Florida's NEWEST State Park! 💗 GILCHRIST BLUE SPRINGS

Gilchrist Blue Springs is the newest park in the Florida State Park system, and it's right in the middle of Florida. The deep blue spring is crystal clear and is amazing for snorkeling and paddling. It gets busy on the weekends, but we still found a way to have the spring all to ourselves. When the spring was too busy, we enjoyed the campground and found a nice hike on the nature trail that took us through a shaded, windy path of huge, ancient cypress trees. It's no wonder Gilchrist Blue Springs became a Florida State Park, it is absolutely beautiful here. Hope you enjoy the episode!
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Florida's NEWEST State Park! 💗 GILCHRIST BLUE SPRINGS
Recorded: March 2023

[@thechampagneroom1]

This reminds me of being a kid when my parents used to take me camping in Florida instead of going to Disney World. Would much rather be camping.

[@PSAdventures]

We'd rather be camping too! I guess there's a time and a place for all kinds of adventures though. Do you remember where you mostly went camping as a kid?

[@chloesamclutch]

I live a bit over an hour away. Had no idea!

[@guzzer5630]

Nice…… water

[@hhazelhoff1363]

My parents worked hard and gave us both

[@chandraroberts3270]

I hope my kids feel this way when they grow up. We loved our time camping, but I hope they see the value in that time.

[@matthewscott5977]

I used to camp there years ago when it was privately owned. There was a platform about 10 above the water level just above the boil that we used to dive off of into the water. Also there was a boardwalk that led from the spring all the way to the river. There was another spring to the left of the spring as you are facing in the direction of the river, that was about 30 to 40 feet wide and has a small stream as its spring run. Over the edge of this small spring was a small deck about 10 feet high that we used to fish from. FYI, for those that don't know, the water in the spring is 72 degrees year round.

[@beccaa1741]

I’m 36 and lived in High Springs my whole life and remember it exactly like you described!!

[@matthewscott5977]

@@beccaa1741 my aunt, uncle, and cousins used to live on NW 250th terrace until the railroad closed up shop in High Springs in 1988 or 1989 and they moved near Jacksonville. Before that me and my family spent many Memorial day and Labor day weekends camping with them at Blue Springs.

[@bugaboo3345]

@@beccaa1741 did u go to santa fe high

[@PSAdventures]

Wow! We wish we could have seen that in person! That must have been so cool to be able to jump off the platform into the water. When we went it looked like it was under a lot of construction so it will be interesting to see what they do to the swimming area. We loved it though. What a beautiful place to grow up around! 💖

[@isaiahshamar]

Same! My friends and I used to compete to see who could do the best dives off of that platform. I'm honestly glad the state runs it now because there wasn't very much thought for safety. My friend and I once had to rescue a kid who was alone and struggling to swim halfway down that boardwalk. Even if there aren't lifeguards, there will at least be trained staff to respond to emergencies and to coordinate additional rescue efforts if need be. Great video!

[@LAwigTalk]

My granpa had a cabin at salt springs. Vacationed there every year as a kid. Best memories.

[@PSAdventures]

Wow! That would be cool to have someone in the family that had a house at a spring. We had camped at Salt Springs many years ago but haven't done any videos there. It's a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing! ❤️

[@JessicaC.]

I live in Homosassa springs, Florida. We are definitely spoiled here in Florida with the beautiful Blue springs 😊 I can't wait to take my son here to this new park for the summer! Great video!

[@PSAdventures]

That's awesome! Hope you enjoy! It's convenient for the kiddos because there's such a large shallow area.

[@seeleygirl6178]

I love the sound of kids having fun outside.

[@JC-dc5iv]

Me too, it is a blessing ❤

[@TheWrightLifeTravelChannel]

Wow! A new state park! I love exploring places like this!

[@PSAdventures]

It's such a nice one! The water is incredibly blue and when you get out on the kayaking trail it feels like old Florida. It's worth the trip! 😊

[@carolyn_s]

I love seeing the fresh springs and its clear water. Thanks for another fun adventure and always love to see the bloopers at the end.

[@PSAdventures]

Haha! Thank you so much for watching Carolyn! 💖 The water was unbelievable once it was just us in the spring. It was a fun one especially the bloopers at the end. We don't always have them in every episode but this time really cracked us up. Haha! 😂

[@taelok]

14:20 the little fish playing in the vortex, so cute!

[@PSAdventures]

He's such a cutie. 🥰 We're so happy he made an appearance!

[@joerampley1562]

Loved this place.

