Florida's NEWEST State Park! 💗 GILCHRIST BLUE SPRINGS
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- Gilchrist Blue Springs is the newest park in the Florida State Park system, and it's right in the middle of Florida. The deep blue spring is crystal clear and is amazing for snorkeling and paddling. It gets busy on the weekends, but we still found a way to have the spring all to ourselves. When the spring was too busy, we enjoyed the campground and found a nice hike on the nature trail that took us through a shaded, windy path of huge, ancient cypress trees. It's no wonder Gilchrist Blue Springs became a Florida State Park, it is absolutely beautiful here. Hope you enjoy the episode!
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Florida's NEWEST State Park! 💗 GILCHRIST BLUE SPRINGS
Recorded: March 2023
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This reminds me of being a kid when my parents used to take me camping in Florida instead of going to Disney World. Would much rather be camping.
We'd rather be camping too! I guess there's a time and a place for all kinds of adventures though. Do you remember where you mostly went camping as a kid?
I live a bit over an hour away. Had no idea!
Nice…… water
My parents worked hard and gave us both
I hope my kids feel this way when they grow up. We loved our time camping, but I hope they see the value in that time.
I used to camp there years ago when it was privately owned. There was a platform about 10 above the water level just above the boil that we used to dive off of into the water. Also there was a boardwalk that led from the spring all the way to the river. There was another spring to the left of the spring as you are facing in the direction of the river, that was about 30 to 40 feet wide and has a small stream as its spring run. Over the edge of this small spring was a small deck about 10 feet high that we used to fish from. FYI, for those that don't know, the water in the spring is 72 degrees year round.
I’m 36 and lived in High Springs my whole life and remember it exactly like you described!!
@@beccaa1741 my aunt, uncle, and cousins used to live on NW 250th terrace until the railroad closed up shop in High Springs in 1988 or 1989 and they moved near Jacksonville. Before that me and my family spent many Memorial day and Labor day weekends camping with them at Blue Springs.
@@beccaa1741 did u go to santa fe high
Wow! We wish we could have seen that in person! That must have been so cool to be able to jump off the platform into the water. When we went it looked like it was under a lot of construction so it will be interesting to see what they do to the swimming area. We loved it though. What a beautiful place to grow up around! 💖
Same! My friends and I used to compete to see who could do the best dives off of that platform. I'm honestly glad the state runs it now because there wasn't very much thought for safety.
My friend and I once had to rescue a kid who was alone and struggling to swim halfway down that boardwalk. Even if there aren't lifeguards, there will at least be trained staff to respond to emergencies and to coordinate additional rescue efforts if need be.
Great video!
I live about 10 minutes away from Blue Springs and all the other springs in this area. Don't forget Ichetucknee Springs and river. You can take a tube down the Ich and take the tram back to your car. I live in a river community on the Santa Fe. It's a great place to live. I have lived around here for the last 27 years. Raised my kids going to these springs and to the beaches also. Florida is my happy place since I moved here from California. I have one RV spot that I rent out occasionally. This is the real heartlands of North Florida here around Fort White and High Springs.
We definitely have Ichetucknee Springs on our list to visit. That would be amazing to tube down the river. Florida is our happy place too! We love having it as a home base and traveling everywhere. What a great area you live in to be able to rent out and rv spot! Great idea! Thanks for sharing! 😊
What area of FL is this near? Is the RV spot at your house or a camp?
Gilchrist Blue Springs is just a short drive northwest of Gainesville, Florida. They have a campground at that state park, so we were able to stay in their campground. It was lovely!
@@PSAdventurescheck out Lafayette Blue Springs in Mayo too. Very quaint and usually quiet.
Awesome! Thank you for the recommendation! 💓
My granpa had a cabin at salt springs. Vacationed there every year as a kid. Best memories.
Wow! That would be cool to have someone in the family that had a house at a spring. We had camped at Salt Springs many years ago but haven't done any videos there. It's a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing! ❤️
I love the sound of kids having fun outside.
Me too, it is a blessing ❤
I live in Homosassa springs, Florida. We are definitely spoiled here in Florida with the beautiful Blue springs 😊 I can't wait to take my son here to this new park for the summer! Great video!
That's awesome! Hope you enjoy! It's convenient for the kiddos because there's such a large shallow area.
