I loved this place before I knew it was in the guidebooks! I felt a bit validated in my opinion of it when I saw what the expert explorers had to say after I had already done my own evaluation.
It's gorgeous and spacious and natural.
Thankfully my first two visits were somehow on the days when the tourists were at the theme parks. My third visit was a drive by as I saw TONS of cars waiting to pull in to the entrance.
My first visit was a biking adventure. I rode around and had it not been for the GPS on my phone would probably still be lost in the jungle-like foliage. Some trails were on the cleared boardwalks over swamps and some trails were taking me deeper into Central Florida rainforest.
Wekiva Springs offers kayak rental! You better believe I took advantage of this - and swimming in the natural spring water.
However, as with nearly every body of water in Florida signs like this are posted. Particularly the alligator part...
And this is one of many of the creature that I saw on my kayaking adventure. I paddled quickly by these fellows, but of course, if you don't take a photo these days it doesn't exist...
But then a month later, this happened in my lovely Wekiva...
Don't tell my mom, please.
(To the gator's credit, the lady went swimming off in an area where I'm pretty sure she shouldn't have been. Poor lady.)
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