Just a 4 1/2 hour drive from Atlanta, in North Central Florida, you’ll find a magical place. The place is Ichetucknee Springs in Ichetucknee Springs State Park.
When you pull off onto the road that leads to the springs it’s like entering another place in time. The breeze becomes cooler, the trees provide shade and the water…..oh, the water is beyond definition. Clear, crystalline and always around 72 degrees, the Ichetucknee River flows into the spring allowing swimming year round.
Start at the head of the river and tube or paddle to the end for an amazing experience, communing with nature.
The 2,241 acre state park provides campgrounds, nature trails, restrooms and changing rooms as well as grills for outdoor cooking and tube rentals.
On your way back up Highway 441 stop at “The Great Outdoors” for a fantastic dinner! See their menu here.
It’s a lovely, lesser known part of Florida that we hope you’ll take the time to visit and experience!
Written by AtlantaMoms.com Contributor Melissa whos blog is The Permanent Tourist.
Meet “The Permanent Touris”t, Melissa Lee. Melissa lives on St. Simons Island, GA. She is the creator of the blog “The Permanent Tourist” where she shares her lifestyle, people of interest, local history and events in Coastal Georgia. She is a retired chef, an author of cookbooks, children’s books and more.
