12 AMAZING Natural Springs in Central Florida You Won't Want to Miss!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 มิ.ย. 2024
- Discover the awe-inspiring beauty of Florida's natural springs in this captivating video! Join us as we explore 12 breathtaking springs, from the iconic Silver Springs to hidden gems like Devil's Den. Jump into crystal-clear waters, witness vibrant marine life, and indulge in thrilling activities like snorkeling and kayaking. Get ready for an unforgettable journey through Florida's natural wonders!
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Hello everyone! So excited to finally release this video as it has been two years in the making! If you would like to check out each and every single one of these locations in more detail, you can see each dedicated video in my playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLAUyBjCcwiehRAbWNNiMkcGRF6fd-ytrQ.html
****PLEASE NOTE****Three Sisters Spring is temporary closed until November of this year for rehabilitation.
The best video I've seen all morning. Thank you for taking the time to make it. The springs look beautiful and finally I understand what Disney tried to do at their Disney Springs shopping complex. Its all fake there but now it looks less fake because I see what they were emulating.
does it is very risky, that there is a big chance you might encounter a alligator or croc.
@@guidedmeditation2396 yes! Visiting all of the springs really made me appreciate what Disney tried to capture with Disney Springs. When you look at their replication, you can even see that they layered the rocks just as you would see them in a natural Florida spring.
@@BenTumbling-ld2ku we don’t tend to have crocs in central Florida. They are more south Florida in small regions. It is not typical to see gators in spring water as the water from the spring is always around 67-72F degrees and can be too cold for them. Plus, the state parks tend to have protocols for if any wildlife is found in the water and will close the swimming area if needed.
I bet I'm not the only one that said this and I'm sry if so but; Idk if someone told you that pronunciation of Homosassa but it's wrong as far as I know. Born and raised near Homosassa I've never heard it that way. That's a Creek/Muskogee word and I believe the ''o'' should always be as in 'home' and 'note', it should sound like 'ho-mo-sauce-uh'. Although most Floridians now pronounce it 'home-uh-sass-uh', like it's got some sass to it. Anyway, there's an English/Muskogee guide from 1890 floating around online if you wanna fact check it. Unless there's a blood native that speaks original Creek that can tell me any different imma just keep using one of those two ways. Probably just the way Florida people say it, with a little sass.
As a nativen Floridian, there are Alligators in everyone of those springs shown except for Devils Den.
I doubt it!
Yea but they don't like clear water because they are ambush predators. We have been swimming in the springs for decades. However the 1 thing that is not being mentioned is the fact that the parks have become very crowded and loud it is a shame.
And sometimes they close the park early because they are very crowded.
Lol at anyone who doesn't believe gators live in ALL fresh waters. I'm also a native since 1985 ... we hold a flashlight over the water (in our backyard canal) at dusk to see red eyes staring back at us. It's enough proof that gators hide out during the day. We still enjoy the springs ... in a craft or tube!!
Never seen one in weekie wachie. You must not be that much of a native
@@Kushomatik11gators and cross are both in weenie wachey!!
As a native Floridian I have been enjoying these springs my entire life. These are beautiful. I gets tears of missing home and remembering all the fun. Some of us remember the TV show Sea Hunt and the Tarzan movies. Ever wonder why there are Monkeys at Silver Springs? Now you know.
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Florida is a great vacation spot but not move to.
Not to many real Floridans left. Everyone says "I'm from florida" I'll ask where they from they say another state but I've been here for 8 years so I consider myself from here..... no lol you gotta be from here. If you are raised here from 5, 6 years old and up then yes your a Floridian. But if you didn't go to school here and by school I mean elementary then your not a floridian. The stuff we did as kids were only florida stuff. Blessed to be from here. Sanford born and raised
where did you move too? I have always lived in FL and unfortunately havent really been to any springs
Well, I'm from Florida! Was born in Jacksonville back in the 50's. Vacation was always taken at the different Springs over the years. One of my favorites was Gold Head Stare Park. Of course it's now pretty much dried up. SO SAD! 😢
I remember when Devils Den was just a local swimming hole in the mid 1960s.. You could park your car on a nearby limerock road, Go through a barbed wire fence, cross a pasture to the den. There was a small cave entrance near the main cavern that you used to enter the den about 8 feet above the water line. From there you jump into the water. There was an ladder tied to the rocks for you to climb back up to the jump off point.
My sister remembers that! I have photos that she shared with me of those times.
