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The drive from Tampa to Cumberland Island National Seashore takes about 3 hr 57 min (north of Tampa), by real roads from ZIP 33602. Along the way we found 42 stops within a short detour: 6 coffee shops, 1 bakeries, 4 ice cream and treats and 23 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Tampa) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
Photo: Tim Kiser, CC BY-SA 4.0
National park
A wild barrier island with feral horses, mansion ruins and empty beaches, reached by ferry.
Heads-up: Ferry from St. Marys needs a reservation. Park is cashless. No food sold on the island.
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About 3 hr 57 min by road, heading north from the middle of ZIP 33602. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Farmer's Milk (Seven Oaks), Urban Crunch (Seven Oaks), Cinnaholic (Seven Oaks), Fratelli's Pizza and Cafe (Wesley Chapel) and Vallarta's Mexican Restaurant (Wesley Chapel). The page lists 23 in all, in driving order.
Farmer's Milk in Seven Oaks, Macondo Wesley Chapel in Wesley Chapel, Starbucks in Bushnell and Starbucks in Ocala. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Fratelli's Pizza and Cafe in Wesley Chapel, Vallarta's Mexican Restaurant in Wesley Chapel, Cracker Barrel in Brooksville and Darrell's Diner in Bushnell.
Chukuchatta in Saint Joseph, Dade Battlefield Historic State Park in Bushnell, Log Breast Works in Lincoln Park and Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center in Hawthorne.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.