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Counties: Nassau, Duval, Clay,
Bradford,
Alachua,
Levy,
Dixie,
Taylor,
Madison,
Hamilton,
Columbia,
Baker, Union,
Gilchrist,
Lafayette,
Suwannee
Madison County Springs
Madison
Blue Spring
From I-10, go north (left) on exit 38 (County Road
255). Cross U.S. 90 at Lee and continue to State Road
6 (about 4 miles). Turn right and proceed 3-4 miles
to the spring on the right just before crossing the
Withlacoochie River.
Hamilton County Springs
Pot
Spring
By canoe, the spring is about 45 minutes
downriver from Madison Blue (see above for directions).
By car, from I-10, go north (left) on exit 38 (County
Road 255). Cross U.S. 90 at Lee and continue to State
Road 6 (about 4 miles). Turn right and travel east
for 5-6 miles, across the Withlacoochie River to County
Road 143. Turn right and look for signs to the spring.
Alternatively, one may put a canoe in at Madison Blue
Spring and canoe downriver for approximately 35 minutes.
Spring is on the left (east) bank adjacent to the
river. Pot is a few minutes downstream of the unnamed
seeps, cascades, and spring described above.
Suwannacoochie
Spring
A two-minute walk on a dirt path in the NE corner
of the small park where U.S. 90 crosses the Suwannee
River on the NW side of the river. Alternatively,
a four-minute paddle downriver from the boat ramp
in Suwannee River State Park to the confluence with
the Withlacoochie River and a 2-minute paddle up the
Withlacoochie River to the spring structure on the
west side.
Tanner
Spring
By canoe, the spring is about 90 minutes downriver
from Madison Blue (see that spring for directions).
By car, from I-10, go north (left) on exit 38 (County
Road 255). Cross U.S. 90 at Lee and continue to State
Road 6 (about 4 miles). Turn right and travel east
for 4-5 miles to Madison Blue on the right at the
bridge over the Withlacoochie River. Alternatively,
one may put in a canoe at either the Highway 143 boat
ramp (from County road 6 take Highway 143 south around
two sharp curves to the first graded road on the right.
Follow this road to the ramp), or another boat ramp
between the Highway 143 ramp and the launch at Madison
Blue (from the river go west on County Road 6 to the
first graded road on the south side of the road. Follow
the road 0.7 miles and the take the left fork to the
ramp). The latter ramp is the nearest above the spring.
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Spring
From I-10, go north (left) on exit 38 (County Road
255). Cross U.S. 90 at Lee and continue to State Road
6 (about 4 miles). Turn right and proceed about 4
miles to Madison Blue Spring on the right just before
crossing the Withlacoochie River. Put in at Madison
Blue and canoe 5-10 minutes downriver. Spring is on
the left.
White
(or White Sulfur) Spring
The spring is 0.1 mile west of the intersection of
U.S. 41 and State Road 136 on the Suwannee River in
White Springs. Look for signs to the Stephen Foster
State Folk Culture Center. As you approach the Culture
Center, you will see the old spring house on the left.
You can pay to enter the park, or park at the spring
for no charge.
Holton
Creek Rise
Located at or near Old Town in Hamilton County, FL
in the Suwannee River Basin.
Alapaha
Rise Spring
From Madison, take U.S. 90 east 2-3 miles until the
fork with State Road 6. Take SR6 east, across the
Withlacoochie River, and proceed about 12 miles to
County Road 751. Turn right and drive about four miles
to Suwannee River. Take boat ramp at Hutch Gibson
Park (on the NW side of the river), and canoe upriver
about ¼ mile. A few hundred feet past the CR751
bridge, you will see water rushing out with great
force on the left—it is the mouth of the spring
run.
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