Cedar Key, FL is a small island city on the Gulf Coast of Florida, in Levy County, about 50–60 miles southwest of Gainesville in the state’s “Nature Coast” region.

Quick Scoop: Where Is Cedar Key, FL?

Think of Cedar Key as “end of the road, edge of the Gulf” Florida.

  • It’s on the Gulf Coast of Florida, not the Atlantic side.
  • Located in Levy County , part of Florida’s Nature Coast.
  • Roughly 50–60 miles southwest of Gainesville and about halfway between Tallahassee and Tampa when you look along the coastline.
  • It sits on a small cluster of islands (“keys”), with the main town on Way Key , connected to the mainland by State Road 24.

If you open a map of Florida and follow the Gulf Coast midway down from the panhandle toward Tampa, then look just off the Levy County shoreline, that little island dot is Cedar Key.

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