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
