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    Touring the Springs of Florida: A Guide to the State's Best Springs

    by Melissa Watson

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    • ISBN-13: 9781493001477
    • Publisher: Falcon Guides
    • Publication date: 04/01/2015
    • Series: Touring Hot Springs Series
    • Edition description: First Edition
    • Pages: 272
    • Sales rank: 263,385
    • Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

    Melissa Watson is a professional firefighter and paramedic. An avid explorer with a passion for the outdoors, she has been camping, hiking, mountain biking, photographing waterfalls and wildlife, and spring hopping her way around the southeast for over 25 years. In the process, she’s written several other guides, including Hiking Waterfalls in Georgia and South Carolina, Hiking Waterfalls in North Carolina,Camping North Carolina, and Camping South Carolina. For more information, visit her website at www.trailtimenow.com.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments xii

    Introduction xiv

    How to Use This Guide xv

    For Your Safety xvi

    For Mother Nature's Safety xviii

    Spring Finder xix

    Map Legend xxii

    East Central Region

    Orlando 3

    1 Mineral Spring 3

    2 Wekiwa Springs 5

    3 Rock Springs 7

    Sanford 10

    4 Green Springs 10

    5 Gemini Springs 13

    6 Sharks Tooth Spring 15

    DeLand 18

    7 Volusia Blue Spring 18

    8 De Leon Springs 21

    Southwest Region

    North Port 25

    9 Warm Mineral Springs 25

    West Central Region

    Brandon 31

    10 Lithia Major and Lithia Minor Springs 31

    Tampa 34

    11 Eureka Springs 34

    12 Sulphur Springs 36

    13 Palma Ceia Spring 38

    Zephyrhills 40

    14 Crystal Springs 40

    Tarpon Springs 42

    15 Wall Spring 42

    16 Tarpon Springs 45

    Hudson 46

    17 Hudson Grotto 46

    Brookesville 50

    18 Weeki Wachee Springs 50

    19 Hospital Hole 52

    20 Eagle's Nest Sink 54

    Invernes 56

    21 Chassahowitzka Springs 56

    22 Bluebird Springs 59

    23 Homosassa Springs 61

    Crystal River 63

    24 The Springs of Crystal River/Kings Bay: Tarpon Hole (aka Kings Spring), Parker Island, Hunter, Jurassic, House, Magnolia, Idiot's Delight and Three Sisters Springs 63

    Dunnelon 70

    25 KP Hole Park: Rainbow River Springs 70

    26 Rainbow Springs Group 73

    Ocala 76

    27 Paradise Springs 76

    28 Silver Springs 78

    Ocala National Forest 82

    29 Alexander Springs 82

    30 Juniper and Fern Hammock Springs 85

    31 Sweetwater Springs 89

    32 Silver Glen Springs 91

    33 Salt Springs 93

    North Region

    Crescent City 98

    34 Beecher Spring 98

    35 Sulfur Spring 101

    36 Mud Spring 103

    37 Welaka Spring 105

    Palatka 106

    38 Whitewater Springs 106

    Green Cove Springs 109

    39 Green Cove Springs 109

    Keystone Heights 112

    40 Gold Head Branch Springs 112

    Gainesville 114

    41 Boulware Spring 114

    Williston 117

    42 Blue Grotto 117

    43 Devil's Den 120

    Bronson 122

    44 Levy Blue Spring 122

    Trenton to Chief land 124

    45 Manatee Springs 124

    46 Fanning Springs 126

    47 Otter and Little Otter Springs 128

    48 Hart Springs 130

    Bell 131

    49 Gornto Spring 131

    High Springs to Fort White 134

    50 Poe Springs 134

    51 Rum Island Spring 136

    52 Blue Springs Park: Big Blue, Little Blue, Naked, and Johnson Springs 137

    53 Gmnie Springs Outdoors: Ginnie, Little Devil, Devil's Eye, Devil's Ear, Dogwood, Twin, Deer, July, and Sawdust Springs 141

    54 Ichetucknee Head and Blue Hole Springs 146

    Branford 149

    55 Branford Spring 149

    56 Little River Spring 151

    57 Ruth Spring 153

    58 Troy Spring 155

    Mayo 156

    59 Owens Spring 156

    60 Royal Spring 159

    61 Convict Spring 161

    62 Telford Spring 163

    63 Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park: Orange Grove Sink; Peacock Springs; Olsen, Pothole, and Challenge Sinks 164

    64 Lafayette Blue Spring 168

    65 Allen Mill Pond Spring 170

    66 Charles Springs 172

    White Springs to Live Oak 174

    67 White Springs 174

    68 Blue Sink 177

    69 Suwannee Springs 178

    Live Oak to Madison 180

    70 Falmouth Spring 180

    71 Anderson Spring 182

    72 Pott Spring 184

    73 Madison Blue Spring 185

    Panhandle Region

    Wacissa 190

    74 Wacissa Springs Group: Wacissa #1-#4, Horsehead Log Thomas, Allen, Cassidy, Little Blue, Minnow, Buzzard Log, Garner, and Big Blue Spring 190

    Tallahassee 198

    75 Newport Spring 198

    76 Wakulla and Sally Ward Springs 200

    77 Cherokee Sink 202

    78 Camp Indian Springs 204

    79 Shepherd Spring 206

    Panama City 208

    80 Washington Blue Spring Econfina 208

    81 Pitt Spring and Sylvan Springs 211

    82 Gainer Springs Group 214

    83 Williford Spring 216

    84 Devil's Hole Spring 218

    Marianna 220

    85 Jackson Blue Spring 220

    86 Merritt's Mill Pond Springs Group: Shangri-La, Twin Caves, Indian Washtub, Hole in the Wall, Hidey Hole, and Gator Hole Springs 224

    87 Blue Hole Spring 229

    Bonifay 231

    88 Cypress Spring 231

    89 Beckton Spring 233

    90 Hightower Spring 236

    DeFuniak Springs 238

    91 Morrison Springs 238

    92 Ponce de Leon Springs 240

    93 Vortex Spring 242

    94 Holmes Blue Spring 244

    Index 246

    About the Author 248

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    Highlighting the finest cold springs in the state, Touring the Springs of Florida features full-color photos and in-depth descriptions for each of the springs and surrounding areas. Detailed maps, GPS coordinates, and thorough driving directions lead you every step of the way. Whether you’re tubing, swimming, snorkeling, paddling, hiking, diving, or simply sightseeing, there’s a spring for you. Grab a towel, bring a camera, don your mask and snorkel, and prepare to get wet as you begin an adventure unlike any other.

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