Florida Springs Guides

Everything we know about visiting Florida’s springs, written from our own trips and checked against the parks. Start with the first-timer guide if this is your first spring; otherwise jump to the activity or the situation you’re planning around. Each guide links out to the individual spring pages for fees, hours, and current conditions.

Start here

New to Florida springs? These four answer the questions everyone has before a first trip.

Things to do

How each activity works at the springs, what it costs, and where to start.

Who you're bringing

Kids, dogs, grandparents, wheelchairs: which springs actually work for your group.

Safety and wildlife

Cold water, current, alligators, manatees, and how to behave around all of it.

Planning and seasons

When to go, how to string springs together, and what changes through the year.

How springs work

The aquifer, magnitudes, 72°F water, and why clarity comes and goes.

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