[@PSAdventures]

It's such a beauty! 🥰

[@N8turElle]

I’ve lived in FL 25 yrs & from what I saw this was a quiet day in the springs! 😂 And these people seemed to be having fun w their noise which is ok! Sometimes when people annoy us (like it seemed you were annoyed by the people so much) it is the best opportunity to learn most about ourselves … and the universe blessed you with those caterpillar babies may be a sign. You guys maybe ready to have babies and maybe the universe saying it’s time?! Life is what you make it girl. Chill. Love & peace to you! (Spelling edits!)

[@christineweatherford5852]

Yup I was going to subscribe but she complained way too much for me. Nope! But I love our comment :)

[@PSAdventures]

Helloooo! Love the beautiful Universe 💖 The springs generally aren't quiet, right? Just a little tricky when we're trying to talk to a camera. 😆 Well, it's always an adventure! Love, Sarah

[@bocabec6744]

@@PSAdventures I came through life without benefit of kids. I have friends who have kids just waiting for them to die so they can score some scratch from the sale of the family home. Crocodile tears.

[@luisc7453]

The world doesn’t get quite for KZbinrs? OMG! Kids! All,of you shut the hell up this poor lady has to make a living making videos of her not working!

[@MadamRose326]

Love this spring! Wow! Never heard of it. Another great video!

[@PSAdventures]

Gilchrist Blue is beautiful! It's actually under construction at the moment but we've heard there's a lot of good plans to build out new bathrooms, a new wooden walkway, and building out the campsites more like Florida state parks. The springs are hard to beat in Florida! Thanks for watching! 🌴🌊💖

[@navyryder]

I don’t understand why some people want to stay alone, trying to avoid other people and all that, crowds are awesome, being around people is cool, specifically if you are there to have fun. Let’s have fun have together! Most people in Florida’s state parks are great!!!

[@PSAdventures]

We just love the state parks! I guess it all depends on the day, who you're with, and what your goal for the day might be. There are many times that being around great people is exactly what we're looking for! And then sometimes when we're recording a video for you guys, we're often thinking about the audio quality for the video. 😉

[@joshielyfts]

I literally started watching you guys a couple months ago. I love you guys energy. You guys are amazing. I’ve binged all the past videos, and I’m always excited to watch the new ones you guys have inspired me to get out and travel and adventure.

[@PSAdventures]

Wow, thank you for your sweet comment and thanks so much for watching! The best part is hearing that you're inspired to plan some adventures! It's a beautiful life out there when you go explore! 💓

[@LuisMBuildz]

"and nobody is here" wont last for long. such a beautiful place!!

[@PSAdventures]

Surprisingly you can still have most springs to yourself if you're able to camp and get up early before the park opens or stay just about when the park closes. It always feels like a cool in-between kind of time where no one is there! 😊 Definitely gets crazy busy on the weekends though!

[@jasonpotter3383]

Julington creek in Jacksonville, you can see the monkeys in the wild as well. They escaped when they were filming Tarzan at silver springs

[@PSAdventures]

Really?? We'll have to visit there sometime to see the monkeys there too. It's crazy to see them living wild in Florida! We'll put those on our list of things to look at in the future. Thanks for the suggestions Jason! 😊

[@PauloCFarias]

Wow wow breath taking!!! Beautiful!!

[@PSAdventures]

It's a beautiful place to visit! So much to love about Florida State Parks. There's so many to choose from. This one has some incredible blue water with a lot of great wildlife! Thanks for watching Paulo! 😊

[@webugn2]

I've kayaked a few springs and this is the newest on the to do list. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. I'm 57 yr and raising my grandchild. They call me Glammi 😂 and I'm rockin it. Only difference is i rent a tandem now. Maybe we'll run into yall someday❤ Keep posting cool places please. Y'all inspire me 😊

[@PSAdventures]

Aww, Glammi ❤️ Love it! We really hope we do run into you out there someday. We'll be looking for the tandem. 😄

[@davidash2727]

Love your videos thanks.

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much! 💗

[@clarencesmith467]

I actually hate what KZbin couples ahve done to KZbin half the time the relationship looks so fake and setup but you guys actually are genuinely in love and don't try to hard and a natural flow great video👍

[@PSAdventures]

You're the best! Thank you so much! We try to keep it real 🙂 and to bring you along on our fun adventures. 💕🥰

[@MiracleinStars]

Yasss new video!!! I watch these while working out and you guys help me get through it!

[@PSAdventures]

Woohoo! 😄 It's a great day when a new video goes live!

[@1a2b3c4.]

Wow That's some beautiful crystal clear water.

