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Counties: Nassau, Duval, Clay,
Bradford,
Alachua,
Levy,
Dixie,
Taylor,
Madison,
Hamilton,
Columbia,
Baker, Union,
Gilchrist,
Lafayette,
Suwannee
Taylor County Springs
Big
Spring
From the junction of U.S. 27/19 and U.S. 98 in Perry,
drive west on U.S. 98 for 4.3 miles. Turn left (south)
onto Highway 356 and continue 7.5 miles to dirt/gravel
entrance to the Spring Creek Unit of the Big Bend
Wildlife Management Area. Stay on this road 0.5 miles
to ranger/check station and another 3.6 miles to boat
launch on Spring Creek. Paddle upstream (to the left)
2/3 mile to the spring.
Bradley
Spring
In Steinhatchee, from intersection of State Roads
50 and 361, drive north on SR 361 out of Steinhatchee.
After passing entrance on left (west) for the Solid
Waste Collection Site, continue another half mile
and turn left onto sand road at sign for Bradley Spring
and follow to county park and spring.
Cedar
Island (or Sandpiper) Spring
From town of Salem, turn west off U.S. 19/98/27A onto
Fish Creek Road and drive about 12 miles to State
Road 361. Turn right (north) on SR 361 and drive about
1.5 miles to entrance to Cedar Island development.
Turn left (west) into development. Take second right
onto Egret Lane and follow around left past a house
on the right to dock/steps and sign for Sandpiper
Spring.
Dry
Spring on Fenholloway
Eva Spring
In Steinhatchee, from the intersection of State Roads
50 and 361, drive north on SR 361. After passing through
most of the town, the waterfront, and the marina,
turn left onto 3rd Avenue North and proceed two blocks
to the spring.
Folsom
Spring
Located just south of downtown Perry. At the intersection
of U.S. Highways 98 and 27. Drive south on U.S. 27.
After 0.6 mile, turn left at second light traffic
light. The park with the spring is on the right just
before the railroad crossing.
Hampton
Spring
From the junction of U.S. 27/19 and U.S. 98 in Perry,
drive west on U.S. 98 for 4.3 miles. Turn left (south)
onto Highway 356 and continue 0.7 miles onto a short
paved road just before Highway 356 makes a sweeping
left turn. At the end of the short paved road, turn
right onto a dirt road then make an immediate left
onto another dirt road and go 0.1 miles to the end
at the spring site.
Steinhatchee
Rise
The site can be reached by land from two locations:
1. From the intersection of U.S. 19/98/27A and State
Road 51, drive south on U.S. 19/98/27A a short distance
over the bridge for the Steinhatchee River. Turn off
road into grass after about 200 yards beyond the bridge
at a small opening in the trees onto a dirt road that
leads directly to the backwater behind the river rise
and take footpath to rise. Look for the Water Management
District sign for river access #5.
2. From the intersection of U.S. 19/98/27A and State
Road 51, drive south on U.S. 19/98/27A for a half-mile
and turn right (west) at sign for Steinhatchee Falls.
Follow signs to boat launch about 1 mile and canoe
(or walk along the bank) upriver ¼ mile to
river rise across from a house.
TAY76992
From the intersection of U.S. 19/98/27A and State
Road 51, drive south on SR 51, past campground area
about a mile and turn left onto the first dirt road.
Continue a short distance until the road forks. Take
the right fork and then the first left turn (onto
a thinner sandy road after a couple of hundred yards)
at sign for boat launch and follow a short distance
to the boat launch on the Steinhatchee River. From
the boat launch, follow the path going upriver along
the bank 100-150 yards to the mouth of the spring
run.
TAY
924991
From the junction of U.S. 27/19 and U.S. 98 in Perry,
drive west on U.S. 98 for 2.55 miles. Turn right (north)
at sign for Hunter Creek development and proceed just
under a mile to the bridge over Spring Creek. The
spring is 250 upriver from the bridge on the right
(more southerly) fork of the creek on the east side
of the bridge.
TAY924993
From the junction of U.S. 27/19 and U.S. 98 in Perry,
drive west on U.S. 98 for 2.55 miles. Turn right (north)
at sign for Hunter Creek development and proceed just
under a mile to the bridge over Spring Creek. The
spring is near the bridge on the SE side.
Waldo Spring
Waldo Spring is five miles SW of Perry, 1¼
miles down a dirt that turns west off County Road
359, 4.5 miles south of the intersection of 359 and
U.S. 98.
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