Archaeological evidence indicates that people have been using Rainbow Springs for nearly 10,000 years. It's Florida's fourth largest spring and, from the 1930s through the 1970s, was the site of a popular, privately-owned attraction. When I was a child, we always vacationed here in the summer. It was nice to visit it all these years later. I was happy to see it has become a beautiful State Park.
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This is the crystal clear spring swimming area.
This is a beautiful park to walk around in.
Oh, yeah, GREAT place to swim!!!
There are so many pretty waterfalls, big and small,
all over the park.
The day I was here, there were a lot of Cardinals.
And a Pileated Woodpecker making himself a new home.
Lots of varieties of flowers.