I wasn’t born yet but sounds like good times!
This is exactly the video I was looking for. You organized the images and the Maps in such a remarkable way that now I want to plan to see them all. Job well done 👏🏼
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the video!
So beautiful and peaceful looking. Can’t wait to visit Florida again!
Absolutely fantastic travel video! Your use of maps to show the exact locations and outstanding videography are really appreciated. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I am so happy you enjoyed it!
All of the springs are great. I've lived in Orlando/Apopka since 1987. Wekiwa and Kelly now are super crowded on weekends where they close the gates before noon especially on holiday weekends. Silver Springs was great but not much swimming. Silver Glen Springs was great but the boats that park near the springs are parked too close to the swimming area, lots of fish to swim with though. To me Blue Springs was the best park. I could stop on the way home from Port Orange and Ormond beach after working 4am to 2.5 pm in a shop of 100+ degrees. 50 cents for a motorcycle or 1.50 for a car and swim with otters for a half hour before picking up my children and making dinner. 72 degrees feels so relaxing. My worries are that its only going to get worse due to how many people that are relocating to FL from within our borders and from outside.
Yeah I also live in Orlando and haven't been able to get into Kelly Springs or Wekiwa in years as it is so crowded , I can never make it in. And that was even before the influx of new people moving here.
@@vaderladylWe went during the week in September last year, actually, it was the day before the hurricane was blowing in. There was hardly anyone there
@@webugn2 Good timing! That might be the only time you can gain access to that park!
Oh my goodness I live in FL and you have opened my eyes to so many neat things I was missing out on thank you so much! Have been to just a few of these springs but there are so many more I need to go see now.
This is one of the most comprehensive spring videos I've ever seen. I can't wait to get back to FLA.
Thank you so much! ☺️💛
I’m from central Florida and grew up going to Silver Glen, Juniper Springs, Alexander Springs, Silver Springs, Lake George, and many others since the 1980’s.
Alexander Springs. Lots of memories there when I was a kid.
@@marklatlip3057 I am from Umatilla. It was literally right down the road. Silver Glen is the boating hangout spot off Lake George. The raccoons literally begfor chips or crackers on the shore.
@@AUClay cool. I lived at the lake county boys ranch in Altoona from 1979 to 1982. I went to Umatilla Middle school for 7th grade.
@@marklatlip3057 My parents were teachers at Umatilla Middle from 1986-1998, they also tutored at the Boys Ranch for 2 years. All of the kids at the boys ranch in middle and high school in 1990-1992 used to come hang out at our house and my parents would take them out for dinner or have them over for dinner. Some of my closest friends from school to this day lived there. We knew Tom Manning very well. I hate it ended the way it did with misappropriation of funds, but I had a lot of friends and sports teammates that lived there.
@@AUClay well that's pretty neat. Yes several years ago they had the auction for the property and I couldn't believe it. I did a little research at the time and found out a few things that was unfortunate as well as the little boy dying. It was a great place for me and my brother to live and grow up. We liked it there so much. I went back there to visit one afternoon in about 86. Other than a lady named Miss Fox that was something like the treasurer or something there from when I was there, nobody else was left everybody else had gone.
I'm a florida native from Tampa. The springs are such a beautiful scenery. 😍
I grew up outside of Tampa and my parents took us to a lot of these springs! They also took us on many trips to various parks and beaches. This video was very nostalgic for me, thank you!
Me too! Great times
This video must've taken a ton of work. Impressive! This is such an awesome thorough video. Thanks!
Thank you so much! This video was about two years of work put together. It was well worth it though! :)
Florida is a wonderful place to live when you love the outdoors. You never run out of places to visit.
The nice thing about kayaking from King's Landing is that you can kayak just downstream and they pick you up and bring you back. If you have your own kayaks, you can pay a fee to have them bring you back. I think it's supposed to be around a 5 hour trip, but we would bring a lunch and stop places and spend most of the day there.
My daughter just took me to Silver Springs. We took the long tour in the glass bottom boat. We really loved it.
This video was very well done very professional. Thank you.
Thank you!
I grew up in the Crystal River/Homosassa Springs area. Thank you for featuring them!
What a lovely and refreshing video . Very relaxing and satisfying video.Thank for all your hard work . Appreciate all your efforts for making such a beautiful video.