I don’t understand why some people want to stay alone, trying to avoid other people and all that, crowds are awesome, being around people is cool, specifically if you are there to have fun. Let’s have fun have together! Most people in Florida’s state parks are great!!!
We just love the state parks! I guess it all depends on the day, who you're with, and what your goal for the day might be. There are many times that being around great people is exactly what we're looking for! And then sometimes when we're recording a video for you guys, we're often thinking about the audio quality for the video. 😉
I actually hate what TH-cam couples ahve done to TH-cam half the time the relationship looks so fake and setup but you guys actually are genuinely in love and don't try to hard and a natural flow great video👍
You're the best! Thank you so much! We try to keep it real 🙂 and to bring you along on our fun adventures. 💕🥰
Just look at the caterpillars as butterflies in the making. That is a beautiful spring.
So true! 💗
Going Spring Breaking is so much better than Dismal Disney. We took our kids and they loved ging to the springs !
That's so awesome!! What a great "Spring" Break!
That water was so clear and gorgeous! Just up the road is Itchetucknee Springs where I’ve tubed several times!
Nice! For sure, we'll be heading back to the area to check out more of the springs in that area. Turns out there are so many!
Julington creek in Jacksonville, you can see the monkeys in the wild as well. They escaped when they were filming Tarzan at silver springs
Really?? We'll have to visit there sometime to see the monkeys there too. It's crazy to see them living wild in Florida! We'll put those on our list of things to look at in the future. Thanks for the suggestions Jason! 😊
Loved this place.
It's such a beauty! 🥰
14:20 the little fish playing in the vortex, so cute!
He's such a cutie. 🥰 We're so happy he made an appearance!
Beautiful place thank you for sharing this cool video. Great job guys!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the love! 😊
Love your video @OmarGoshTV! My son and I have been watching you for years now!
I love seeing the fresh springs and its clear water. Thanks for another fun adventure and always love to see the bloopers at the end.
Haha! Thank you so much for watching Carolyn! 💖 The water was unbelievable once it was just us in the spring. It was a fun one especially the bloopers at the end. We don't always have them in every episode but this time really cracked us up. Haha! 😂
Just discovered your channel. Can't wait to see more of your adventures. Great job.
Thank you so much for the love! We appreciate it!! So happy you found us! 😊
Wow! A new state park! I love exploring places like this!
It's such a nice one! The water is incredibly blue and when you get out on the kayaking trail it feels like old Florida. It's worth the trip! 😊
I’ve lived in FL 25 yrs & from what I saw this was a quiet day in the springs! 😂 And these people seemed to be having fun w their noise which is ok! Sometimes when people annoy us (like it seemed you were annoyed by the people so much) it is the best opportunity to learn most about ourselves … and the universe blessed you with those caterpillar babies may be a sign. You guys maybe ready to have babies and maybe the universe saying it’s time?! Life is what you make it girl. Chill. Love & peace to you! (Spelling edits!)
Yup I was going to subscribe but she complained way too much for me. Nope! But I love our comment :)
Helloooo! Love the beautiful Universe 💖 The springs generally aren't quiet, right? Just a little tricky when we're trying to talk to a camera. 😆 Well, it's always an adventure! Love, Sarah
@@PSAdventures I came through life without benefit of kids. I have friends who have kids just waiting for them to die so they can score some scratch from the sale of the family home. Crocodile tears.
The world doesn’t get quite for TH-camrs? OMG! Kids! All,of you shut the hell up this poor lady has to make a living making videos of her not working!
I've kayaked a few springs and this is the newest on the to do list. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. I'm 57 yr and raising my grandchild. They call me Glammi 😂 and I'm rockin it. Only difference is i rent a tandem now. Maybe we'll run into yall someday❤ Keep posting cool places please. Y'all inspire me 😊
Aww, Glammi ❤️ Love it! We really hope we do run into you out there someday. We'll be looking for the tandem. 😄
Raised my kids there. Great that state got hold of it. Watch for ticks.
What a beautiful area! Thankfully this must have been right before tick season, although it seems to start very early in Florida!
I literally started watching you guys a couple months ago. I love you guys energy. You guys are amazing. I’ve binged all the past videos, and I’m always excited to watch the new ones you guys have inspired me to get out and travel and adventure.
Wow, thank you for your sweet comment and thanks so much for watching! The best part is hearing that you're inspired to plan some adventures! It's a beautiful life out there when you go explore! 💓
Just got back from the swimming spot in the thumbnail. Cold, clear, beautiful and so peaceful.
