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Join us across the state to explore 40 of the best springs in Florida that you can still visit today. Long before theme parks came to town, the freshwater springs were the top tourist attraction in the state. If you really love springs, then you need this book! Florida is home to over 1000 natural springs between the sun-soaked beaches of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, which have drawn people to the state for thousands of years. Dunnellon FL 34432 Best Of Florida Springs & Rivers No boating is allowed within the Rainbow River Springs State Park.Īddress: 19158 SW 81st Place Rd. If you start your tube journey from here Guest Services, Inc provides a tram service so that you can be picked up and returned to your starting point.įood is available at the state park, such as sandwiches, snacks, drinks, and ice cream. You can rent canoes, kayaks, and tubes and launch here to enjoy the Rainbow River. In addition to the swimming hole, there are ornamental gardens and three artificial waterfalls. The state park is home to the headsprings, a popular place to swim. The Rainbow River Spring run, a state park, flow into the spring run, aka the Rainbow River. It was a scene straight from Huckleberry Finn. Wildlife was abundant, including several families of otters that were exciting to watch - unspoiled, uncommercialized, old-fashioned Florida. It was so peaceful, relaxing, and stunning. Being in the middle of nowhere was a sensory overload. From the minute that we hit the water and started to drive up towards the head of the spring, I was in LOVE. We could walk from our place, down the bank, to the river, and jump on our rental boat. We rented our first boat from the “cabin resort,” which was fantastic. Head to the Rainbow River, Florida, if you want to check out the rat race and feel refreshed with a swim in clear spring water.

It’s aglow with green and turquoise blues that flicker with the reflection from the sun. There’s a reason it’s named Rainbow River. To date, I have not seen river water this transparent or diverse in color in Florida. After all, this is Florida, and it is still a river. Some of my friends will disagree when they read this. There are only a couple of other sites as stunning and unique. The Rainbow River, Florida, is quite possibly the most beautiful place that I have seen in Florida. See the name and shame section below to find out what happened at the cabins. Before I tell you, what went wrong, let me explain the beauty of this place. What could go wrong? If you follow me, you’ll know quite a lot can and will go wrong. There was a cancellation at the cabin resort for July 4th weekend, and we needed to book it now or lose it. I’m at work, and my phone started blowing up. Being the suckers we are, we immediately signed up - fast forward a few weeks. And what does a waiting list do? It makes you want it even more. We started trying to book and found that there was a waiting list. We could rent a pontoon boat and would be on the water. The photos depicted an idyllic place to spend a weekend. After much research, my friend found a place that checked off all our boxes - rustic cabins at a resort that I will name and shame later. I had heard about the Crystal River, but I had never heard of the Rainbow River Florida.

She had read and heard about the spring-fed river, white sandy bottom, and crystal-clear water River.

Please read our disclosure and privacy policy for more information.Ī friend (the Editor in Chief of Brit on the Move) told me about this slice of heaven. Lastly, my love affair with boating started here, along with my appreciation for raw oysters! The main reason is I am always asked by people who don’t live in Florida – where do we all go that is off the beaten track? People want to know the real Florida, and returning visitors are over parks and beaches. So why am I writing this? There are a few reasons. Potentially, recommending the only beautiful place to stay will make reservations harder to come by. Should I be successful in tempting you to follow my lead to this oasis, I may increase traffic. People still live on the river in houses that need updating, and time does stand even here - a slice of paradise in my local backyard. It is a natural, old-fashioned watering hole, where people tube the river, drink beer, connect tubes, and drag their stash behind them in a cooler and chill.

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It is not full of tourists, nor is it full of city slickers. I am somewhat reluctant to write this article because the Rainbow River Florida is unlike anything you will ever experience.

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