• COME JOIN US FOR A FUN FILLED DAY AT KELLY PARK.
• Charlie Lopez is our grill master for the day.Please bring your own burgers/dogs/brats and a side dish to share. A limited amount of dogs and burgers will be available to purchase.
• The park tends to fill up and when it does the gates close usually around 9am so get there early.
• Florida Springs Guide pictures: Rock Springs at Kelly Park
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Rock Springs Run at Kelly Park 400 East Kelly Park Road
Apopka, FL 32712
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This 248-acre Orange County park is built around one of the Apopka area's crystal clear springs. As its name suggests, Rock Springs bubbles up from a cleft in a rock outcropping and, instead of spreading out into a pool, becomes a swiftly running stream that quickly slows to a meander. The activity of choice here, and the major reason for the park's obvious popularity, is riding down the stream in an inner tube or on a float.


Kids, and not a few grown-ups, jump into the headwaters by the dozens and bob and splash their way downstream for about a mile. The trip takes about 25 minutes at a leisurely float. There are exits from the river along the way, and an excellently maintained network of boardwalks (with flooring designed to protect the barefooted) lets you carry your tube back to the beginning for another go. You can also go down without a tube but, for most adults at least, the stream is too shallow for swimming during most of its course. At the middle of the tubing course, the stream blossoms into a series of lagoons and pools that form the centerpiece of the park. This is the place to come for a cooling, if somewhat crowded, swim. Or join the sunbathers thronging the shores and islands.


Park Activities

• Concessions
• Hiking/Nature Trails
• Picniking
• Swimming
• Tubing

Hours of Operation Summer 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Winter 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Park Fees
Per vehicle: $3 (1-2 people);
$5 (3-8 people);

Rock Springs Run State Reserve

c/o Wekiwa Springs State Park, 1800 Wekiwa Circle
Apopka, Florida 32712
Phone: [masked]

Sand pine scrub, pine flatwoods, swamps, and miles of pristine shoreline along Rock Springs Run and theWekiva River make this reserve a refuge of natural beauty. Visitors can enjoy bicycling, hiking, or horseback riding along 17 miles of trails. Guided trail rides and horse rentals are available. The trail may be closed temporarily on days when reserve staff is conducting prescribed burns. Each fall, areas of the reserve are closed to equestrians during weekends of special hunts. Primitive campsites on Rock Springs Run and the Wekiva River are accessible by canoe only.

Park Activities

• Bicycling
• Boating
• Facilities
• Hiking/Nature Trails
• Horse Trails
• Kayaking
• Pets
• Primitive Camping
• Wildlife Viewing

Hours of Operation 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., 365 days a year. The park office hours are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Park Fees
The Honor entrance fee is $3.00 per vehicle or $2.00 per pedestrian, bicyclist, extra passenger or passenger in vehicle with holder of an Annual Individual Entrance Pass. Fees should be paid at the entrance station. Primitive equestrian camping fees can be obtained by calling (407) 884 -2008.