Silver Springs Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, Florida, United States.

[2] It is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[5] It is 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the center of Ocala, the county seat.

[1] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 6,690 people, 2,846 households, and 1,886 families residing in the CDP.

29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.