8min
Closestby car to Whispering Pines Park, 4.8 mi
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Inverness-Lecanto
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Florida youth baseball · 2026
Whispering Pines Monster Mash 2026: Hotels and Stay-to-Play Rules
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The housing rule
We found no clear housing rule on the official site.
Read the rule on the official site. We checked this on Oct 19, 2026.
What to know
Checked 2026-10-19: you can book your own hotel for the Whispering Pines Monster Mash, because the page posts no hotel rule. Its Lodging tab only links a Find Hotels search for the park.
The State Qualifier runs Saturday October 31 to Sunday November 1, 2026, for 8U to 14U. Entry is $150 to $325 per team and each team prepays a $275 gate fee one week ahead.
Every game is at Whispering Pines Park, 1700 Forest Drive in Inverness, which is a different park from the one in Port St. Lucie. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Inverness-Lecanto is about 8 minutes away, and Quality Inn Conference Center at Citrus Hills is about 16.
All 12 hotels near the complex
Closest first, by car. The first one is the card at the top of this page.
See every hotel near Whispering Pines Park, with any dates
| Hotel | Drive | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Inverness-Lecanto | 8 min | See rates |
| Quality Inn Conference Center At Citrus Hills | 16 min | See rates |
| Holiday Inn Express Crystal River | 23 min | See rates |
| Hotel | Drive | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Best Western Crystal River Resort | 26 min | See rates |
| Holiday Inn Express | 26 min | See rates |
| King's Bay Lodge | 26 min | See rates |
| Paddletail lodge | 26 min | See rates |
| Days Inn | 27 min | See rates |
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Housing Fairness score: Not scored
How the score was built
N/AStarts at 100. Built from published rules only. See the method.
- Housing rule is unclearStatus: unclear. We do not score a rule we cannot read.0
Dates by level
| Level | Dates |
|---|---|
| 8U to 14U | Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026 |
True trip cost per family
Every number below is an assumption you can change. We fill in only what the sources state.
Entry fee $150 per team, divided by this number
Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026
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Gas counts the round trip
Assumption, not a source figure
- Entry fee share$10
- Hotel: 1 night x $0$0
- Gas: 0 mi x 2 / 22 mpg x $3.20$0
- Meals: 4 people x 2 days x $15$120
$130
Estimated total for one family. Hotel or mileage is still empty, so this total is low.
Quick answers
- Can I book my own hotel for Whispering Pines Monster Mash?
- We couldn't confirm a rule. The host's page, checked Oct 19, 2026, doesn't state one either way. Ask the tournament director before you book. Source: host housing page.
- Is Whispering Pines Monster Mash stay-to-play?
- We could not tell. The published rules for Whispering Pines Monster Mash do not state a clear housing requirement.
- When is Whispering Pines Monster Mash?
- Whispering Pines Monster Mash runs Oct 31 to Nov 1, 2026.
- Where is Whispering Pines Monster Mash?
- Whispering Pines Park, 1700 Forest Dr., Inverness, FL 34453.
- What is the closest hotel to Whispering Pines Monster Mash?
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites Inverness-Lecanto is the closest, about 8 minutes by car from Whispering Pines Park.
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