Blue Spring State Park: Top 10 reasons it should be at the top of your adventure list + Pro Tips!
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- Blue Spring State Park: Top 10 reasons this spring should be at the top of your adventure list + Pro Tips for making the most of your visit! We cover everything from price to bathrooms to all the great adventures. We want our experiences to help make your next adventure EPIC! That's what Art of Adventure is all about! Go get it! (Helpful websites at bottom of description) #artofadventure #coupleswhotravel #protips
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Blue springs also has a small number of cabins that can be reserved ahead.
Good call 🙌
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures. Heading there in a few days and I’m so excited, plus it’s only 2 hours away! 🤩 Take care & safe travels 😊
Have a great time!
Thanks for y’all’s hard work makin these videos and all the information!
Thank YOU! So glad you find them valuable!!! 🙏💙
So so helpful and insightful, thank you!
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Excellant videos! Great job on the videos and narration.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful state park. I was there a couple of months ago, definitely wanna go back. 👍
Agreed 🤙 So much fun!
This looks fantastic!
You will love it 💙
The most beautiful place I've ever swam I have great memories vacationing with my family there back in the 80s and early 90s 😊
It is soooooo beautiful! 🩵
So kool. I can imagine the Lady Bug screaming when the manatees get close, ha!
She would love it!
My wife and I will be visiting for the first time this weekend, we are super excited 😊
Have an amazing time!!! 🩵
Awesome!
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My wife and I are going to visit for the first time this weekend we are super exited!😊
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Gorgeous video !
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Great video, thanks
Thank you 🙏
Love that place!!
So much fun!
Great video! 👍
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Great video! Im planning to come here for my birthday in August 😊!
Thank you so much! Have a great time! 🩵
Have been there many times years ago. Wonderful place
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YESSSS! Have fun!
We are camping at this park in a few weeks! We visited this park in December and saw all the manatees. We are excited to go back and swim! It is an amazing park. Great video!
Thank you so much! Have fun!!!
Hey, I will be visiting in December. Is the swimming available in December?
Hi I’m traveling there from punta gorda in may going snorkeling can you swim manatees in any of the springs or is it a specific one thanks for sharing love the page
Blue Spring is a great spot for manatees. They technically don’t want you “swimming” with the manatees but if you are in the water and they are in the water, it’s a very cool experience. You just can’t swim towards them or the rangers yell at you haha. But it’s amazing. I’ve been within a few feet of them many times. Crystal River is another great spot (check my water bike video for some additional info on that place) and weeki Wachee river is another popular spot (check my popular spots to kayak video). Of course we have a “manatee mania” video too. Haha we cover all the bases. I really hope that helps. Let me know if I can help in any other way!
Hi, really beautiful video. May I ask you if this spring is accessible for wheelchairs? Not for swimming of course, just to ride around the water. I plan to visit this in January 2024. Thanks!
Hi. Thx for reaching out. Yes there are very wide sidewalks and boardwalks. Plus ramps that lead down to the water’s edge in a few spots along the spring run. I hope you make it out. It will be beautiful in January and no doubt lots of Manatees!
I’m ready to go
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Cool beans, I’ll bring my own paddle boards
Do it! So fun 🤩
Hi there, we are hoping to visit late august for the day when we stay in Daytona from the UK. I really want to see Mannatee but know this isnt the right time of year for them inland.... is there much chance of seeing them?! It looks beautiful to visit anyway but they are on my bucket list to see!!
Yes there is a very good chance to see manatees at Blue! I’ve been all times of year and I’ve seen them every time! Good luck!
I have a question, is swimming available in December? I have a trip planned with a large family so I really need to know.
No swimming at Blue Spring in December. Closed for manatees thru the winter.
Awesome drone shot in the beginning of the video! We just started adventuring around Florida and would love to get a shot like this! Where did you launch from??
Thanks so much. You technically can’t launch in the park. So you need to be on the river when you put the drone up. Have fun. Enjoy!
@@artofadventurepascalemo that's what I figured but I wanted to make sure, thanks!
Nice video. Where do you keep your personal belongings while you’re tubing?
I keep everything in the car. And then I leave my keys in a lockbox at the car. I feature that lockbox in the Ichetucknee video if you want to see the exact one. 🤙😜💯
@@artofadventurepascalemo hmm okay thank you.
If the paddle run starts at the river, I'm wondering if you have to paddle against the current ?
Yes but it's not hard at all. It's a pretty chill flow. Enjoy!
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Thank you for your response 😊 I can't wait to check this place out
Thanks for you video it was great. We are Australians visiting Orlando between Oct 23rd to 27th. Which spring would you recommend that might have tubing at this time and possibly kyaking? Thank you 😊
Hi! Awesome! Rock Springs at Kelly Park (I have a video) is a great spring to check out in the area. The spring head is beautiful and there’s a cool lazy river and plenty of spots to swim. Next door there is a spot called Kings Landing where you can kayak. If you want more of a party vibe, Ginnie Springs is not too far away. You can swim, kayak, tube, camp all in the one park (I have a video for Ginnie too). Do you have kids? What kind of atmosphere are you looking for?
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@@artofadventurepascalemo thank you for responding to me! Yes we have a 10 and 12 year old. I think most importantly would be somewhere accessible where we don’t have to arrive at 6am to try and get in. Some swimming, viewing the scenery and kayak would be nice. We are hiring a car and staying in both Orlando and Miami. I also wasn’t sure if the tubes are still working in October at any of the springs? We are staying in Orlando from 23rd to 30th october
@@Flygirlnunez October is after the summer rush. So Rock Springs at Kelly Park should not be too crowded. If you went on a week day, you won’t have to be there super early. It made my list for family friendly springs. 10-12 year olds will love it. I put the link above if you want to check it out. You need to bring your own tubes, but you can find floats in almost all the grocery stores in Florida. They are not expensive at all. And Kings Landing is a beautiful kayak spot. Literally around the corner. Wekiwa Springs is also in that same area. Great spot to snorkel. The kayak run is great too. Lots of wildlife. No tubing on that part tho. 🐊
Hi, first of all - great video! My sister and I don't have a car here, our hotel is in Orlando. Do you know how it's possible to go to the park with an Uber?
