Blue Spring State Park is a state park located west of Orange City and a popular tourist destination that offers an array of outdoor recreational activities from hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and canoeing to swimming, fishing, camping and wildlife watching and is one of the best places in Florida to see manatees in the wild. The constant 72-degree waters of the St. Johns River, which rests at the center of the park, is home to more than 500 manatees, along with other wildlife such as a variety of wading birds, ospreys, eagles, and kingfishers, and plenty of fish.

Blue Spring Park serves as a haven for these gentle creatures who come to the park to birth their calves in a protected area in the summer. Blue Spring State Park visitors can see the manatees on guided canoe, kayak, or riverboat cruises.

Blue Spring State Park, 2100 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763

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