8 Free Swimming Holes near Rainbow Springs State Park
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Crystal River
Crystal River, Florida
16.8 miles SWCrystal River, on Florida's Nature Coast about ninety minutes north of Tampa, is the swimming destination famous around the world as the only place you can legally swim with wild manatees. The town...
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The Devil's Punchbowl
Homosassa, Florida
27.2 miles SA 100-foot-wide, 25-foot-deep turquoise spring pool on the Chassahowitzka River with coral tunnels to explore and unique freshwater-saltwater wildlife — parking is $1.50 per car.
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Houseboat Springs
Sugarmill Woods, Florida
27.3 miles SHouseboat Spring is one of the spring pools of the Chassahowitzka River on Florida's Nature Coast near Homosassa, reachable only by water. The spring opens into a wide circular basin more than twenty...
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Blue Spring and The Crack
Sugarmill Woods, Florida
27.6 miles STurquoise pools and shallow clear river on the Chassahowitzka, popular for kayaking, paddleboarding, and swimming — bald eagles overhead and manatees in winter. Note: alligators are present.
Kayak, Swim
Manatee Springs State Park
Chiefland, Florida
43.1 miles NWCrystal-clear Manatee Springs flows into the Suwannee River, offering swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving in one of Florida's most beautiful spring-fed parks.
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Juniper Springs Recreation Area
Astor
43.8 miles EA Civilian Conservation Corps spring pool in the Ocala National Forest that holds 72 degrees year round over a sand and limestone bottom, with a historic millhouse waterwheel, a seven mile canoe run, and 79 campsites. Day use is $14.50 per person.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Salt Springs Recreation Area
Salt Springs, Florida
45.7 miles NEBig mineral spring in the Ocala National Forest with a walled swim area over the boils, a 160-site campground, marina and a run to Lake George.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Fanning Springs State Park
Fanning Springs, Florida
45.9 miles NWA beautiful, clear spring with a diving platform inside a Florida state park — cool, refreshing water for just $1 per person.
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