Aww, that's wonderful! We're so happy you got to enjoy it! 💗
Absolutely a beautiful spring love the nature in this video
We're so happy you liked the nature part of the video. I'm sure you tell, but we love nature too!
"and nobody is here" wont last for long. such a beautiful place!!
Surprisingly you can still have most springs to yourself if you're able to camp and get up early before the park opens or stay just about when the park closes. It always feels like a cool in-between kind of time where no one is there! 😊 Definitely gets crazy busy on the weekends though!
Love this spring! Wow! Never heard of it. Another great video!
Gilchrist Blue is beautiful! It's actually under construction at the moment but we've heard there's a lot of good plans to build out new bathrooms, a new wooden walkway, and building out the campsites more like Florida state parks. The springs are hard to beat in Florida! Thanks for watching! 🌴🌊💖
Loving your lifestyle!!!😊 0:03
Thanks so much! 🥰
Florida life ❤
Oh yes! ❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. I had no idea about this state park spring opening up. I think that I am going to go live there for six months April 1 2024 to September 30 2024. Then we are going to go to Cocoa Beach for 6 months. I am currently in Salt Springs and the people of the town are amazing. The people of the RV park are all from Jacksonville and they are not so amazing.😂 We own property in Salt Springs, almost at Silver Glen Springs. So we’ll just go live on the land for six months while we’re building some sort of little something something.
Love it! Sounds like a wonderful lifestyle you are living! To be close to Silver Glen is just amazing. Enjoy your upcoming travels!! Hope to hear from you again with how you're liking your new gigs across Florida! 😄
The Cyprus is probably 3000 years old,,, there were groves of them that were cleared that were 1000 years old when the red woods sprouted… ✌🏼🙏🏻
Wow! We just Googled it and it looks like cypress trees regularly live to 600 years old. It looks like one of the oldest ones was in Longwood Florida. They estimated it was about 3,500 years old before it died. 😮 Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
Great video, thank you for sharing. Quebec City is the most beautiful city I have ever visited, the Citadel is amazing.
We're so happy you enjoyed watching! Quebec is so beautiful. We'd love to go back to explore. There's a lot to love about it! 😊❤️
This is awesome! I'm from the shit hole state of North Carolina. I can't wait to retire to the clear spring waters of Fla! Thanks for sharing.
😮 North Carolina has some beautiful things to see also especially if you love hiking. Definitely hard to beat the clear springs in Florida of course but you can find beautiful places in every state!
The water didn’t look too crowded, I would jump in!
It's like a magnet! We just can't help but jumping in. We ended up jumping in numerous times while we were there. ❤️
That is cool to meet a fellow Canadian, we are also Canadians.
Hello to you guys up there in Canada!! It's amazing how many Canadians we end up meeting in Florida. We'd love to take a trip up there sometime for some adventures. That would be amazing! 😊
We are actually in Florida for the winter.@@PSAdventures
So fun thank you 😊
We're so happy you enjoyed! It's a beautiful place! 😊
So cool😊
It's a beautiful place! 🤗
Grew up near Ft White and remember much of our time spent at all these diff springs.
Cool! What great memories!! 💗
Love your videos thanks.
Thanks so much! 💗
i am from FL but didn't know about this place looking fwd to visit. tnx looks awesome
Hope you enjoy! It's been around for a few years but it's still the most recent area to become a state park in Florida. Amazing 💓
Wow
That's some beautiful crystal clear water.
It really is! Just thinking back to this spring makes us want to go back there. The color was unbelievable! 😊
im scared of the GATORS
Well done video I love what you've done great job thank you thank you thank you I feel like it was right there with you watching!
Thank you so much for the love Eric! We're so happy you enjoyed it. We've armchair traveled for a long time and always get a smile when we can give others that amazing feeling of experiencing a place like you're there yourself. 💓
@@PSAdventures I lived in Florida all my life I've traveled around my myself many times since 1963 when we move to Florida my parents took us me and my sister all over Florida we went everywhere we did not go to the Panhandle area we never made it up that way but from Gainesville downtown East Coast West Coast and the keys I've got about 60 years of going around and you nailed it perfectly thank you so much!