[@PSAdventures]

It really is! Just thinking back to this spring makes us want to go back there. The color was unbelievable! 😊

[@SalRuggiero]

im scared of the GATORS

[@BoatLifeinFlorida]

Florida life ❤

[@PSAdventures]

Oh yes! ❤️

[@danawadeandramboadventures2657]

Hey guys ! Awesome video! Thanks for sharing , can't wait to visit that new State Park 😀

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you! We hope you love it!!

[@RealtorRoadCyclist]

Nice video... Cool about the fireflies and lucky about having the spring all to yourselves. Thank you for sharing more of Florida.

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you! We are so happy you could see the fireflies in the video. We were just walking with the GoPro, and Paul actually ran back to the van to get the bigger camera so we could capture it better for you! 💓

[@RealtorRoadCyclist]

@@PSAdventures 😎 🔥

[@yvette968]

So fun thank you 😊

[@PSAdventures]

We're so happy you enjoyed! It's a beautiful place! 😊

[@richardreadinger1724]

Loving your lifestyle!!!😊 0:03

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much! 🥰

[@anthonyscalise7398]

So cool😊

[@PSAdventures]

It's a beautiful place! 🤗

[@erickriebel4366]

Well done video I love what you've done great job thank you thank you thank you I feel like it was right there with you watching!

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much for the love Eric! We're so happy you enjoyed it. We've armchair traveled for a long time and always get a smile when we can give others that amazing feeling of experiencing a place like you're there yourself. 💓

[@erickriebel4366]

@@PSAdventures I lived in Florida all my life I've traveled around my myself many times since 1963 when we move to Florida my parents took us me and my sister all over Florida we went everywhere we did not go to the Panhandle area we never made it up that way but from Gainesville downtown East Coast West Coast and the keys I've got about 60 years of going around and you nailed it perfectly thank you so much!

[@PSAdventures]

That sounds like a lot of great memories growing up here. Since you never made it to the Panhandle, you're going to love some of the upcoming videos we just filmed! 😁 (hint hint)

[@erickriebel4366]

@@PSAdventures I did make it back and forth going to New Orleans many times but I did never a park or stay there or go tour the area I did go up and down into Alabama and back around and back but I did not do what you call a park or a tour of the area I never did that they're never I always wanted to but I never did it

[@erickriebel4366]

@@PSAdventures Disney World in 1970

[@susannbasta2972]

Raised my kids there. Great that state got hold of it. Watch for ticks.

[@PSAdventures]

What a beautiful area! Thankfully this must have been right before tick season, although it seems to start very early in Florida!

[@OutDoorAdventures_1907]

This is awesome! I'm from the shit hole state of North Carolina. I can't wait to retire to the clear spring waters of Fla! Thanks for sharing.

[@PSAdventures]

😮 North Carolina has some beautiful things to see also especially if you love hiking. Definitely hard to beat the clear springs in Florida of course but you can find beautiful places in every state!

[@chefevilee9377]

Thank you so much for making this video. I had no idea about this state park spring opening up. I think that I am going to go live there for six months April 1 2024 to September 30 2024. Then we are going to go to Cocoa Beach for 6 months. I am currently in Salt Springs and the people of the town are amazing. The people of the RV park are all from Jacksonville and they are not so amazing.😂 We own property in Salt Springs, almost at Silver Glen Springs. So we’ll just go live on the land for six months while we’re building some sort of little something something.

[@PSAdventures]

Love it! Sounds like a wonderful lifestyle you are living! To be close to Silver Glen is just amazing. Enjoy your upcoming travels!! Hope to hear from you again with how you're liking your new gigs across Florida! 😄

[@Davidsfunlife]

I grow up going to this springs! it use to have a big dock you could jump off of

[@PSAdventures]

That would have been so cool to see that. We've heard there was also a boardwalk all the way to the river. That must have been a cool place to experience back then!

[@Davidsfunlife]

@@PSAdventures it's was a great experience growing up going to that springs. Every year for my sister birthday. The boardwalk was the best and Floating down to the river too.

[@davidoverholt251]

I am liking following you two on your travels! Thank you for inviting me!

[@PSAdventures]

You're so welcome David! We hope you enjoy our videos! 😊

[@saxpoobielex7769]

How beautiful!

[@PSAdventures]

We're happy you enjoyed our video! It's a beautiful place for sure. Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️

[@baddestjoanna-michellesmit5578]

Magical beautiful , Awwh u guys are so cute bless u guys!

[@PSAdventures]

Aww! Thank you so much for the sweet comment! ❤️ We're just so happy we get to share some magical places with you!

[@seeleygirl6178]

The water didn’t look too crowded, I would jump in!

[@PSAdventures]

It's like a magnet! We just can't help but jumping in. We ended up jumping in numerous times while we were there. ❤️

[@lifestylechips]

wow amazing place...adding this to my national park tour in FL!

