Area 56.66 km² | Nearest city Sorrento | |
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Location Lake County, Florida, USA Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection Similar Wekiwa Springs State Park, De Leon Springs State Park, Econfina River State Park, San Felasco Hammoc, Museum of the Apopkans | ||
Old logging tram in rock springs run state reserve
Rock Springs Run State Reserve is a 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) State Park in the U.S. state of Florida. Thiverain entrance is located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Orlando in Sorrento, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Wekiva River bridge on State Road 46 and extends into Orange and Seminole Counties to the south. The park contains a number of Indian mounds, pine flatwoods, swamps and artesian springs, and a number of creeks and rivers. Among them are Seminole Creek, Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and the Wekiva River.
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- Old logging tram in rock springs run state reserve
- Small spring in rock springs run state reserve
- Designated Paddling TrailEdit
- References
Activities include bicycling, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, hunting and wildlife viewing. Among the wildlife of the park are Florida black bear, Florida scrub jay, sandhill crane, indigo snake, gopher tortoise. Amenities include a canoe and kayak launch, rentals, swimming, tubing, about 17 miles (27 km) of trails, access to the Rock Springs Run and the Wekiva River, primitive canoe and equestrian camping facilities. The park is open from 8:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. year round.
Small spring in rock springs run state reserve
Designated Paddling TrailEdit
Rock Springs Run is part of Florida's Wekiva River/Rock Springs Run Designated Paddling Trail. The 9 mile Rock Springs Run starts at Kings Landing in Apopka, runs through Rock Springs Run State Preserve, and meets the Wekiva River about a half mile downstream from Wekiwa Springs State Park.