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Ruskin Offers Access to Coast and to the "Other Florida"

Ruskin is a medium-sized community located in Hillsborough County. This places it in the southwestern region of Florida quite near the Gulf of Mexico, but as the entire county is situated slightly inland, no part of Ruskin actually fronts the white beaches that line the Gulf Coast of the state. Still, Ruskin is close enough to the ocean that tourists staying in Ruskin vacation homes need only to take a short drive to reach the sea with all it has to offer, including fishing charters and sightseeing boats as well as swimming, surfing, and a variety of other water sports.



Some beach communities in Florida can be very crowded, but because Ruskin is located a little away from the coast, it has fewer than 20,000 residents and can provide a welcome respite from the busy seaside, giving tourists a glimpse of the "other Florida, the one located on the interior.



Ruskin is connected to the large city of Tampa by means of US Highway 41, which is a four-lane road providing good traffic flow. Currently, Ruskin is experiencing a Renaissance of sorts due to a program designed to revitalize and enrich the downtown area of the community. In the last two years alone, a new community college was also erected in Ruskin; this development has brought additional young people to the area and has served to further revitalize this Florida community.