[@PSAdventures]

Yay! We hope you love it! ❤️

[@reneap9049]

Beautiful!!

[@PSAdventures]

Yes! Beautiful Florida nature at its best ❤️

[@Robert8455]

What a gorgeous spot wow!

[@PSAdventures]

It really was so beautiful! What a lovely spring! 😄

[@jeffblais6807]

Excellent video 👍. Loved ' ARIC the giant ". Thank you 🙏✌️

[@PSAdventures]

We're so happy you enjoyed it Jeff! 😊 What a beautiful tree!

[@jeffblais6807]

@@PSAdventures ❤️

[@FloridaandBeyond]

Glichrist Springs is one of our favorites! Lol, Florida is a bunch of dirt roads. I have a scar from barbwire, too. Mike and I love Springs! They are so much fun to visit! Glichrist is on our list to camp one day. We have only done day trips there. We primitive camped at Alexander, which was a lot of fun! Nobody in the water after hours. Wow, the fireflies were amazing! You guys should get bathrobes for when you get out of the springs in cold weather. They help you warm up fast. Have fun, guys!

[@PSAdventures]

Gotta love the dirt roads in Florida. It's even more of an adventure! 😂 Barb wire is no joke! Now that would make for some funny video with the bathrobes. Haha! But I bet it would help!

[@FloridaandBeyond]

@PS Adventures when it is really cold they help lol

[@OmarGoshTV]

Beautiful place thank you for sharing this cool video. Great job guys!

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the love! 😊

[@Davidsfunlife]

Love your video @OmarGoshTV! My son and I have been watching you for years now!

[@MrWeusi]

That screen in your van looks awesome! and good eye to see that phone!

[@PSAdventures]

I don't think we could do van life in Florida without that screen. 😂 The bugs are relentless in the summer! Bringing in our paddleboard, we overheard this guy talking about how sad he was that he lost his phone in the water, and ta-da! It was his phone! Love how it worked out. And the phone still worked!

[@philgarrett5947]

Loved your video. I'm planning a trip there next spring with family and friends.

[@PSAdventures]

That's so awesome Phil! We hope you enjoy it there. When we visited it looked like they were renovating a little bit of the campground and the spring area. I bet by that time it'll be even nicer. Thanks for watching! ❤️

[@caroltaxman1343]

Great video. Love the springs.

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate the love! I think our favorite adventures are camping at a Florida springs... or maybe hiking to waterfalls. That's a tough one. How about we do both! 💓

[@Sojourner24_7]

Loved the video thanks. I recently took a trip down the Sante Fe and visited all the springs in one day, there's so much to explore on one river. Though the Silver River is still my favorite with so much wildlife to observe.

[@PSAdventures]

It's amazing how many beautiful springs are along the Santa Fe! Next time we're by that area, we'll keep exploring 🥰

[@NomadicHabits]

That water is so clear and beautiful! Well have to check this place out next time we're in Florida 😍

[@PSAdventures]

We couldn't believe how blue the water was! It was super busy on the weekend but in the early morning and late afternoon the crowds disappear. Definitely a must-see! 😊

[@janetpattison8474]

I don’t know if the area is enclosed, to prevent gators from being in the area.

[@PSAdventures]

There's pretty much always a possibility for alligators at Florida springs. 🙂

[@freemangriffin4953]

Hooray! A new adventure to enjoy! (: Loved Paul's "special trick"! (; That water looked beautiful! (: I am looking forward to going to the ocean this summer. We go to a place called Horseneck Beach and the only problem is that sometimes it is overloaded with seaweed. I have been looking into Fort Lauderdale as a place to live. I very much want to move to Florida! My concern about Key West is health care and the remoteness of it to services. You would have to come up to New England to ever bump into me - at least until I get enough money together to move to Florida! (hey, we do have gorgeous fall foliage in October!) (:

[@PSAdventures]

Haha!! Thank you so much Freeman! We thought it'd be funny to use a little "movie magic". 😆 That hard when the beach gets piled up with seaweed and it can smell very fishy. Fort Lauderdale would be a great place to live! You'd be right in the middle of everything and be able to take trips down to Key West easily if you wanted. If we're ever in New England we'll have to send you a message and meet up. That would be amazing! 😊

[@norafox4789]

Don't move to South FLORIDA,it is getting bad and flooding!

[@PSAdventures]

It's been interesting to see the recent growth in Florida. Hopefully all these peaceful places in nature will be conserved forever for everyone to enjoy Florida's natural beauty! 💓

[@dianatrans1804]

Hey, you guys are the ones that taught me how to make fermented cheese !

