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Exploring High Springs
Perched atop the watershed of the Santa Fe River, High Springs is a rural community in the northwest corner of Alachua County with a quaint historic downtown where antique shops and art studios dominate.
Along the nearby river are a bevy of parks, public and private, providing access to the river itself and some of the many springs found in this spring-rich region.
Trails and Parks near High Springs
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park Cradling a collection of spectacular springs in a forested glen along the Santa Fe River, Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park is one of the finest places to experience springs up close
Ichetucknee Springs State Park A swimming hole as a work of natural art, the deep gash in the earth that is Ichetucknee Spring glows an unearthly robin's-egg blue, cradled in a limestone bowl within a leafy glen
O’Leno State Park At the site of an 1826 pioneer community along the Old Bellamy Road connecting St. Augustine and Tallahassee, O'Leno State Park protects one of North Florida’s weirder geologic wonders, a disappearing river. 
Paddling the Santa Fe River On a mellow paddling trip down the Santa Fe River, John discovers several swimming springs, thousands of turtles, and miles of quiet waterway.
Poe Springs Park At Poe Springs Park, the Poe Springs Nature Trail carries you across a landscape shaped by water acting on limestone, where surface rock is obvious and studded with fossils.
River Rise Preserve State Park Birthing the Santa Fe River from a journey underground, River Rise Preserve State Park offers trails open to hikers and equestrians via adjoining O'Leno State Park. 
Tubing the Ichetucknee Tubing the Ichetucknee River means letting go and going with the flow, letting the waters carry you past beautiful springs and through ever-changing habitats. Here's how. Related Articles
Tubing the Ichetucknee (8/30/2015) Tubing the Ichetucknee River means letting go and going with the flow, letting the waters carry you past beautiful springs and through ever-changing habitats. Here's how. 
Paddling the Santa Fe River (8/29/2015) On a mellow paddling trip down the Santa Fe River, John discovers several swimming springs, thousands of turtles, and miles of quiet waterway.NEARBY: Alachua, Archer, Fort White, Gainesville, Lake City, Trenton | ALONG: Santa Fe River | PART OF: North Florida