Blue Spring State Park

Blue Spring State Park is located at West French Avenue in Orange City, Florida and is less than an hour's drive from Orlando International Airport. The park covers more than 2,600 acres and features Blue Spring, which is the largest spring on the St Johns River and is a designated Manatee refuge. Opening hours at the park are 8am to sundown all year round, where numerous recreation activities are available to visitors.

One way to enjoy the nature at this park is to take a boat tour along the river, which sets off each day at 10am and 1pm and lasts for approximately two hours. The nature hiking route is a self guided boardwalk trail that leads visitors through a lush hammock to Blue Spring. Various water activities are available here including swimming, tubing, snorkeling, scuba diving, canoeing and kayaking except in the winter when the spring is closed to protect the manatees.

The park campground has 51 sites within walking distance of the spring and each containing a picnic table, water, electricity and a grill and there are also six, two bedroom cabins. Two separate picnic areas are located at the park with covered pavilions and grills. Near the public swimming area is a gift shop, food service, camp store and water activities rental station.