[@PSAdventures]

Wow, that's awesome! 😄 We love that fermented cheese. Good to see you on this channel as well! We are thinking about what to ferment next actually... Should be fun!

[@netposerx]

Stayed there about 3 years ago. It got cold so I was the only one in the spring because I had a wetsuit. Paddleboarded to the river where he clear water met the brown water. Hike around too.

[@PSAdventures]

Sounds like you had a great time, then! Wetsuits will certainly keep you warmer for longer. When we scuba dived the springs many years ago, our wetsuits came in really handy!

[@laurakilmer8652]

that is amazing that you meet someone here in Fl from your hoimetown in Canada. wow.

[@PSAdventures]

I know! We actually meet people very frequently from Quebec City. So many Canadians come down to Florida every winter. Right now we're seeing a solid stream of Canadians going back north on the highway since the season is over. It's like a migration! 😮

[@GregDWhitty]

More springs on that 20 mile stretch of the Sante Fe river than any river on earth. One every mile.

[@PSAdventures]

That is absolutely amazing! We hope to spend more time in this area this year. 🥰

[@anniegao6463]

WOW SO BEAUTIFUL THanks

[@PSAdventures]

We're so happy you liked it! This is such a natural beauty and we really enjoyed capturing it to share with you. 💗

[@rudewear814u]

omg so beautiful, i am a tree hugger too, i am def gonna visit that place. Yes 100%

[@PSAdventures]

We welcome tree huggers! 😂 But yeah, we truly enjoy nature and feel connected to it. It's a joy to share this beauty in our videos, and it's awesome to hear you'll be heading that way to check it out for yourself!

[@baddestjoanna-michellesmit5578]

Such cool shots !💕😍

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much! We really tried to capture the natural beauty at this park.

[@timpressley9323]

Just saw Gilchrist Blue Springs is closed 1/4/24. The spring vent collapsed 😢. Following y'all now. Thanks

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow! Again!? I wonder how often that happens. That had just happened a few months ago. Hopefully it reopens again soon. 😢

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

As a Floridian.. I can feel the humidity..33326 here.. its prob a lonnng ways away

[@PSAdventures]

Yup. Beautiful humid Florida! It's always crazy when we fly somewhere out west for a couple weeks and then when we fly back the humidity hits us like a wet wall! 😆

[@xrisdavid785]

A professionally produced piece with scene setting, camera angles & editing !! However, you're both so trendy and walk pigeon-toed

[@PSAdventures]

😂😂😂 An amazing half comment! We appreciate the first half. Have to admin though the second half made us laugh.

[@lisabaker5716]

This is a very beautiful location. On our visit we had the spring to ourselves for a few hours. We went during off season.

[@PSAdventures]

It's amazing when you camp at a spring you can get some alone time just before the park opens and just after it closes. A lot of times even if you're not camping if you go out to the spring at closing time, there's no one there. It's such a cool experience! 😊

[@JoeGator23]

Blue Springs was remodeled and absolutely ruined by the state... Ginnie Springs is far better, one of the best anywhere... and located five minutes from there. Look it up and see for yourself.

[@KGeezydad1]

Corkscrew sanctuary in SW have a big area of bald cypress trees, they are second to the huge redwoods. Most the large cypress has been logged in Florida.

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow! We didn't even know this place existed but would love to go see it. It's amazing to see such old trees right here in Florida. Thank you so much for the suggestion! 😮💓

[@justins8089]

Beautiful

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you! 😄

[@5dlife318]

Wow! I loved this video! This is right in my backyard...sort of lol. I would have to drive from Miami but hey, it'll be a nice camping trip! Thanks for showing us this gem!

[@LAwigTalk]

There are springs closer. Just north of Orlando

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much! It would be a great camping trip!💗

[@PSAdventures]

Wekiva would be a good one! It's the closest spring to Orlando. We made a video on that one about a year ago. It was fun!

[@pointblankeloquence9578]

We go here almost every weekend! Early in the day is the best time to go when it's not packed during the week. Unfortunatley there's some damage/risk of landslide that happened during the last hurricane, so the hillside has black tarps to stop the erosion, and the retainer wall is roped off, which cuts out the major portion of the beach area. The main benefit of this spring over all the others in the area (Head/Poe/Rum Island/Ginney) is that it has a sloping beach which is great for little kids, like we have!

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much for sharing! That makes a lot of sense now why we saw the black tarps. The shallow beach was really nice and we saw a lot of families enjoying the area. It's reminds us a little of Alexander Springs where you can easily walk right into the beach. Definitely agree on going either early or late to avoid the crowd. Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️

[@fugazi225]

thanks for content

[@PSAdventures]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😄

[@msbigcow2]

Nice love your podcast. Good content

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much for the love! ❤️ We actually only have the KZbin at the moment but a podcast would be cool! Definitely don't have the bandwidth for that though. 🎧

[@laurakilmer8652]

We have to go there.

