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The park contains Silver Springs, Florida's first tourist attraction. The Silver Springs attraction dates to the 1870s. In 1985, the state purchased the land surrounding Silver Springs to spare it from development, creating the Silver River State Park. In 1993, the state acquired Silver Springs, as well, though it continued to be operated ...
Silver Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County of northern Florida. It is the site of Silver Springs, a group of artesian springs and a historic tourist attraction that is now part of Silver Springs State Park. The community is part of the Ocala metropolitan area.
Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971.
The Silver River drains Silver Springs, located in the Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Ocala, Florida.The river flows east from the springs, being joined by an unnamed tributary creek from the north just east of the park, for approximately 5.4 miles (8.7 km) before joining the Ocklawaha River just south of the Bert Dosh Memorial Bridge.
Park never closes; second most visited Florida park Silver Springs State Park: Marion: 5,000 acres (2,025 ha) 1987: Silver River: The headspring area was the focal point of Silver Springs Nature Theme Park, a now-defunct commercial attraction Skyway Fishing Pier State Park: Hillsborough Manatee: 26,000 ft (10,530 m) 1994: Tampa Bay
Freshwater marsh in one of the state's largest sinks. Majority of the site included in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. Rainbow Springs: October 1971: Marion: State Florida's second largest artesian spring. Part of an eponymous state park.
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The Silver River Museum and Environmental Education Center is a nature museum in Silver Springs State Park in Silver Springs, Florida, near Ocala. The museum is named after the Silver River , which flows through the park.