Just watching this video made me feel relaxed and upbeat. Thank you for such high quality, beautiful images! 🌹🥰❤️
Thank you so much! I am so happy that you enjoyed it! :)
Thank you for reminding everyone just how beautiful the sunshine state is regardless of corrupted and incompetent politicians and godless greedy big and little developers. Who would believe a high end 3/2 at cost of 110k going for 4 million pre construction? Man made dystopia no doubt yet the earth and her natural beauty is still relatively free of cost and heals the heart and soul giving us back our balance and true social consciousness. Thanks again for taking the time to xare and of course share.
You are my favorite travel channel, it is very clear that you love your job, thank you very much for giving us the pleasure of pleasure.
Awww…you just made my day! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoy my channel! 🥰
Every December watching the manatees is a holiday must.
This is amazing stuff. This really shows the true beauty of Florida. Thank you for sharing I plan to hit every single one. God bless
I have a picture with the Wekee Watchi Mermaids when i was 5 y.o.; I'm now 53. My grandparents lived in Dunnellon so I've been to Silver Springs, Rainbow Springs, Homosassa Springs and The KP Hole.
I remember going there all the time when we lived there, I was also around 5
Great stuff. Blue Springs in Orange City.
Didn’t know we had that many springs here. Definitely visiting them all! Nice vid!
This was extremely helpful, thank you! I appreciate that it was all your own footage and that you were honest about the crowds.
Extremely well put together video, I live 5 minutes down the street from Rock springs, I used to go there all the time when I was a kid years ago, it really hasn't changed much over the years. Thank you
I don't know how you guys deal with that traffic line every day
@@Spladoinkal ha ha, it’s actually not too bad most days and it’s only certain times during that season, so I try to avoid going that way if I need to 😂
Thank you so much for the Super video!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! ☺️
I love a block away from rainbow river and i love it!
Exceptionally well done and informative - thank you!
Thank you so much for watching! ☺️
What a wonderful informative video!
This video makes FL look even more appealing than it already did
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! That's awesome!
Great views and descriptions of our wonderful springs here in Florida...if you go, go EARLY because a lot of these places will definitely fill up and stop letting people in. Getting there at 10am is often too late on weekends and holidays.
Excellent tip! Definitely want to get there as early as possible if you want the chance to get in! 10 am would absolutely be too late!
I was so blessed by the Lord to just recently have purchased a half acre almost across the street about 1.7 miles away from Silver Glen Springs. I just love the Ocala national Forest. Right now we have our RV up at Salt Springs elite resort. Which is across from Salt Springs recreational area. That’s another nice spring. If you are in the area of devils den the property right before it is a old rock quarry that they have turned into a botanical garden. It’s name is Cedar Lake.
It's a beautiful area. I also recently bought a little cottage in ocklawaha...can't wait to move back to my childhood area.
Your videos are very nice, with smooth transitions and informative details. These are great for planning how to explore beautiful Florida. Please keep making more.
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! I really appreciate it!
I use to snorkel all these springs in 1965 with my parents. Maybe we would see a couple of families. There wasn’t the SUV crowd. Just peaceful Sunday in the water.
I've been to all of these springs and the reason I clicked on this video was to see if Devils Den was mentioned. Devils Den is by far the best place I have ever been in Florida.
As a native Floridian of Madeira beach my girlfriend and I absolutely love our natural springs and my state.
So many springs and trails. Kayaking looks so fun. Love that lazy river.
I’m a native Floridian although I no longer live there. Growing up my family camped and visited many of these springs mentioned. I think my all time favorite is Juniper Springs. I have so many wonderful memories there. Another place I enjoyed many times was Itchtucknee Springs. Many years ago you could float and pull off and picnic along the way. But of course people not cleaning up after themselves ruined being able to bring picnics along with you.
Silver Glen in the 80s...The Best FL Gem many years ago, we used to camp, fish off the docks, hang on the sandbar w houseboats......All the facilities were removed years ago...so different back in the day...
There are so many more, including Salt Springs and Wakulla Springs. My own favorites are Juniper and Ichetucknee
Wakulla Springs is a good one to cover and check out as well. It's more in the panhandle but I grew up going there. There is swimming, kayaking, glass bottom boats, a dive tower, lodging, picnicking, playgrounds, a cafe, and lots of great history in the main old Florida lodge.
I will have to add it to the list for next year! 🥰
Wakulla is very beautiful!
Thank you Chrissa!
Thank you so much for watching!