[@PSAdventures]

If you do visit, we hope you enjoy this natural beauty ❤️

[@Victory1981]

Awesome video! I love that place. The spring is so beautiful, and they used to have a deck platform over the spring, but I’m glad they took it down giving the spring its natural look. There’s other beautiful springs on the property as well that I’ve snorkeled. The last time I was there in 2020, they didn’t allow anybody to swim in the other springs. Yeah, you can rent canoes and kayaks there as well. There’s springs all down the Santa Fe. I love Rum Island as well, which is a short distance BY WATER from there. A lot of the OLD GROWTH cypress trees were logged out in the late 1800s-early 1900s around the state, but there’s some that still remain like Aric. I was there when it was a privately owned as well.

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow. We heard that the boardwalk had been taken down because of the damage from the hurricane. That's interesting though! We looked up older photos and we could see the old walkway into the water and all the way to the Santa Fe river. We loved seeing all the huge cypress trees! It felt a bit like being in the huge redwood forests out west. You're right though. This spring is beautiful! The water was the clearest right at the spring head. It'd be cool to explore more of the area! 🌊

[@Victory1981]

@@PSAdventures They also had a platform over the main spring where people jumped off. But they took it down. Yeah, the boardwalk leading to the Santa Fe was hurricane damage.

[@Victory1981]

@@PSAdventures They do call the cypress the Sequoias of the East.

[@PSAdventures]

Interesting! We were thinking of the sequoias when we saw all of the huge cypress trees. We've also heard they're renovating and are planning to possibly redo the boardwalk to the Santa Fe river. That would be cool. We'll see!

[@JoeGator23]

@@PSAdventures Before was better, believe me. Next time go to the world-Famous Gennie Springs for the real deal. Thanks for the video.

[@coreytaylor1673]

Great video guys!

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much Corey! We're happy you loved it! 😊

[@shawnlinnehan7349]

Beautiful Nature!! Is this the Florida state park that offers a yurt to rent for glamping?

[@PSAdventures]

Hi! It was gorgeous! We didn't see any yurts there. Hmm, wonder which parks offer those!

[@Dr.JulieJames]

They are beautiful butterflies and you are in Nothern Central Florida during the height of their season.

[@PSAdventures]

Aww! Thanks for the reminder. We love butterflies, so the caterpillars are a necessity! 💗

[@humanedane]

I love how in love you guys are! Congrats!!

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much for the love! We've been together for quite a while now and couldn't imagine life apart from each other. There's so much life to live! 💗

[@Yestopeace365]

I love Quebec City, been there and have fond memories. I’ve been to Silver Springs also and saw the monkeys 😮

[@PSAdventures]

Aww, so happy to hear it! We are planning to go back to Quebec City in the next year or so. It's been a few years since we've been back and we've got a craving for ketchup chips. 😅 You were lucky to see the monkeys at Silver Springs. Awesome! We are super excited to share our next video with you all - coming soon!

[@ahop075]

My wife and I really enjoyed your video. We are thinking about planning our next adventure there. We are wondering if the tent camping areas are all wide open? Or, are there any sites that are more secluded? Great video. Safe travels to you both.

[@PSAdventures]

We're so happy you enjoyed our video! The tent sites there are pretty wide open with not a lot of cover so you can see them all. They're pretty secluded though from all the RV sites since it's a totally separate area. We would definitely do the tent area again! It's just a short walk right over to the spring from there and we loved the trees overhead. We hope that helps and enjoy your trip if you go! 🏕️😊

[@OneQuickieplz]

lol I've lived on the road adjacent; a mile from blue springs for 17 years and now live in Gainesville. Would blow your mind if you knew about the private springs that are in the area the public aren't allowed at. Some where in the ball-park of 37 springs in the area

[@PSAdventures]

Wow! We can only imagine all of the beautiful places in Florida that no one even knows are there. It's amazing just looking at a map of even only the known springs in this state. It would take forever to visit even a fraction of them and then when we think of all of the wonders in the entire country. 🤯💓

[@michelleparker9591]

I believe the caterpillars are gypsy moths. I camped one weekend in northern MI when they had hatched out and it was a mess. Constantly dropping from the trees and their doo-doo stains your camping gear

[@PSAdventures]

Wow! So they're a bit everywhere in the US then... That must be what we had on the van after this trip.

