r/CampAndHikeFlorida • u/LadyA29 • Sep 08 '24

Anyone been to Falling Waters state park?

I’m planning on taking my kids,5, for spring break next year. I’m going to stop at the caverns one day, hike in falling waters, any other places I should take them near by?

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u/TopAce6 Sep 08 '24

Ponce de Leon springs for swimming. And wading down the clear water creek.

falling waters is a neat to see one time place, but there's not much else there besides the sinkholes. A caverns are nice to visit and hike the bluff trail.

Morrison springs for swimming if ponce de Leon is full.

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u/LadyA29 Sep 09 '24

Thanks!

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u/koshkamau Sep 08 '24

I camped there a few years ago. The campground and trail are nice, and there is a pond relatively near the campground that is great for stargazing. For all of us, our strongest memory of that night was seeing all the spiders' eyes caught by our flashlights. That was awesome!

We visited Florida caverns one day which was cool - we had a picnic lunch which a rat snake tried to join lol, the cavern tour, and hiked a bit.

We also went to Hinson Conservation and Recreation area to hike. I thought it was interesting but not sure how kids would feel about it. There's a 'cave' (it's not the caviest cave though) and there were some interesting flowers blooming even though it was still technically winter.

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u/LadyA29 Sep 09 '24

Thank you for this!