点评:Of the 7 springs we visited in Florida this was my least favorite. There's no visitor center, much less information of any kind for this park when you first arrive. A map at least would have been nice.
We knew we were in trouble when we turned off the highway to a rough, holey dirt road. $4 to be paid on the honor system. The parking lot you immediately come to is for Orange Groves Spring. There's an accessible boardwalk that takes you to the spring, though why anyone would swim in it is beyond me. Disgusting water.
He wasn't going to continue on, since there was a honking big hole in the middle of the road full of water, but after watching another truck go through I talked him into it. The road ends at another parking lot for the spring.
The bathrooms are all port a potties.
The trouble with springs as I've found is when you go first thing in the morning, taking a picture results in the water reflecting the trees & sky. Springs are better photographed when the sun is shining directly on them. Thus, my pictures didn't turn out well.
This is a huge diving spring. One of the most important ones if I read the information boards right. You have to be a certified diver to dive here & if I had never dived here before, a guide.
If you want to swim, I'd head over to Itchetucknee, where the water is clearer & more swim worthy IMO.
Well worth taking is the 1.2 mile nature trail. It has information boards on what is underneath your feet & some sink holes. Those boards told me more about this spring & it's importance to cave diving. The trail is flat & easy.
翻译:在我们参观的佛罗里达州的 7 个温泉中,这是我最不喜欢的。当您第一次到达时,这里没有游客中心,更不用说关于这个公园的任何类型的信息了。至少一张地图会很好。
当我们离开高速公路进入一条崎岖、多洞的土路时,我们知道我们有麻烦了。在荣誉系统上支付 4 美元。您马上来到的停车场是 Orange Groves Spring 停车场。有一条无障碍木板路可带您前往泉水,但我不明白为什么有人会在其中游泳。恶心的水。
他不打算继续前进,因为在满是水的道路中间有一个鸣喇叭的大洞,但在看到另一辆卡车通过后,我说服了他。这条路在春天的另一个停车场结束。
浴室都配有便盆。
我发现泉水的问题是当你早上第一件事去的时候,拍照会导致水中倒映着树木和天空。当阳光直射在泉水上时,泉水的拍摄效果会更好。因此,我的照片效果不佳。
这是一个巨大的潜水泉。如果我没看错信息板,这是最重要的一个。您必须是经过认证的潜水员才能在这里潜水,如果我以前从未在这里潜水过,请指导。
如果您想游泳,我会前往 Itchetucknee,那里的水更清澈,更适合游泳。
1.2 英里的自然小径非常值得一游。它有关于你脚下的东西的信息板和一些水槽孔。这些公告板告诉我更多有关今年春天的信息以及洞穴潜水的重要性。这条路平坦而容易。