[@talkingprimate3521]

Same! Camping on the Au Sable in northern Michigan on a boat/kayak site and can confirm during may/June ish you can expect the see crazy amounts of caterpillars

[@joelterkovich443]

Cypress trees get very big but most of the big ones in Florida were cut down and logged.

[@PSAdventures]

Aww, that's sad... I hope we can let the many beautiful huge Cypress trees continue to grow for many more years so that they can get huge!

[@lindaknowles5444]

I love your spring videos💖 Do you prefer a paddle board or kayak. Trying to decide. How comfy is the paddle board? I'm 67 but active.

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you so much for the love! As you can tell, we love the springs! We mostly prefer the inflatable paddleboard because it's so easy to carry around in the van, and they're also pretty reliable these days. We like being closer to the water, getting on and off of the board, and just simply hanging a leg out in the water sometimes. But it may depend on where you're mostly going to paddle because we almost never take out the paddleboard in murky waters, especially in Florida. Without knowing what's lurking below, like alligators or fallen trees... a hard kayak would be best for those waters, in our opinion. Hope that helps! 💓

[@lindaknowles5444]

@@PSAdventures yes it did help. It would just be for springs so we will buy the paddle board. My husband and I have watched all your videos to date and love them. You guys are so fun to follow‼️💖

[@PSAdventures]

@@lindaknowles5444 That's great! Hope you enjoy! In case it helps, here's our page with all our favorite gear: psadventures.net/gear/ including the ROC paddle board family that we like: amzn.to/3BNxPwo

[@lindaknowles5444]

@@PSAdventures thank you👍‼️ I'm watching your Gilchrist Blue springs video now. Again‼️

[@PSAdventures]

@@lindaknowles5444 Aww, so happy you like it!! 💕😄

[@michaelsheilasandlin6294]

If you guys don’t like “noise” while camping you really need to boondock by yourself. Family’s making memories is not annoying!

[@christineweatherford5852]

Exactly my thoughts

[@PSAdventures]

Hey there! Totally. It's a bit harder to make videos when it's busy so we're often looking for quieter places or the off-times to visit places. But yeah, otherwise we love seeing families together enjoying the beautiful nature. 💓

[@seeleygirl6178]

@@PSAdventures I appreciate your video. I love Florida and never heard of this place.

[@PSAdventures]

Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it! 💓

[@josetorresphoto]

Very cool video, that springs is quite beautiful. Was surprised to see there were fireflies there. What dates were you there if you don’t mind sharing? Would like to check them out sometime.

[@PSAdventures]

We were surprised but so excited to see the fireflies. And there were so many! We were there in March, and pretty sure it was towards the end of the month.

[@karenwernert1744]

I was at a music fest in march with those caterpillars. Yikes

[@PSAdventures]

😮 Whoa. Did you get stung??

[@jaisonsanchez8715]

spend many of summers there every day growing up, have land less than 3 miles away on the same road

[@PSAdventures]

Wow we've heard from several others that said they grew up in this area and remember this park. It must be well loved in your area. I wonder how many of you guys know each other?? That would be pretty cool. Thanks so much for sharing! 😊

[@jaisonsanchez8715]

@@PSAdventures small towns surround, we all know each other one way or another

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

We have those same caterpillars in Texas. They definitely get really bad at certain times of the year,they literally cover the waters surface in places. To bad the fish cant eat em.

[@PSAdventures]

Whoa! I can't imagine so many caterpillars that they cover the surface of the water! Well, guess this wasn't so bad then. 😂

[@lordmater]

Such a beautiful video. I am just wondering, did you have to get a permit to film inside the state park?

[@PSAdventures]

So glad you enjoyed the video! Not that we're aware of since we're just two people enjoying the parks. Thanks for watching!

[@amywamala]

You guys are very brave! I am terrified of deep water! 😢 Are there any shallow areas where i can stand? Great video 📹 by the way!❤

[@PSAdventures]

Yes! Most of the area at Gilchrist Blue spring is shallow 🙂

[@hahafalseflag5090]

Definitely nice waters but I would've been terrified of gators.

[@PSAdventures]

It is definitely interesting - the idea of swimming somewhere where there are definitely gators around and they could creep up at any time. But most of the time, they really do keep to themselves and they're more likely to be suntanning somewhere quiet. 💓

[@chefevilee9377]

Could you imagine owning this property? What in the heck?

[@PSAdventures]

Right?! It must have been a tough decision to sell it.

[@caridadhilaire2048]

I am terrified of alligators.

[@PSAdventures]

We can certainly understand why! We are just cautious and do not bother them. Even still, I'm sure Sarah would just flip if she saw one swimming by! Thankfully they're usually just on the banks of the water.