Great video! Exactly what I was looking for 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I live in Apopka Florida and grew up going to all these springs. I just went 2 weeks ago. I took a short video of our trip. 😊
Wow what an amazing video!! Thank you so much we can't wait to visit FL this year! We are definitely going to Silver Springs!
Silver Springs is a great choice! Thank you so much! I am so happy you enjoyed the video.
Thank you so much for this video, I am open my eyes run new life 😇🙏🙏🙏❤️
Thank you so much, you did a beautiful job.
What an awesome video! I can’t wait to enjoy ❤
Best place with the best beaches I visited so far!
We are partial to Fanning Springs and Manatee Springs, both close to our home. Adjoining is the Nature Coast Trail, for walking and biking.
I took a road trip to Central Florida and stopped at some of the freshwater Springs a couple years ago I love them
Love the natural beauty of my home state.❤
Good coverage of the springs.
I'm a native Floridian and I knew about 30% of this information. Thank you for making this, now I gotta go do everything in this.
That’s awesome! Thank you! ☺️
I also grew up in Florida and only knew a few of these. Florida is such a loooong state, and I grew up in Polk County, _not_ a day trip from some of them. Idk if I'll ever get back there, but if I do, I'll be looking for guide videos like this, to help plan my itinerary. Maybe I'll be a van-camping retiree and meander my way down the state and back....
Very nicely done! Although, I missed seeing one of my favorites... JUNIPER SPRINGS in the Ocala National Forest.
Will have to add it for next year! 🥰
I have canoed on a spring in Florida, and it was really quite beautiful and primitive. In spots, it was like canoeing in a tropical jungle.
I love Blue Springs!! Growing up in Orlando, we used to go on field trips there all the time and it was always so fun to see the manatees.
Weeki Wachee springs is gorgeous. I’ve been there crystal River Springs is amazing. I’ve been there used to live in Florida for most of my young life went all over Florida. My parents moved a lot lol everywhere from Miami all the way up to Crystal River it’s a beautiful beautiful thing when you can see manatees And water is crystal clear as glass but it’s cold. Very very cold. Nice in the summer though.❤️
Thanks for giving me ideas to explore my Summer.
This was FANTASTIC! Next time, would you put the names of areas in the description? Then we can easily review the parts we'd like to see. I'll be looking at more of your vid, really great work!
When I worked in Sanford in the 1990’s we used to go swim at Blue Springs, in the summer after a hot day of work it was so refreshing.
The coolest thing is there are actually small springs everywhere. I grew up in Dunedin, Florida and mapped out at least 25 springs, sinks and boils near my house. Some were also off-shore. The most spectacular of them all was infamous Blue Sink in Palm Harbor (now 100% off limits)
I live in Dunedin....Where is this?
i found the blue sink hole on google maps. some sort of travel agency working out of the home is there now.
@sirfitz8125 all up and down Curlew Creek, Hammock Park, St Joseph's Sound. Most are small but it's fun searching. What you can do when you are 11 to 15 years old and the internet didn't exist.
warm mineral springs near north port..full of minerals that cause you to float and about 80 degrees ..very deep also...healing waters.
Used to swim in blue sink every day
The springs and beaches are the only thing I like about Florida. Blue Spring is amazing!!!
Ur voice is so soothing to me and I enjoy all ur videos. Thank you for sharing ❤
I was born in Gainesville, and my family used to swim at what was then called Blue Spring. My younger sister and I went back and swam at the original hole at Ginnie several years ago, and at the time they were developing the hole I think of as Blue Spring to annex it into Ginnie.
That was the coldest water I have ever been in, and I am used to spring-fed creeks.
Thanks for an informative video 😊
Born in Tampa and have lived here my whole life, I’ve been to almost all of these spots. We basically live where the rest of the world vacations. 🎉
Lucky!!
amazing !!!! beautiful !!!
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much! ☺️
I spent some time on the Wacissa river back in 82: beautiful, beautiful place
Thank you so much for thos!! I'm just learning about these springs!!
You are very welcome!! ☺️ if you go over the summer, make sure you get there as early as possible….especially if you’re thinking of going to Kelly Park! I’ll release a specific video on Kelly Park in a couple weeks!
Didn’t realize there was so many natural springs in that area. They all look so relaxing and calming. Plus getting to see all the wildlife.
They are all so beautiful, we definitely have to take you the next time you visit.
the water is cold too.
What a great video!
Thank you for your recomendación!🤙🏽
Very well done video, very informative and excellent narrative. Good job! I have been to Weeki Wachi, Rainbow Springs, Blue Spring, Silver Springs and Homosassa Spring. Will have to check out the others!
