Please join us for our Annual Get Together!
We look forward to meeting our newest Friends to join us!
AND we would love to talk to any of you of that haven't yet joined and are interested in knowing more about how you can support Blue Spring State Park.
This annual get together is a chance for our current members to meet new residents of the Orange City community as well as get to know our newer members better!
We will tour the park, share information and eat lunch! We will have a short monthly meeting, as is required, to take care of CSO business.
Date: Saturday, October 5th
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Lower Pavilion at Blue Spring State Park - located at 2100 W French Ave, Orange City
This Meet & Greet is FREE with your Friends of Blue Spring State Park Membership! Please use your Membership Punch Card at the front gate to cover the Admission Fee.
Otherwise, park admission is $6 per car with up to 8 people or $4 per car for individuals.
Not a Member yet? No Problem! Please see the Membership tab above or pay in person the day of the event!
We need you ALL to register so we have an accurate headcount for lunch.
Please do so at this link! ↓
Join us to show off your Trunk!
We are looking for families, businesses, and organizations interested in decorating a trunk for the Trunk or Treat at Blue Spring State Park on October 19th!!
Please ensure all costumes and decorations are family-friendly and appropriate. Please keep all games, music, lights, entertainment, etc. localized to your trunk location.
While no sales are allowed from participating vehicles, you may have business cards, handouts, and signs to display.
Winners will be chosen and prizes given for Best Decorated Trunk: Judges Award & People's Choice.
The Trunk or Treat runs from 5:00 – 6:30 PM. Please bring enough candy to last until 6:30 PM.
Halloween at BOO SPRING is from 7:00 – 10:30 PM.
We encourage participants to remain after 7:00 PM to help increase festivities during the event.
Your participating vehicle and its occupants will receive FREE entry to the park and the after-hours event (Haunted River Cruise not included).
If interested, please email Connor at Connor.Wagner@FloridaDEP.gov with your name, contact information, vehicle make, vehicle model, and business name (if you are representing one). Please request extra space from Connor.
We look forward to seeing you next month at BOO SPRING!
2nd Annual Trunk or Treat
We are spook-tacularly excited to host Trunk or Treat at Blue Spring State Park on October 19!
Come dressed in your Halloween costumes and be prepared for 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔, 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆, 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒚!
The Blue Spring State Park Trunk-or-Treat is an afternoon event that will begin at 5:00pm and end at 6:30pm.
Halloween at BOO SPRING is a separate ticketed event from the earlier Trunk or Treat event on the same day.
If you're attending only the Trunk or Treat, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀.
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀.
We hope that all of you will stay after the Trunk or Treat and experience BOO SPRING! Please use this ↓ button to score your tickets now.
MANATEE BINGO!
Please come out and join us for Great Food, Great Prizes, and all for a GREAT Cause!
Every Wednesday night at 6:30, we have Manatee Bingo at Riverwalk Pizzeria in Orange City! This terrific restaurant and brewery is located at 1070 S. Volusia Ave.
Bingo cards are only $1 cash per card and all proceeds go to Blue Spring State Park.
We play 4 games with various terrific manatee prizes and would love to see you come out to this family friendly event!
Adopt-A-Manatee® in Partnership with Save the Manatee Club
The Friends have teamed up with Save the Manatee Club to offer you a special opportunity! When you symbolically adopt a real living manatee through this link, you not only support the efforts of the Club, you also support us, the Friends of Blue Spring State Park!
Tracked Chair Now Available
Mobility challenged guests can experience the scenic trails in Blue Spring State Park using an all-terrain chair. The chair is FREE, but reservations are required.
Please use the link below to make your reservation!
There are multiple trails where the chair can be taken. Some trails thread through palmetto patches, pine scrub or oak hammocks. Other trails follow gentle curves under the canopy of large oak trees.
It's common to see deer along the trails and occasionally one can see (from a distance), wild hogs, a variety of small mammals or even a bear.
We hope to see you on the trails!
THANK YOU FOR LEAVING YOUR MARK AT BLUE SPRING STATE PARK
We are very sorry to announce that due to a decision at the state level, the brick order program has ended.
The bricks will remain on display at the park to share your memories, memorials, gratitude, and appreciation!
All brick purchases that were completed by July 31st will be installed by mid-September.
Thank you for your support of this program. Your donations really made a difference as all proceeds benefitted the park.
Closures at Blue Spring State Park
Effective April 2024: In-water activities are closed while we stabilize the shoreline at Blue Spring State Park. This closure includes swimming, snorkeling, tubing, diving, and paddling in the spring run and spring head. Boat tours and paddling are only allowed in the St. Johns River. Visitors are asked to adhere to all posted signs and avoid closed areas when visiting the park.
Why are we conducting the shoreline stabilization?
The stabilization project is necessary because the flow of water from the first magnitude spring has created an undercut along the shoreline. Undercuts can be dangerous for wildlife, recreation, and important artifacts.
While the stabilization project is underway, other improvements including an upgraded manatee release area, an improved swimming platform, and a new boardwalk along the spring run to the spring head will also be constructed.
Blue Spring Adventures will maintain their St. Johns River Nature Cruise, along with paddleboard, canoe, kayak, and bicycle rentals during the closure.
Stay connected with us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates and park events.
We hope to welcome you back to being in and on Blue Spring in 2025.
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The Head Spring - October 2024
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
LOCATION:
2100 W. French Ave
Orange City, FL 32763
HOURS:
The park is open from 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year.
ADMISSION FEES:
Admission: $6 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle.
$4 Single Occupant Vehicle.
$2 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.
RESTRICTIONS:
Please note that the spring run is closed every year from November to March for Manatee Season.
In 2024, the spring run is closed from April to October for restoration and improvement projects.
If you have additional questions, please check out Florida State Park - Blue Spring for additional information
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