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Overview Gemini Springs is a spring-fed county park in DeBary, Florida, located near Lake Monroe and the St. Johns River corridor. The park is known for its two main springs, shaded walking paths, historic ranch buildings, birding, fishing, picnic areas, dog park, camping, and connection to the Spring-to-Spring Trail. Unlike some Florida springs, Gemini Springs is not currently a swimming Read more…

Overview Volusia Blue Spring is one of Florida’s most famous springs and one of the best places in the state to see wild manatees. Located inside Blue Spring State Park near Orange City, the spring flows through a clear spring run before entering the St. Johns River. This is not a hidden or obscure spring. Blue Spring is a major Read more…

Overview Worthington Spring is a historic spring located in the small town of Worthington Springs in Union County, Florida, along the upper Santa Fe River. Although the spring no longer flows as it once did, it remains one of North Florida’s most historically significant spring sites and played a major role in the development of the surrounding community. Today, the Read more…

Overview Piney Woods Spring is a small spring located within the Holmes Creek floodplain in Washington County, Florida, near Cypress Spring. Although often overlooked by paddlers visiting the better-known Cypress Spring, Piney Woods Spring plays an important role in the local spring system and historically contributed flow directly into Cypress Spring’s pool. Located in a heavily forested wetland environment, the Read more…

Shellcracker Spring is a secluded third-magnitude spring group located along Holmes Creek in Washington County, Florida. Hidden within a heavily wooded floodplain forest, the spring is known for its quiet setting, minimal visitation, and multiple small vents and sand boils that feed a shallow spring pool before flowing into Holmes Creek. Because of its remote location and swampy terrain, Shellcracker Read more…

Hidden within the floodplain forests along lower Holmes Creek, Ibis Spring is one of the lesser-known springs in Washington County and a true hidden gem for adventurous paddlers exploring Northwest Florida’s spring systems. Tucked away in a shallow slough off Holmes Creek south of Vernon, the spring is easy to miss from the main channel, and many boaters and kayakers Read more…

Cypress Springs is one of the most famous and visually striking springs in the Florida Panhandle. Located along Holmes Creek in Washington County, the spring is known for its vivid blue water, exceptional underwater visibility, and secluded setting surrounded by cypress forest and floodplain swamp. Cypress Springs is primarily accessed by watercraft. Most visitors reach the spring by kayaking, canoeing, Read more…

Beltons Millpond is a little-known spring-fed pond and wetland system in southern Sumter County, Florida, near the community of Sumterville and the Shady Brook area. Hidden within forest and swamp terrain west of Lake Panasoffkee, the pond is fed by multiple springs and boils that eventually discharge into Shady Brook and the Withlacoochee River system. The spring group includes several Read more…

Shady Brook is one of the spring-fed tributary systems feeding the southern side of Lake Panasoffkee in Sumter County. Rather than being a single famous swimming spring, it is better understood as a quiet spring-fed creek system with multiple named springs, boils, and headwater features scattered through swamp, pasture, and private lands. The naming can be confusing because several sources Read more…

Gum Springs and Gum Slough are part of the same spring system in central Florida, but the names are often used interchangeably online — which can make the area confusing for visitors researching the springs. Here’s the simplest way to understand it: Gum Springs refers to the group of individual spring vents and boils that feed the system. Gum Slough Read more…