Suwannee Shores Marina Inc. is a marina business in Old Town, Dixie County, within Florida’s Big Bend region. Although the supplied record names the place “Suwannee River Shores Marina, Inc.,” the Florida Division of Corporations identifies the active business as Suwannee Shores Marina Inc. at 28686 SE US Highway 19.
For travelers, this is best understood as a working marina and marine-service stop rather than a standalone attraction with a published menu of visitor facilities. Visit Natural North Florida, a regional governmental tourism organization, describes it as a family-owned, full-service marina that has operated since 1973. That long local presence may make it relevant to people who are already traveling with a boat, arranging service, or planning a water-oriented outing in the Old Town area.
The distinction matters for trip planning. The sources reviewed do not establish a public boat launch, fuel dock, boat rentals, slips, fishing access, restrooms, parking arrangements, tours, or recreational amenities. Visitors should approach Suwannee Shores Marina with a specific boating or service need in mind, then confirm that the needed service and access are available before traveling.
The Setting
Old Town sits in Dixie County, part of the broad, lightly developed Big Bend portion of Florida’s Gulf-side north coast. Suwannee Shores Marina Inc. is recorded near Old Town at coordinates 29.58903642, -82.94310162. Those coordinates provide useful geographic orientation, though the corporate record itself does not publish coordinate-level confirmation.
This is not a destination defined by a manicured waterfront promenade or a packaged visitor complex. It is a business in a rural North Florida setting, where road travel, river and coastal waters, weather, and the practical requirements of boating tend to shape the day. The name and marina designation naturally suggest a connection to water travel, but the available research does not document the exact water access configuration at the property. It is therefore more accurate to describe the place as part of Old Town’s marine-service landscape than to promise a particular shoreline experience.
Dixie County is a useful broader frame for travelers who prefer places where outdoor travel often requires a little self-sufficiency. Cell service, road conditions, seasonal weather, water levels, and the availability of marine services can all influence a day on the water. At a working business, the most useful preparation is usually specific: know what your vessel needs, know your timing, and contact the marina before relying on it as part of a route.
What to Expect
The verified visitor-facing description is concise: Suwannee Shores Marina is a family-owned, full-service marina operating since 1973. “Full-service marina” signals a marine-oriented business, but it should not be stretched into an assumed inventory of amenities. No reliable, itemized list of services was located in the research packet.
A third-party directory reports boat-repair service, which is consistent with the marina’s practical role. Because that detail is not independently confirmed by an official business source in the available research, treat it as a reason to inquire rather than a guaranteed offering. The same principle applies to any work, supplies, docking, launching, or other support a traveler may need.
The likely character of a stop is functional and task-oriented. Someone with a boat may be looking for guidance about a service need, scheduling, or current availability. A traveler without a vessel may have little reason to make this a dedicated stop unless they have already confirmed a specific purpose with the business. There is no sourced basis for presenting the marina as a place to spend an afternoon sightseeing, swimming, fishing from shore, or taking children to use public facilities.
That restraint is useful rather than limiting. A working marina can be an important part of an itinerary when it solves a real boating problem. But it should be planned as a service stop, not treated as a substitute for a state park, a spring, a beach, or a public riverfront.
Explore Nearby
Continue exploring the area through Dixie County, Florida, The Big Bend (North Central Florida), Fanning Springs State Park, FANNING SPRINGS, LITTLE FANNING SPRING, and LITTLE FANNING SPRING.
Planning Your Visit
Before you go, contact Suwannee Shores Marina Inc. directly to confirm its current operating hours, whether it can handle your particular request, and any relevant timing, fees, access procedures, or reservations. Florida’s corporate registry confirms that the corporation is active and filed an annual report in 2026. That is evidence of legal corporate status, not proof of daily walk-in hours, service capacity, or public access on a given date.
A third-party directory has reported regular hours, but those hours were not published by an official entity source in the research reviewed for this guide. They should not be used as a final travel plan. The same applies to fees, launch rules, parking, pet policies, restroom availability, accessibility features, closures, and reservations: no reliable, current details were documented. Ask directly rather than assuming that a standard marina practice applies here.
Editorial estimate: allow roughly 15 to 30 minutes for a brief inquiry or service-related stop. Plan more time only after the marina confirms a specific appointment, repair need, or service arrangement. This estimate reflects the documented marina-and-service profile, not a published recommended duration.
Weather deserves attention in every North Florida boating plan. Bring the usual protections for heat, sun, rain, and changing conditions, and do not assume that conditions seen at the road will match conditions on the water. If your trip involves a vessel, use current marine and weather information appropriate to your route. Confirming local conditions and operational details ahead of time is especially important because the available public material does not document the marina’s specific access arrangements.
For families, this is not currently documented as a recreational family destination. Editorial inference: it may suit a supervised, short, task-oriented stop for a family already dealing with boating services. No verified playground, rental program, public recreation area, or family programming is associated with the business in the available sources.
Nearby Attractions and Experiences
Suwannee Shores Marina can fit into a broader Dixie County trip, but it should occupy a clearly defined role: a potential marine-service stop. If the purpose of your day is outdoor recreation, use separately confirmed public destinations for swimming, paddling, hiking, spring visits, or waterfront time.
The wider Old Town and Big Bend area invites a different style of itinerary than more heavily developed Florida destinations. Build in driving time, leave room for weather changes, and verify the operating details of each stop independently. Travelers combining a marina errand with a park or spring outing should not infer that services or facilities at one location are available at the other.
Fanning Springs State Park, Fort Fanning Park, Fanning Springs, and Little Fanning Spring appear in the underlying destination record as possible related places. Their relationship to Suwannee Shores Marina has not been independently validated in the available research, so they should be treated as separate itinerary possibilities rather than as nearby amenities of the marina. Check each destination’s own current information before adding it to a day trip.
The same separation applies to lodging and guided experiences. No lodging properties or bookable experiences were verified for this guide. Travelers should select accommodations or activities based on their actual route, vehicle and boat requirements, and independently confirmed availability.
Who Will Enjoy It Most
Suwannee Shores Marina Inc. is most relevant for boaters, boat owners, and travelers with a specific marine-service question in the Old Town area. Its appeal is practical: it is a family-owned marina with a documented history reaching back to 1973 and an active Florida corporate record.
It is less suitable as a destination for visitors seeking a guaranteed public waterfront experience, a ready-made family activity, or a list of confirmed on-site amenities. None of those elements is supported by the available sources. For those travelers, a separately researched park, spring, or public recreation site will likely be a better primary destination.
The balanced approach is simple. Use Suwannee Shores Marina as a possible resource when boating logistics or marine service are part of your trip. Confirm current details directly, keep the stop short unless a service is arranged, and make the rest of the day depend on independently verified outdoor destinations in Dixie County and the wider Big Bend.
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