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Silver Springs State Park, Florida Glass Bottom Boat, Canoe/Kayak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 เม.ย. 2020
- While "practicing" for our now RV Living Full time Life, in Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2020, we visited Silver Springs State Park in Central Florida, Florida's first tourist attraction, located along the Silver River. We stayed at the state park campgrounds for a week (see link below for campground tour video), and visited the attached park several times, walked the trails, road the Glass Bottom Boat, rented a canoe, saw gators, turtles, birds and a Manatee! Did we see a Rhesus Monkey?
Site to site tour of the Silver Springs State Park campground:
• Silver Springs FULL Ca...
Besides, shopping at the Gift Center for my Florida State Park Passport book, eating a delicious chicken Cesar wrap at their restaurant, learning all about the history of the springs, including what was filmed here, we road the Famous Glass Bottom Boats, walked some trails, and rented a canoe- my favorite- along the Silver River. Gators of course, even baby gators, turtles, birds, and a Manatee- the highlight. Maybe you will see Rhesus Monkeys.
We hope you can spend more than a day here- there is so much to see and do.
"Silver Springs State Park, formerly known as Silver River State Park, is a Florida State Park located on the Silver River in Marion County. The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction.
The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s. In 1985 the state purchased the land surrounding Silver Springs to spare it from development, creating the Silver River State Park. In 1993 the state acquired Silver Springs as well, though it continued to be operated privately. In 2013 the state took over control of Silver Springs, merging it with the adjacent parkland to create Silver Springs State Park.
Glass-bottom boats are located within the park and are based at the site of the former Silver Springs Nature Theme Park.
Other activities include bicycling, canoeing, kayaking, camping, and wildlife viewing. Amenities include a museum and an environmental center that are open on weekends and major holidays. The park has 15 miles (24 km) of trails, access to the Silver River, ten luxury cabins, and a 59 site, full facility campground"
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I'm glad to see that are restoring Silver Springs to its old glory. As a child my family would stop for a visit when visiting my grandparents in FL and we would stop by Silver Springs at least once and sometimes twice each visit. When it became commercialized we stopped coming. Rides and midway can be seen in dozens of parks in FL but nothing can surpass Silver Springs natural beauty.
It is a beautiful state park. We love canoeing there - the best way to see the real Florida.
There is a rumor they are going to open a swimming area? Not sure where
I've never been in a glass bottom boat. Wow, that look really awesome, and Turtles! 🐢 That bird knows the game. Picture then food. The canoe trip looked awesome. The manatee are so big. Thanks for sharing.
Steve Turtle Steve, hi. It is a real treat if it is actually glass and not plexiglass. But the canoe ride is really where we got the best pics and video. Thanks for coming by. Alice
Wow!! What a cool place! Loved the critters and the glass bottomed boat!
Honey and Me Susan, hi. Yes. The boat is cool but I think I want to do the extended next time. The canoe is where you get the best pics and video. Thanks for another visit. I hope this video made you feel warm for a bit 🤣. Alice
Nice job, Great video content , production value and informative ! ..I'm a native Floridian and you even succeeded in making me want to road trip to see Silver Springs again !! Seriously its been 30 years + and the place looks completely different from when it was on its last dying breaths as a Florida once famous Attraction and trying to compete with Disney. Herpetologist Ross Allen had retired and moved on and passed away and the Seminoles had moved their village.
It looked like an end of an Old Florida era. The Spring was in sad shape and most of Florida's other Springs have been growing dark from Tannic acid from the trees and environmental runoff .So it was really great to see in your video the Spring actually looking so clear and see how the State of Florida has actually done and all right job in managing the Natural Asset. So Thank you for sharing this video and advocating visiting the Silver Springs State Park. I'll be sure and tell them when I visit with a film crew that its because of your video that we are using the state Park as a shooting location. All the Best! - Brian Hansard Producer
Brian, wow. I don’t know what to say. We are very flattered.
I do research when looking at an area for a video. I couldn’t believe what I read about how much the springs were polluted. Horrible. But now they are working hard to continue to rejuvenate the area.
We are constantly struggling to decide to do a separate video from our campground tours. They usually don’t get a lot of views. So this makes us very proud.
Larry is responsible for the production quality. He works very hard on each new video to improve. When I read your comment to him, he knew his hard work payed off.
Thanks again for making our day. If you haven’t been there in 30 years, you will be amazed. The Real Florida is what we are interested in.
