart rentals and on-site food and drink. RV check-in starts at 2:00 PM and check-out is 11:00 AM; a $20 daily resort fee applies per site. Read the full Camp Margaritaville Resort Orange Lake guide.

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.