Summary of Features Scale - 2nd magnitude Scenery - very good How Pristine? - land partially cleared above pool for campground Swimming - fair-good Protection - unknown Crowds - unknown Access - excellent, from water or land Facilities - excellent at adjacent campground Safety - good Scuba - yes Cost - fee to launch boat or camp at site, free if approached by boat from different boat ramp

Directions From Branford, drive east/south on U.S. 27 about 4 miles to junction with U.S. 129. Drive south on U.S. 129 for about 4 miles, and turn right (west) at sign for Elly Ray’s Campground on graded road about one mile below the bridge over the Santa Fe River. Follow to campground and river, and the spring is about 150 feet upriver on the right.

For maps, latitude/longitude data, driving directions, satellite imagery, and topographic representations as well as weather conditions at this spring, go to Greg Johnson's informative "Florida Springs Database" web site at the following address:  http://www.ThisWaytothe.Net/springs/floridasprings.htm#Florida

Spring Description
The spring is adjacent to the river and forms a semicircular pool that is 75 feet across and framed/canopied on three sides by 8 or so large cypress trees. On date of visit, which was also late in the day and with low sunlight (January 2001), the water in the spring was dark and the depth could not be determined. According to Hornsby & Ceryak (1998, p. 45), the spring has a maximum depth of 23 feet. No boil was visible.

Use/Access

• The land behind the spring is used as a campground, and there is a boat launch nearby.

• Canoers and boaters cannot make unauthorized landfall; the site is posted. One can put in at the boat ramp, swim at the spring, or camp for a fee.

• There was a trail to the spring, but the authors could not tell if the spring was used for swimming/snorkeling/diving or just for sightseeing.

The evenly spaced cypress trees along the edge of the spring create an attractive sight. The authors plan to return to the spring in the summer and visit under conditions that are more conducive to swimming and snorkeling.

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