Trip Overview
Journey with to Blue Springs State Park, winter home to one of Florida’s largest populations of Manatee. On most cooler winter days you can witness hundreds of manatees relaxing in the springs. You will observe from a distance as theFlorida Master Naturalist introduces you all to the flora and fauna that make up this wild area.
During the peak migration months (Nov 1st-March 1st) thr group will paddle up to the edge of the protected refuge and wait for the hundreds of manatee to wake up and float under the kayaks to the river in search of a morning meal. In the warmer months (March-Oct), when most of the manatee have left the spring and returned to the main river and ocean, the group will paddle up to the headspring. At the headsprings everyone is welcome to swim, snorkel, and explore. After a while, you will return to the main river in search of manatee, otter, and sun-worshiping gators.
