A Saturday morning road trip back to Silver Springs SP – the last time I went the trails were closed by a prescribed burn. I hiked the River Trail (1.3 miles) and the Swap Trail (1.9 miles) along with some time spent at the Silver River Museum. The unusual sighting was two monkeys running off the trail – never thought I would see these guys outside of a zoo in Florida.
Glass Bottom Boats have wowed visitors to Silver Springs since the 1870s with views of underwater life and the many springs that feed the Silver River. In fact, the Glass Bottom Boat was invented here! You can take a tour aboard one of the historic Glass Bottom Boats and marvel at the beauty and sheer size of Mammoth Spring, the river’s head spring. You’ll explore many other beautiful feeder springs and see countless species of fish, ancient Native American and Spanish artifacts and even underwater movie props from the days when Hollywood productions flourished at the park!
NOT THIS TIME
I came here to hike – first the Sandhill Trail, a 1.7 mile loop trail, which explores a portion of the park’s longleaf pine uplands.
Then the Swamp Trail (1.9 mile loop) & River Trail (1.3 mile loop, ). Both feature scenic overlooks of the Silver River.
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