Alice
I remember going there as a young child. you pissed that gator off LOL such great footage
NixPix Hey. I blame the gator thing on Larry 😂. I never went as a kid but did go a few times years ago. I definitely prefer staying at the campground and taking my time. Visiting the park over several days. Thanks for visiting it again with us. Alice
Been to Silver Springs a long time ago. We want to go back, one of these days... Haha. The glass bottom boat is really interesting, being able to see down in the clear water. The kayaking trip looks fun, especially the gator count. Great video, Larry and Alice.
Lucky Dawg Productions Hey, Bob. You should definitely go back when you can and stay at the campground. That way you aren’t rushed. Canoe and kayak trips are my favorite. You see more animals that way. Thanks for joining us. Alice
I really like your videos! They are very informative and well organized. I like that you provide directions. Keep enjoying the life style!
Thank you. We always try to include info we look for before going to a new place 🤗
Great shot of the Manatee. I love Manatees :D
Chris, it was such an amazing experience. Definitely check out Blue Spring State Park during manatee season,
Alice
Ok, say no more. This will be part of our next Florida trip. But I’ll stay away from those dinosaur gators. Baby Rosalie will lose her mind when she sees the glass bottom. And for me, I love former movie and tv locations. Larry is too brave for me messing with that gator. Thanks for sharing this amazing place. Really cool you also saw a manatee.
Santos Chronicles Rosalie would love the Glass Bottom Boat. Plus there’s lots of open land to play, even a frog slide. Canoe. You can steer clear of gators. Just don’t go with a “Larry” 😂. I do hope you make it there. You can rent a cabin at the campground. Keep having fun. Alice
Wonderful!!! Thank you so much. Am sure it isn’t a place I’ll get to see but you made it seem like I have. Thank you so much!
Marcella Raplee Marcella, hi. Thank so much. That is exactly what we were trying to do. Make it feel like you were there. I’m glad you enjoyed your virtual visit. Stay safe. Stay positive. Alice
The best part about the video.....was the huge smile on Alice's face throughout the entire day :-)
Kerry. You are soooo sweet. The smile is because that’s where I love to be. Out there in nature. You know what I mean. Miss you. 🤗 Alice
Dang y'all did so much better on this review then I did on mine. You killed it. I loved this. I did not get to see any monkeys. The glass bottom boat ride is amazing. We done the extended ride and it was well worth the money. Larry you could have bumped her by the water when taking the bird picture and the video would for sure go viral. lol I know the end result of that but you got to take one for the team sometimes. hahaha. Oh man the paddle shot was great. I am so impressed. Dang y'all I just keep watching and this gets better. This has by far been my favorite video y'all have done. Thank y'all for this incredible share. Now I want to go back.
Camper Life William. You better behave. If Larry does “accidentally” knock my into the water, I’m coming after you. I think I’d like to do the extended tour. We’ve never done it. We now have our own canoe, so next time we can take our time. Thanks for the compliments. You know Larry is always trying to up his video game. It would be cool if we could all go back together. Who knows. Talk soon. Alice
y'all always make it look so fun! Hope to see you out there one day. 🙋🏼♀️
Senior Sister Hi. We really love this park and campground. Next time, I want to stay for two weeks. I’m glad you can see the fun. Thanks for the visit. Alice
That was pretty interesting. When I was kid, more than 60 years ago, my parents took me and my older brothers camping in Florida. I don't recall much, but do remember talk about a glass bottom boat and seeing an alligator "farm". I remember going to a state campground and playing on a swing set. I think I may have been there in the late 1950's. I fell off the swing and knocked out my front "baby" teeth. My parents slept on an air mattress in the back of our station wagon, I slept in the front seat and my brothers slept in a stinky canvas tent. Thanks for the videos and the memories.
Linda Barker Linda, hi. This park has gone through a lot of changes. We decided we needed a distraction. So working on this helped. We hope others enjoy it too. I’m glad it brought back memories. That’s the greatest compliment. This park is definitely worth another trip. Thanks again for visiting. Stay safe. Stay positive. Alice
This looks like so much fun! What a great experience and memories!! I loved this Alice. I can’t water to go. I loved the baby alligators.