I think it would be a great idea to have a local meetup where people could go kayaking at various springs in your area. i love springs so much and crystal springs is like my favorite place in the world rn!!
That's a great idea!
I'm lucky enough to live 1 mile away from Blue Springs, and I swim there several times a week. It's magical!
How is it fairing after the bottling plant collapsed it? Last I saw it was a mud pit now.
@@mordiez- there are 3 Blue Springs in FL. I swim in the Blue Springs in Orange City, FL, and it's doing great :)
Chrissa, great job! Thank you for the beautiful videography, and all the wonderful information! (Florida is my home state, and I had never even heard of some of these!)
Thank you so much! I guess you’ll have to come back and check out all the ones you haven’t seen before! 😁
Very well done video! Thanks for your hard work. Instant subscriber!
Aw! That’s amazing! I’m so happy to have you be a part of my community! 💛
The springs are so beautiful! Also love the waterfalls. It’s so amazing how clear the water is.
They are all so beautiful in their own way. We definitely need to take you to one the next time you visit.
The springs are a huge contrast to what I think of as "Florida water," coffee-colored, tannin rich water that's found in any body of water that's not spring fed. I grew up swimming in brown lakes.... 🙂
@@MelissaThompson432 Most lakes, yes, but we have some clear water lakes also. Many are found in the Ocala NF. My friend's wife's family owns property on a lake within the park (purchased it before the land was made a NP). They have a few small lake houses there that we would stay at some weekends. The lake that the property is on is beautiful. Sandy bottom and very clear. We were hanging out toward the middle of the lake (depth finder read 30') one day when someone accidently dropped an aluminum can/beverage in the water. We watched the can sink all the way to the sandy bottom.
Edit: I saw where you wrote in another post that you were from Polk. Same here. Believe it or not, we have some fairly clear lakes here, too. There's a small one near Alturas that people used to like to snorkle in. Nothing like our springs of course, but much clearer than what we are used to.
@@321gates I'll bet anything that is a spring fed lake, which I did account for. I was born in Alachua, which has both clear springs you might call lakes, and clear springs welling up in the Santa Re River. I lived in Polk County growing up, which has masses of tea colored, murky sink hole lakes. (Afaik, you can't swim in them any more due to runoff chemicals.)
@@MelissaThompson432 The lake in Ocala is actually not spring fed.
Hi Chrissa, what spring is the most romantic spring in your estimation? Romantic enough to ask a very important question. 😊
Very cool. Thanks for the tour.
What a great video ❤
Love this guide!!! Can’t wait to move to FL later this summer and visit the springs you mentioned. So far we’ve gone to Rock Springs and Wekiwa 😊. Really loved the natural lazy river at Rock Springs 🥰.
The natural lazy river at Kelly Park/Rock Spring is so beautiful! I love it too. We actually recently went back to re-fresh our Kelly Park video because the last time we went, we were not allowed to get into the water. So, we didn't have any lazy river footage at all! lol. You are going to have such an amazing adventure moving down here! So much to look forward to! So excited for you!
@@ChrissaTravels ooo so excited for the new video!!! And we can't wait! There are so much to do besides the amazing theme parks :).
Fantastic video! Really fun to watch! These places all look so beautiful! Really cool stuff! Keep up the great work! :)
Thank you so much Tomtil! I appreciate you. I hope you're doing well.
Thanks ❤I love the narrating voice
You missed probably the best one - Ichetucknee in north Florida over by Ginnie. It's a spring so big that it's a 2 hour tubing ride river through a cypress forest.
Just did this!
Great Video!!! Thanks!!!
Thank you so much for watching! ☺️🫶🏽
I love the Florida coast and South Florida beaches nothing like the sea
Thanks for such great info.
Chrissa, I love this video. I have been to a few of these but I will map them out and start checking them off. Thanks again! 😊Kirk
Every time I see you, I put a smile on my face. This is probably love.
Live near a creek with an abandoned bridge on it here in Orlando. So relaxing to camp on it. And not deal with people. Even though it is so close to people. But feels far away.
Cool ideas. Sent to my daughter to check these out. She loves kayaking.
Thank you for your videos! What Camara do you use?
Thank you!! We have a few cameras depending on what we’re filming. My main cameras are the DJI Pocket 2, and my Canon EOS R.
Wow great video really enjoyed it You did a amazing Job
Thank you so much!