Not every Florida spring costs money. These are the ones with no entry fee — bring your own gear and go.
5 springs
Morrison Springs
The best free spring in Florida.
Royal Springs
A free, deep, rope-swing swimming hole.
Suwannee Springs
Historic sulphur springs and 19th-century ruins on the Suwannee.
Cypress Springs
The clearest water in the Panhandle — reachable only by paddle.
Chassahowitzka Springs
The wildest spring-fed paddle on the Gulf Coast.
Free springs often have fewer facilities and no lifeguards. Clarity at river-fed springs depends on recent rain.