Wekiwa Springs State Park


Wekiwa Springs State Park

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Location:Exit 94 off I-4, then west on SR 434 to Wekiwa Springs Road.
Facilities:60 full-facility campsites (é), primitive campsites (including 2canoe sites), primitive youth camp, and youth/group camp with 20cabins, recreation hall, dining hall, swimming pool, amphitheater,pavilion, and baseball field; canoe rentals; picnic areas, playground,pavilions, restrooms (é); food concession (é), recreation anddining hall (if not in use by youth camping group); boardwalk naturetrail (é), hiking trails (13.5 miles), equestrian trail (8 miles),bike trail (9 miles); nature center (é).
Activities:Camping, canoeing, freshwater fishing, swimming, snorkeling, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling, wildlife viewing.
Special Features:Park is located at the headwaters of the Wekiva River, an hour's drivefrom most Central Florida attractions. The springs' name, Wekiwa, is fromthe Creek Indian word for "bubbling water." Wekiva,the river's name, means "flowing water." The springs are one of the region's most familiar and popular geologic features.
Address:1800 Wekiwa Cir
Apopka, FL 32712

Phone:407-884-2008
Fax:407-884-2039
Web: www.floridastateparks.org/wekiwasprings
Size: 7,664 acres land, 73 acres water.

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