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5,000 acres (20 km 2) Governing body. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Silver Springs State Park, formerly known as Silver River State Park, is a Florida state park located on the Silver River in Marion County. The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction . The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s.
Silver Springs, Florida. / 29.21639°N 82.05778°W / 29.21639; -82.05778. Silver Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County of northern Florida. It is the site of Silver Springs, a group of artesian springs and a historic tourist attraction that is now part of Silver Springs State Park.
Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Its main features are the glass-bottom boat tours on the river, which ...
Delks Bluff, Florida. • coordinates. 29°12′45″N 81°59′17″W. / 29.21250°N 81.98806°W / 29.21250; -81.98806. Length. 4.5 mi (7.2 km) The Silver River is a short spring-fed river located east of Ocala in Marion County, Florida. Fed by Silver Springs, it connects the springs to the Ocklawaha River, passing through a pristine ...
The Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center is a nature museum in Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida, near Ocala. The museum is named after the Silver River, which flows through the park. Marion County Public Schools operates the museum and center in cooperation with the Florida Park Service, with both hosting ...
Ocala National Forest – Lake George Ranger District. Silver Glen Springs is a first-magnitude spring and the main attraction of the Silver Glen Springs Recreation Area of Ocala National Forest. [1] [2] It lies at the east edge of the national forest. [3] It is about 2 miles north of the entrance of Juniper Creek, [4] and it is along the edge ...
6 acres (2.4 ha) Children's areas. A single children's area. Wild Waters was a Water park in Silver Springs, Florida. It was the sister park of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park in Silver Springs. Because Wild Waters was adjacent to Silver Springs, it had many trees and shady areas. There were picnic areas, a snack bar, and an open-air fast food ...
National Park Service. Juniper Springs (referred to locally as "the Springs"), located in the Ocala National Forest east of Ocala, Florida, is a natural spring that forms the headwaters of Juniper Creek that winds its way to Lake George in the Saint Johns River. It is one of the oldest and best known recreation areas.