That sounds like a lot of great memories growing up here. Since you never made it to the Panhandle, you're going to love some of the upcoming videos we just filmed! 😁 (hint hint)
@@PSAdventures I did make it back and forth going to New Orleans many times but I did never a park or stay there or go tour the area I did go up and down into Alabama and back around and back but I did not do what you call a park or a tour of the area I never did that they're never I always wanted to but I never did it
@@PSAdventures Disney World in 1970
I live in Mayo and grew up in Branford and love all the springs in the area I have never been to Gilchrist blue but I have been to Ginny also there are several huge cypress trees on the Ichetucknee you can see when you float down the river
It sounds like you're in a great area. It's a beautiful place! We have Ginnie Springs on our list to visit as well as Ichetucknee. There's so many cool spots to visit in Florida. Thanks so much for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. New Florida residents. We need to check this park out. Admire you two. Good people.
Nooooo please go back!
@@ebee3522 We're two old folks. Won't be here long. Too many immigrants, anyways. You should go live in New York State for a while.
Hey there! Thanks for watching and welcome to Florida! 🥰 Enjoy this park! 😃
More springs on that 20 mile stretch of the Sante Fe river than any river on earth. One every mile.
That is absolutely amazing! We hope to spend more time in this area this year. 🥰
Hey guys ! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing , can't wait to visit that new State Park 😀
Thank you! We hope you love it!!
Yasss new video!!! I watch these while working out and you guys help me get through it!
Woohoo! 😄 It's a great day when a new video goes live!
Wow wow breath taking!!! Beautiful!!
It's a beautiful place to visit! So much to love about Florida State Parks. There's so many to choose from. This one has some incredible blue water with a lot of great wildlife! Thanks for watching Paulo! 😊
I grow up going to this springs! it use to have a big dock you could jump off of
That would have been so cool to see that. We've heard there was also a boardwalk all the way to the river. That must have been a cool place to experience back then!
@@PSAdventures it's was a great experience growing up going to that springs. Every year for my sister birthday. The boardwalk was the best and Floating down to the river too.
I remember that place before it was a park it was fun back then not many people new about it
It still seems like a park that not a lot of people know about. Although when we went it was pretty busy except for before it opened and just before it closed. Always a little nicer without the crowds. 🙂
I am liking following you two on your travels! Thank you for inviting me!
You're so welcome David! We hope you enjoy our videos! 😊
We go here almost every weekend! Early in the day is the best time to go when it's not packed during the week. Unfortunatley there's some damage/risk of landslide that happened during the last hurricane, so the hillside has black tarps to stop the erosion, and the retainer wall is roped off, which cuts out the major portion of the beach area. The main benefit of this spring over all the others in the area (Head/Poe/Rum Island/Ginney) is that it has a sloping beach which is great for little kids, like we have!
Thanks so much for sharing! That makes a lot of sense now why we saw the black tarps. The shallow beach was really nice and we saw a lot of families enjoying the area. It's reminds us a little of Alexander Springs where you can easily walk right into the beach. Definitely agree on going either early or late to avoid the crowd. Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
As a Floridian.. I can feel the humidity..33326 here.. its prob a lonnng ways away
Yup. Beautiful humid Florida! It's always crazy when we fly somewhere out west for a couple weeks and then when we fly back the humidity hits us like a wet wall! 😆
Beautiful!!
Yes! Beautiful Florida nature at its best ❤️
Magical beautiful , Awwh u guys are so cute bless u guys!
Aww! Thank you so much for the sweet comment! ❤️ We're just so happy we get to share some magical places with you!
Almond trees and almond milk use so much water and is produce mostly in california where there is a huge water shortage. Just a fact about almond and almond juice its not really milk. Just a heads up. Love all these florida camping areas. Check out the blue hole. They are all crowded. Peace.
Thanks for the info on the almond milk! We also like the coconut milk versions too which are probably grown using less water. There's so many amazing state parks to visit in Florida. I don't think we'd ever be able to visit them all!
How beautiful!
We're happy you enjoyed our video! It's a beautiful place for sure. Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️
A professionally produced piece with scene setting, camera angles & editing !!
However, you're both so trendy and walk pigeon-toed
😂😂😂 An amazing half comment! We appreciate the first half. Have to admin though the second half made us laugh.
A good solar setup will change that van big time!!! I highly suggest it.
