Blue Spring State Park
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Blue Spring State Park is a state park near DeLand, Florida and Orange City, Florida in the United States. The park is a popular tourist destination; available activities include canoeing, SCUBA diving, kayaking, fishing, camping, hiking, wildlife watching, and swimming. The spring is the largest on the St. Johns River and serves as the winter home of many Florida manatees that come up the St. Johns to bask in the warm waters of the springs.
History
The spring was visited by botanist John Bartram in 1766.The park was acquired by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 1972 to kick-start its Manatee Protection Program.
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