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Counties: Hernando,
Pasco,
Hillsborough,
Pinellas,
Manatee,
Hardee, Highlands, Desoto,
Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier
Hernando County Springs
Salt
Spring
From the intersection of U.S. 19 and U.S. 50 at Weeki
Wachee, go 3.6 miles west on U.S. 50. The spring is
100 feet south of U.S. 50 on private propery.
Alternatively, the spring may be reached by boat.
From the intersection of U.S. 19 and U.S. 50 at Weeki
Wachee, go 3 miles west on U.S. 50. Proceed south
on C.R. 595 to boat launch where the highway crosses
the Weeki Wachee River. Put in boat and go downstream
(west) about 3/4 mile to where Mud River Run enters
the river. Paddle up Mud River Run about 2 miles,
then go to right (east) off the main channel to the
spring.
Jenkins
Park Spring
In Hernando Beach Park, 3699 E. Orange Drive, Hernando.
From U.S. 41 (0.2 miles north of C.R. 486) in Hernando,
turn east onto Orange Drive. Travel 0.1 mile and Hernando
Beach is on the left.
Unnamed
Spring
From the intersection of U.S. 19 and U.S. 50 at Weeki
Wachee, go about 4 miles west on U.S. 50. The spring
is about 300 feet north of the highway on private
propery.
Weeki
Wachee Spring
At intersection of U.S. 19 and State Road 50 in Hernando
County.
Mud
River (or Mud or Sulfur) Spring
From the intersection of U.S. 19 and U.S. 50 at Weeki
Wachee, go 3.6 miles west on U.S. 50. The spring is
100 feet south of U.S. 50 on private propery. Alternatively,
the spring may be reached by boat. From the intersection
of U.S. 19 and U.S. 50 at Weeki Wachee, go 3 miles
west on U.S. 50. Proceed south on C.R. 595 to boat
launch where the highway crosses the Weeki Wachee
River. Put in boat and go downstream (west) about
3/4 mile to where Mud River Run enters the river.
Paddle up Mud River Run about 2.5 miles to the head
spring. From the land the spring is about 400 ft S.
of U.S. 50, 1.3 mi E. of Bayport, and 3,000 west of
the intersection of U.S. 50 and C.R. 595 (lat. 28°32'
N., long. 82°37' W.).
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