[@kinflorida579]

I live in florida, Ive never been to a spring, but any fresh water that ive ever seen, theres gators and cotton mouth snakes. How is it that its safe to swim in springs???

[@PSAdventures]

Safe is a relative word. 😅 There are always wildlife at the springs, it's very wild. And we love that the springs are kept naturally wild, but it's good to be cautious at all times. We've personally never seen an alligator in the swimming area of a spring though. They usually stay further downstream where it's quieter.

[@tdiddle8950]

I love that logo.

[@PSAdventures]

Woohoo! Thank you so much! That brought a huge smile to our faces. We had great fun designing that one, and tried to incorporate our favorite things that we cover on the channel.

[@tdiddle8950]

@PS Adventures T-shits? I'd want one. I'm glad I brought some joy to you guys because your documentation brings joy to me.

[@PSAdventures]

I'm sure we'll have swag at some point. Maybe sooner than later?... ❤️❤️❤️

[@jkperry3]

You guys need to look into a Zero Breeze Mark II A/C it’s battery powered and rechargeable. It keeps our Roof Top Tent 60 degrees in the heat. Opened up a lot of summer camping trips for us. Love y’all’s videos. #52Fridays

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow. Thanks for the suggestion! That little A/C looks pretty "cool" 😂 It's awesome that companies are coming up with some awesome solutions like this. We were just camping at one state park and saw someone with a window unit A/C on their tent and couldn't believe it! They were running it the whole time. It almost looked a little strange since they were tent camping but we get it with how hot it is! 🥵🌡️🥶

[@jkperry3]

You won’t regret it.

[@realityoverland3180]

How cool I'm going to ichetucknee on the weekend of the 20th

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow awesome! We have that spring on our list to see sometime. There's so many amazing places in Florida to explore. Enjoy!! 😊🌊🌴

[@twftravelingwithfriends9402]

Nice job.

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@0megagirr]

was this the spring that used to have a jumping platform into the water?

[@PSAdventures]

Yes! We've had a few people tell us there used to be a jumping platform there as well as a boardwalk that stretched all the way to the river. That would have been cool to grow up in that area then. 🙂

[@roliepoliecolie2200]

❤❤❤

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks so much for the love! 💖

[@m-bduggan-mahla688]

Did they tear down the platform to jump into the spring? Also it looks like they tore down the boardwalk they had along it going out to the Santa Fe!! We used to camp there Thanksgiving weekend with the whole family and stayed up to near the boys/girls bathroom…

[@PSAdventures]

Hi! Sounds like those would have been fun! Well, when we visited, the boardwalk and platform were gone and there was construction going on near what used to be stairs leading to the water. We asked around and it seems like the hurricane caused some damaged so they had to take it down. Not sure if they're replacing it though? That would be a great question to ask them!

[@m-bduggan-mahla688]

Thank you for your reply…Be safe and have fun 😁

[@JoelBouchillon]

It's odd to not see any fish activity in that lake ??? did ya'll see any thing?

[@PSAdventures]

Hi! We saw some small fish in the shallow areas of the springhead, and then a couple slightly bigger fish near the deep end of the boil. With it being so shallow between the springhead and the Santa Fe River, most of the fish are probably in the river.

[@spicykid3652]

Hi !! Love your vid! What did you use to record this video?

[@PSAdventures]

Thanks for the love! ❤️ We've used a few different cameras over the years from GoPros to a bigger Sony with interchangeable lenses. Here's a list of everything we use here: psadventures.net/gear/ I hope that helps! 📸🎥

[@dwaynechaffinch1038]

How do they keep the Gators out of there?

[@PSAdventures]

I don't think there's anything done to keep out the alligators. There could be alligators, but with people regularly visiting this spring, they seem to find other quieter locations to hang out, such as further down the Santa Fe River. 😊

[@tinadelacruz3094]

Did you put the paddle board the same area as the swimming area?!? Soo cool!

[@PSAdventures]

Yes! This is one of the few springs where we've seen you can actually bring your paddleboard right in the swimming area! They've been renovating it since it's now a state park so I bet long term they'll probably stop that eventually. You actually launch right from the swimming area to the kayaking trails so it's fun to pass over the spring. 😊

[@mamawlife7852]

This spring is just about 3 miles down the raod from me. Its changed a lot since the state took it. I dont know who the kirby family is?? Not the person i knew that owned it before the state bought it.

[@PSAdventures]

Oh wow! I'm not sure who owned it before Ruth Kirby but it must have looked a lot different back then! We've heard there were boardwalks all the way down to the river and a place you could jump in. That would be so nice to have this right by where you live. Thanks for watching! ❤️❤️❤️