De Leon Springs - De Leon Springs, FL - Natural Springs on Waymarking.com

Hours:
8 a.m. until sundown everyday

Native Americans visited and used these springs as long as 6,000 years ago. In the early 1800s, settlers built sugar and cotton plantations that were sacked by Seminole Indians during the Second Seminole War. By the 1880s the springs had become a winter resort, and tourists were promised "a fountain of youth impregnated with a deliciously healthy combination of soda and sulphur." The swimming area is adjacent to a beautiful, shady picnic ground. Canoe, kayak and paddleboat rentals are available for a paddling tour of the spring and spring run. De Leon Springs flows into the Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge where canoeists and kayakers can explore 18,000 acres of lakes, creeks, and marshes.
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Public or Private Land?: Public Public Land Fees?: $5.00 per vehicle for up to 8 people Private Land access?: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please post an original picture of the springs no GPS necessary along with your observations of the spring. What wildlife you saw if any and the condition of the springs. Water level was high, low. The area was clean, trashy ect. Any other knowledge or experiences you have had with this paticular spring that would help document it's history.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/02/2023 Clown Shoes visited it 10/19/2017 hart612 visited it 11/01/2012 whttiger visited it 09/26/2010 grubbsterscott1 visited it 07/08/2010 Blue Man visited it 05/23/2009 goingtodestin visited it 01/29/2009 lazyCachers visited it

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