Solar is amazing! 🌞 I'm sure we could add on even more but currently on the roof is a 275 watt solar panel. Most of the energy creation comes from running the engine from the alternator. We almost never plug in! So awesome to be off-grid. 🔋⚡️🔌
@@PSAdventures Indeed i seen alot of those with close to 1000w on the roof and a server rack 48v or powerwall 48v and it really comes in handy. Looking forward to your channel showing any new setup you do add to the van! Thanks
No gators or snakes , WOW.
It was surprising not to run into any alligators on this trip, but they're around!
Nice video... Cool about the fireflies and lucky about having the spring all to yourselves. Thank you for sharing more of Florida.
Thank you! We are so happy you could see the fireflies in the video. We were just walking with the GoPro, and Paul actually ran back to the van to get the bigger camera so we could capture it better for you! 💓
@@PSAdventures 😎 🔥
Corkscrew sanctuary in SW have a big area of bald cypress trees, they are second to the huge redwoods. Most the large cypress has been logged in Florida.
Oh wow! We didn't even know this place existed but would love to go see it. It's amazing to see such old trees right here in Florida. Thank you so much for the suggestion! 😮💓
that is amazing that you meet someone here in Fl from your hoimetown in Canada. wow.
I know! We actually meet people very frequently from Quebec City. So many Canadians come down to Florida every winter. Right now we're seeing a solid stream of Canadians going back north on the highway since the season is over. It's like a migration! 😮
Hey, you guys are the ones that taught me how to make fermented cheese !
Wow, that's awesome! 😄 We love that fermented cheese. Good to see you on this channel as well! We are thinking about what to ferment next actually... Should be fun!
Loved the video thanks. I recently took a trip down the Sante Fe and visited all the springs in one day, there's so much to explore on one river. Though the Silver River is still my favorite with so much wildlife to observe.
It's amazing how many beautiful springs are along the Santa Fe! Next time we're by that area, we'll keep exploring 🥰
Just saw Gilchrist Blue Springs is closed 1/4/24. The spring vent collapsed 😢. Following y'all now. Thanks
Oh wow! Again!? I wonder how often that happens. That had just happened a few months ago. Hopefully it reopens again soon. 😢
Cyprus trees live in families. Nice little spot. I'm telling..
😮🤫 Don't tell TOO many! Haha. It does seem like Cyprus trees grow in bunches and then their roots kind of weld together. Interesting!
Excellent video 👍. Loved ' ARIC the giant ". Thank you 🙏✌️
We're so happy you enjoyed it Jeff! 😊 What a beautiful tree!
@@PSAdventures ❤️
What a gorgeous spot wow!
It really was so beautiful! What a lovely spring! 😄
Beautiful
Thank you! 😄
They are beautiful butterflies and you are in Nothern Central Florida during the height of their season.
Aww! Thanks for the reminder. We love butterflies, so the caterpillars are a necessity! 💗
thanks for content
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😄
Having lived in Florida for years I'd be watchful for gators for sure!!
Definitely! Those gators could be almost anywhere and reminds me of the story of the alligator attack even at Disney World. You just never know. We cringe seeing water that's murky. 😱🐊
This is a very beautiful location. On our visit we had the spring to ourselves for a few hours. We went during off season.
It's amazing when you camp at a spring you can get some alone time just before the park opens and just after it closes. A lot of times even if you're not camping if you go out to the spring at closing time, there's no one there. It's such a cool experience! 😊
Blue Springs was remodeled and absolutely ruined by the state... Ginnie Springs is far better, one of the best anywhere... and located five minutes from there. Look it up and see for yourself.
Glichrist Springs is one of our favorites! Lol, Florida is a bunch of dirt roads. I have a scar from barbwire, too. Mike and I love Springs! They are so much fun to visit! Glichrist is on our list to camp one day. We have only done day trips there. We primitive camped at Alexander, which was a lot of fun! Nobody in the water after hours. Wow, the fireflies were amazing! You guys should get bathrobes for when you get out of the springs in cold weather. They help you warm up fast. Have fun, guys!
Gotta love the dirt roads in Florida. It's even more of an adventure! 😂 Barb wire is no joke! Now that would make for some funny video with the bathrobes. Haha! But I bet it would help!
@PS Adventures when it is really cold they help lol
Loved your video. I'm planning a trip there next spring with family and friends.
That's so awesome Phil! We hope you enjoy it there. When we visited it looked like they were renovating a little bit of the campground and the spring area. I bet by that time it'll be even nicer. Thanks for watching! ❤️
We have to go there.