Kathys Outdoor Adventures Kathy, hi. It is an awesome place, especially if you can camp there and take your time. Yes. Baby gators was a big surprise. So was the manatee. My favorite. Stay safe. Alice
Hi Larry and Alice, we were there in early 2000’s when the state park first opened. The monkeys pulled our son out of our hands, it was horrifying! and they scurried into the woods tossing him like a football among themselves with poor little Eric crying MAMA! The monkeys raised our son like one of there own…Just kidding, sorry I have a morbid sense of humor. But we were there when they first opened. Not much there yet, I think they had one 5 minute trail and that was about it. Fast forward to this year 2021 and we are going again this December 🤪. Cant wait to see another one of your videos, if my wife allows me to 🥴
Joe, you actually had me going for a bit 🤣. I was actually disappointed we never saw any monkeys, but we still had a blast.
Hope you enjoy your stay.
If you prank her like me, you may not live to see another video 😉
Alice
Looks great. I'll be glad when we can travel again. Stay safe.
It is an amazing place. We can’t wait to go back again but stay longer. We will all be out there again soon. Alice
Definitely going to have to put this on the ‘must see’ list.
Hey. Yes. This is a must see. We want to go back and go for two weeks next time. Plus other springs like Juniper are not far away. I hope you get a chance to experience for yourself. Thanks for coming by. Alice
nice! will be camping there in Sept. Unfortunately our special needs daughter won't go in a kayak, but maybe my husband can go solo and I can live it vicariously through him!
Cindy, they have a brand new glass bottom boat for special needs. Also, there is a long boardwalk that goes a bit of the way the canoes go.
Have fun
Alice
Great video!! We did our first trip there back in early March of 2020; love your video, great job!! We so want to go back with our kayaks and goPro!~ Diana
It's About Time Now Hey Diana. Yes. I could revisit the campground and park over and over. And now we have our own canoe. Thanks for dropping by. Stay safe. Stay positive. Alice
Great information!
Angela, hi. We hope we share enough info to prepare you for a trip here. It is so worth a trip. Stay safe. Stay positive. Alice
Awesome video..
Michael, thanks. We love this area and are glad we got another camping reservation coming up soon,
Alice
This is such a great video. Love the narration and information. I loved how close you got to that bird without disturbing it, Alice. Great capture of the Larry. We loved your GoPro footage. Loved the kayak river trip! 😂 You got a growl! Too close. 😂 That Manatee was amazing. That was an epic video you two. One of my favorites! ❤️👍👏.
RV On The Wayside Donovan, hi. We really enjoyed reliving these memories. We can’t wait to camp there again. We try not to bother nature but sometimes it happens. Canoe rides definitely give you the best chance to enjoy the real Florida. Thank you so much for all your positive feedback. It means the world to us. Stay safe. Stay positive. I hope we are all on the road soon. Alice
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On my list of to see! I had to cancel my reservations for this fall due to our friends canceling our big trip out there at the last minute.
That’s a bummer, hopefully you will be able to reschedule soon, Larry
Nice!! We were planning on going here right when the beer virus hit 😭 Great video guys! Yep..too close to the gator 😬🤯 We have yet to see a manatee! See you guys in the next one! -Ashley from #AdventureEncounters
Ashley. Thanks for coming by. We hope to be there again soon. Stay safe. Alice
Great video! Can I ask how long it takes you guy to paddle to Rayside park? I am planning to do the same trip but it is my first time I ever kayak, not sure if I can handle it. Thanks
It’s an easy paddle, very little current. And you get a ride back from Rayside. Just go early enough that you don’t miss the van back.
We are no judge on how long it takes - we take twice as long with all the videography and photography 😉
Beautiful location! But I am not interested in hanging out w/gators. :/
BURNIN' UP THE ROADS 🤣😂 They are actually really cool. You don’t have to get close. They will try there best to stay clear if you. But you can always rent a boat. Then definitely no worries about gators. It is beautiful there. Stay safe. Alice
Hey Guys.....I am so glad to be on your channel, I have heard so many good things about you...I love the look of this river trip...so fun. So natural. We have some videos you would like, come check us out
The Art of RVing Hey. This must be Gus talking🤣. Yeah. We love your impersonations. We have a disused motor home you would like. Thanks for coming along our Silver River canoe trip with us. Stay safe. Stay positive. Alice
@@DownsizingMakesCents I try to keep off the Keyboard, buy he sneaks on from time to time. When I tell him to get off the computer, all he says is "Don't Talk To Me!!" What kind of motorhome do you have?
The Art of RVing oh Gus 😂We have a Grand Design Solitude 310 GK. Fifth wheel. It’s 35 feet long. We love it.
@@DownsizingMakesCents What is the disused rv?
The Art of RVing I meant mobile home. There is a mobile home here and a bunkhouse that’s hasn’t been used since around November. I wouldn’t go in it for more than a minute. You would love it 🤣 Alice