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De Leon Springs State Park offers visitors a Florida experience that includes a recreational swimming area and a fascinating history. Take a walk through this majestic park before enjoying the crystal springs.
Download Park Map The popular Old Sugar Mill Pancake House , located in a 100-year-old replica of the original 1830s sugar mill, features cook-your-own pancakes at the table with an enhanced menu of food and beverages.
During periods of high visitation, visitors may experience long lines to enter De Leon Springs State Park. The park frequently reaches capacity and may temporarily close. Closures occur intermittently and for an unknown duration of time. Pedestrians and bicyclists will not be allowed to enter until the park reopens. Thank you.
De Leon Springs State Park offers a half-mile, wheelchair-accessible paved nature trail with interpretive signs. The trail passes through a floodplain forest with cypress, hardwoods and other plants native to this area, including a cypress tree that is more than 600 years old.
This park beckons visitors to enjoy the Real Florida with opportunities to picnic, hike, camp, swim, fish, boat, kayak, standup paddleboard and canoe. 12301 Gulf Beach Highway Pensacola FL 32507
Welcome to DeLeon Springs State Park, named for the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon who sought the Fountain of Youth in the 1500s. Visitors can swim in the beautiful, tranquil spring boil. Lifeguards are available during the summer months. Canoes and kayaks may be rented at the park concession. A boat ramp and boat dock are available.
A visit to De Leon Springs can be an invigorating experience and why people have been drawn to these waters for centuries, seeking out it's clear waters to revitalize the mind and body.
This 50-minute trip travels through De Leon Springs State Park and Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge. After passengers find a comfortable seat, the Fountain of Youth Boat Tour will ease away from the dock to begin telling the tale of these "healing waters," named by the Mayaca Indians.
De Leon Springs State Park One common element has attracted and fascinated people for more than 6,000 years — the spring. It has been the area’s lifeblood, providing drinking water, a rich food source, access to waterways, mill and electrical power, health and economic benefits, and recreation.
The property became one of over 100 roadside attractions in the state when it opened as Ponce de Leon Springs in 1953. It featured tropical gardens, a jungle cruise, tram tour and a water skiing elephant!