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This Florida State Park Has a Caribbean-blue, Spring-fed Swimming Hole and Is a Gathering Site for Hundreds of Manatees

Blue Spring State Park is Florida at its finest. Located west of Orange City and north of Orlando, the 2,600-acre destination centers around the eponymous first-magnitude spring that discharges more ...
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Complete Guide To Florida's Blue Spring State Park

Visiting Blue Spring State Park is an immersive experience that captivates the senses. During the winter, hear the symphony of manatees when they surface every few seconds, exhaling powerful bursts of ...
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'Native plants dug up': Blue Spring State Park damaged 2 weeks after $5 million restoration

A.M. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS MANATEES GATHERING IN THE WATER DURING THE COOLER FLORIDA MONTHS. WE JUST LOVE THEM. BUT TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY ...
Orlando Sentinel

Pictures: Blue Spring opens to swimmers after year-long closure

In time for mid-summer afternoons cooling off in the 72-degree water, Blue Spring State Park in Orange City has reopened its popular magnitude-one spring run — best known for hosting hundreds of ...
Orlando Sentinel

Fireflies glow at Blue Spring State Park during after-hours event

Visitors flock to Volusia County’s Blue Spring State Park in droves to see manatees huddled for warmth in the wintertime, and the park typically draws capacity crowds amid summertime swimming weather.