Hi! Good question. I bet you could get an Uber to drop you off and pick you up in front of the “entrance” to the park but you may have to walk a bit to the entrance of the spring. Blue Spring would be a really long walk. But there are 2 nice springs that are even closer to Orlando and would be a shorter walk from the park entrance to the spring entrance. Check out my videos on Rock Springs and Wekiwa. Both amazing and may be better for ubering. Good luck. Let me know how it goes 🤙💙
@@artofadventurepascalemo Thank you so much for the good answer!
Oh and how did you do it with your valuables when you swam? Are there lockers available?
@@ninamagerle2991 Blue and Rock have lockers. I don’t think Wekiwa does tho. But Wekiwa you can keep your things relatively close to you in the swim area. And of course take with you if you rent kayaks or something.
If we camp there can we get to the tubing area by walking? *also are there leeches? 😶
No leeches. Yes you can walk from campsites to the tubing area. But it is a bit of a walk. I’ve seen campers bring bikes to help get around the property. It’s not necessary tho. Have a blast!
@@artofadventurepascalemo Awsome! Thanks for getting back to me :)) Will definitely check this place out!
So is it a good place to dive in oc
OC? As in Orange City? Yes. It’s not super deep or super wide. But really cool and photogenic 🤿
I was told you can’t kayak in the spring area during manatee season Nov.-March. So is it better/worth it to kayak around those times to be able to kayak in the spring? Also would I still see some manatees outside of those dates (now)?
Yes you will see manatees at Blue Spring year round. You can only paddle and swim the spring run between March-November (sometimes the dates change a bit depending on how many manatees show up and when they start to use the spring tun as a warm water refuge). You can paddle the river (just off the spring run) year round. I hope that helps. It’s always a good time at Blue Spring!
Thank you so much! We were wanting to go 11/4 and could be close to when the spring run is cut off. I’m assuming you meant you “can’t” paddle the spring run during March-Nov. I’m sure it’s great all year round, but I’d love to go when we can paddle the run. Thanks!
@@Kelli-wq3rm you CAN paddle between March-Nov. You CAN’T paddle between Nov-March.
@@artofadventurepascalemooh I didn’t even realize the months were reversed when you said it. 😂 Sorry, thanks for confirming. 😊
I was confused by that too. Be easier to understand if you said you can paddle April thru October instead of overlapping the months. Thx for clarifying
Hello, and what can you tell me about the 🐊 alligators??? did you see some?, we are about to go tomorrow and we want to go kayaking but it scares me to look at a 🐊 and my fear comes out and I fall or something similar because of my fear, TIA !!
They are not a big deal there. I’ve been going for years and I’ve only seen one. It was resting on a tree along the banks where the run meets the river. My advice is not to worry about them! Have a blast!
@@artofadventurepascalemo Thanks for answering me so quickly, tomorrow I'll tell you how it went 😬🙈🙈🙈
@@marisolgonzalez-kj1sp let us know!!!
What are the best to go to Central Florida?
Hi Dee! Rock Springs is one of my favs in Central Fla (check out that video too). What are you looking to do in the springs? That will help me steer you in the right direction.
@@artofadventurepascalemo my gf wants to kayak nervous about seeing a gator I kinda would like to swim
@@deeallen6322 Rainbow River sounds like the spot for you. Kayaking and swimming are both excellent. Check out the video I produced on Rainbow. I love it there!
@@artofadventurepascalemo see gators?
@@deeallen6322 I’ve personally never seen a gator there, but they do exist there. Historically I’ve found, if I don’t mess with them they won’t mess with me. Stay off the banks. And stay out of murky water and you’ll be fine! There are usually a decent amount of people kayaking and tubing or snorkeling, even boating on rainbow, so it’s not usually a problem.
Fishing? What kind of fish and will we catch any fish there?
You can’t fish inside the park. Only out on the river.
How’s fishing?
No fishing at blue springs. You can fish in the St johns river tho. 🐠
Can you snorkle in december?
Unfortunately they close the spring run in the winter because it becomes a manatee refuge. So cool to see tho 😁
Are there manatees here in July?
I’ve seen manatees there year-round. But it’s not guaranteed. There is a really good chance tho. 🩵
No Jan Feb March and April are when they are always there they only come into the springs in the winter time when it's colder the springs stay the same temperature I love 1/2 mile away
Be there at 8 am!? 😩 It's too early and cold lol
🤣 and totally worth it! 💪
@@artofadventurepascalemo I bet! 😁😁😁 I will have to have some strong coffee that day
@@alloverdaplace2043 Be there way earlier than 8 a.m. on weekends. We were there at 6:50 a.m. on this holiday weekend and there were at least 100 cars in line by the time we got there. At least another 200 came by 8 a.m. opening after us and entry was closed shortly after us. It takes getting up before 5 a.m. to go there but it is worth it once you're in!
@@reginacb79 I'm planning a trip with friends who haven't been and I'm trying to tell them as nicely as possible that if we get there at 8, were not getting in 😭😂
@@madissontharp9682 how did it go? What time did you arrive and and did you get in?
My wife and I will be visiting for the first time this weekend, we are super excited 😊
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