If you do visit, we hope you enjoy this natural beauty ❤️
omg so beautiful, i am a tree hugger too, i am def gonna visit that place. Yes 100%
We welcome tree huggers! 😂 But yeah, we truly enjoy nature and feel connected to it. It's a joy to share this beauty in our videos, and it's awesome to hear you'll be heading that way to check it out for yourself!
wow amazing place...adding this to my national park tour in FL!
Yay! We hope you love it! ❤️
Stayed there about 3 years ago. It got cold so I was the only one in the spring because I had a wetsuit. Paddleboarded to the river where he clear water met the brown water. Hike around too.
Sounds like you had a great time, then! Wetsuits will certainly keep you warmer for longer. When we scuba dived the springs many years ago, our wetsuits came in really handy!
Hooray! A new adventure to enjoy! (:
Loved Paul's "special trick"! (;
That water looked beautiful! (: I am looking forward to going to the ocean this summer. We go to a place called Horseneck Beach and the only problem is that sometimes it is overloaded with seaweed.
I have been looking into Fort Lauderdale as a place to live. I very much want to move to Florida! My concern about Key West is health care and the remoteness of it to services.
You would have to come up to New England to ever bump into me - at least until I get enough money together to move to Florida! (hey, we do have gorgeous fall foliage in October!) (:
Haha!! Thank you so much Freeman! We thought it'd be funny to use a little "movie magic". 😆 That hard when the beach gets piled up with seaweed and it can smell very fishy. Fort Lauderdale would be a great place to live! You'd be right in the middle of everything and be able to take trips down to Key West easily if you wanted. If we're ever in New England we'll have to send you a message and meet up. That would be amazing! 😊
Don't move to South FLORIDA,it is getting bad and flooding!
It's been interesting to see the recent growth in Florida. Hopefully all these peaceful places in nature will be conserved forever for everyone to enjoy Florida's natural beauty! 💓
If you guys don’t like “noise” while camping you really need to boondock by yourself. Family’s making memories is not annoying!
Exactly my thoughts
Hey there! Totally. It's a bit harder to make videos when it's busy so we're often looking for quieter places or the off-times to visit places. But yeah, otherwise we love seeing families together enjoying the beautiful nature. 💓
@@PSAdventures I appreciate your video. I love Florida and never heard of this place.
Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it! 💓
WOW SO BEAUTIFUL THanks
We're so happy you liked it! This is such a natural beauty and we really enjoyed capturing it to share with you. 💗
Beautiful place!
It's truly gorgeous! We'd definitely go back there. 😍
I believe the caterpillars are gypsy moths. I camped one weekend in northern MI when they had hatched out and it was a mess. Constantly dropping from the trees and their doo-doo stains your camping gear
Wow! So they're a bit everywhere in the US then... That must be what we had on the van after this trip.
Same! Camping on the Au Sable in northern Michigan on a boat/kayak site and can confirm during may/June ish you can expect the see crazy amounts of caterpillars
Awesome video! I love that place. The spring is so beautiful, and they used to have a deck platform over the spring, but I’m glad they took it down giving the spring its natural look. There’s other beautiful springs on the property as well that I’ve snorkeled. The last time I was there in 2020, they didn’t allow anybody to swim in the other springs. Yeah, you can rent canoes and kayaks there as well. There’s springs all down the Santa Fe. I love Rum Island as well, which is a short distance BY WATER from there. A lot of the OLD GROWTH cypress trees were logged out in the late 1800s-early 1900s around the state, but there’s some that still remain like Aric. I was there when it was a privately owned as well.
Oh wow. We heard that the boardwalk had been taken down because of the damage from the hurricane. That's interesting though! We looked up older photos and we could see the old walkway into the water and all the way to the Santa Fe river. We loved seeing all the huge cypress trees! It felt a bit like being in the huge redwood forests out west. You're right though. This spring is beautiful! The water was the clearest right at the spring head. It'd be cool to explore more of the area! 🌊
@@PSAdventures They also had a platform over the main spring where people jumped off. But they took it down. Yeah, the boardwalk leading to the Santa Fe was hurricane damage.
@@PSAdventures They do call the cypress the Sequoias of the East.
Interesting! We were thinking of the sequoias when we saw all of the huge cypress trees. We've also heard they're renovating and are planning to possibly redo the boardwalk to the Santa Fe river. That would be cool. We'll see!
@@PSAdventures Before was better, believe me. Next time go to the world-Famous Gennie Springs for the real deal.
Thanks for the video.
Hello guys, the water is incredibly pristine! No alligators 🐊? Looks so much fun, specially in the evening when nobodies there. 🤗
Anne & Eric
PS: love the bloopers at the end.
Thank you so much Curieux Nomades! There's been many times when we're camping and can go to the spring either before the park opens or after it closes and no one is there. Amazing! We also met some travelers from Quebec! We had some funny bloopers this time. Haha! 😂 Thanks for watching!
There are alligators in both the lagoon and the adjoining river.
Definitely! Alligators are pretty much everywhere in Florida. 😄
I live here. You can get gators anywhere but they generally stay out of the springs when lots of people are there. That’s why you stick to designated swimming areas. They aren’t usually a huge threat to people. More to small dogs and children. I kayak down the springs where there are tons and they usually lay in the sun and ignore you. Never had a problem or been worried. But I don’t swim in those areas or if I need to get in the water to cool off, it has to be clear water so I can see what’s around me.
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Alright. I did read that Alligators don't stay in crystal clear water and where there is no vegetation.
Yo nice video u sure had fun I bet 😁
Thanks so much for the love! ❤️ We really loved this park and will definitely be back!
That water is so clear and beautiful! Well have to check this place out next time we're in Florida 😍
We couldn't believe how blue the water was! It was super busy on the weekend but in the early morning and late afternoon the crowds disappear. Definitely a must-see! 😊
I don’t know if the area is enclosed, to prevent gators from being in the area.
There's pretty much always a possibility for alligators at Florida springs. 🙂
Love the spring love nature great park
It's always nice to be in nature. It's so good for the soul! ❤️
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Wow! I loved this video! This is right in my backyard...sort of lol. I would have to drive from Miami but hey, it'll be a nice camping trip! Thanks for showing us this gem!
There are springs closer. Just north of Orlando
Thank you so much! It would be a great camping trip!💗
Wekiva would be a good one! It's the closest spring to Orlando. We made a video on that one about a year ago. It was fun!
Very nice place.
I just hope there's no crawling crokies there to spoil all the fun.
Haha. We've never heard them called that but being a natural spring I'm sure there's little critters here and there. We didn't see any creepy crawlies around that area when we went though! 🕷🕸
Great video. Love the springs.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the love! I think our favorite adventures are camping at a Florida springs... or maybe hiking to waterfalls. That's a tough one. How about we do both! 💓
I love Quebec City, been there and have fond memories. I’ve been to Silver Springs also and saw the monkeys 😮
Aww, so happy to hear it! We are planning to go back to Quebec City in the next year or so. It's been a few years since we've been back and we've got a craving for ketchup chips. 😅 You were lucky to see the monkeys at Silver Springs. Awesome! We are super excited to share our next video with you all - coming soon!
Really like your van, seems compact and practical. You mentioned your 2 fans but how would you do if you needed to run the AC continually or for long periods of time.
Thanks for the question! It can be challenging in Florida on a super hot day so in the daytime we do a few things. We either go enjoy the water somewhere or take a nice shower at a campground. Normally during the day we're out doing something so it's not an issue but we can also run the van's main AC in the cab for a while to cool it down. 🥶 At night it hasn't been a problem since the temperature gets cooler and the fans are enough. I hope that helps!
Watch for those Gators.
Definitely! Always wise to be on the lookout for gators when swimming in any Florida waters. Have you seen they can even be in the ocean!! Rare, but possible.
I would love to bring my family here !!!! One day
Awesome! I'm sure you guys would love it!
Definitely nice waters but I would've been terrified of gators.
It is definitely interesting - the idea of swimming somewhere where there are definitely gators around and they could creep up at any time. But most of the time, they really do keep to themselves and they're more likely to be suntanning somewhere quiet. 💓
Great video and what an adventure!
Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. This adventure is a treasure! 💓
spend many of summers there every day growing up, have land less than 3 miles away on the same road
Wow we've heard from several others that said they grew up in this area and remember this park. It must be well loved in your area. I wonder how many of you guys know each other?? That would be pretty cool. Thanks so much for sharing! 😊
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Wow such a beautiful place 💯
It really is beautiful! And if you go either very early or very late you can enjoy it all to yourself since the crowds start to disappear. Thanks for watching! ❤️