Near Gainesville

Springs near Gainesville

Gainesville sits between the Santa Fe and Suwannee spring belts — close enough for a morning tube run or an afternoon dive without an overnight. Most inventory springs in this band are north and west of town; drive times use our curated Jacksonville-mile dataset as the nearest major origin with full coverage.

Listings are sorted ascending by those curated miles so the shortest Gainesville-area day trips float to the top. For live routing, pair these guides with the interactive map.

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Guides
18
First-Magnitude
72°F
Year-Round

Published guides

Springs near Gainesville

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Green Cove Spring
Green Cove Springs
30 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
Fort White
70 mi Jax
Tube · Snorkel · Swim · Paddle
Ginnie Springs Outdoors
High Springs
75 mi Jax
Swim · Snorkel · Dive · Tube
Salt Springs Recreation Area
Salt Springs
75 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Branford Spring (Ivey Memorial Park)
Branford
85 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
High Springs
85 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle · Tube
Silver Glen Springs
Salt Springs / Fort McCoy
85 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Little River Spring
Branford / O'Brien
90 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Poe Springs Park
High Springs
90 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle · Tube
Troy Spring State Park
Branford
90 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Altoona / Astor
95 mi Jax
Swim · Snorkel · Dive · Paddle
Blue Grotto Dive Resort
Williston
95 mi Jax
Swim · Dive
Juniper Springs Recreation Area
Silver Springs
95 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Rock Bluff Springs
Bell
95 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Suwanacoochee Spring
Live Oak
95 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
De Leon Springs State Park
De Leon Springs / DeLand
100 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Fern Hammock Springs
Silver Springs
100 mi Jax
Hart Springs
Bell
100 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle · Tube
Telford Spring
Luraville
100 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Madison Blue Spring State Park
Lee / Madison
105 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle · Tube
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park
Luraville / Live Oak
105 mi Jax
Dive
Blue Spring State Park
Orange City / DeLand
110 mi Jax
Swim · Snorkel · Paddle · Tube
Fanning Springs State Park
Fanning Springs / Chiefland
110 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Guaranto Spring (Gornto Spring)
Old Town
110 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Lafayette Blue Springs State Park
Mayo
110 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Silver Springs State Park
Silver Springs / Ocala
110 mi Jax
Paddle · Glass bottom
Gemini Springs Park
DeBary
120 mi Jax
Paddle
Manatee Springs State Park
Chiefland
120 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Devil's Den Prehistoric Spring
Williston
130 mi Jax
Snorkel · Dive · Swim
Rainbow Springs State Park
Dunnellon
130 mi Jax
Swim · Snorkel · Tube · Paddle
Hunter Spring Park
Crystal River
135 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Kings Bay (Crystal River)
Crystal River
135 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Tarpon Hole
Crystal River
135 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
Homosassa
140 mi Jax
Rock Springs at Kelly Park
Apopka
140 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle · Tube
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Apopka
145 mi Jax
Swim · Snorkel · Paddle · Camp
Three Sisters Springs
Crystal River
175 mi Jax
Snorkel · Swim · Paddle
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs
Wakulla Springs (Crawfordville/Tallahassee)
180 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle
Natural Bridge Spring
Tallahassee (Woodville)
180 mi Jax
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
Weeki Wachee / Spring Hill
200 mi Jax
Paddle · Swim
Lithia Springs Conservation Park
Lithia / Brandon
210 mi Jax
Swim · Paddle · Tube
Jackson Blue Spring
Marianna
230 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Ponce de Leon Springs State Park
Ponce de Leon
270 mi Jax
Swim
Morrison Spring
Ponce de Leon / DeFuniak Springs
275 mi Jax
Swim · Dive · Paddle
Vortex Spring Adventures
Ponce de Leon
275 mi Jax
Swim · Dive
Warm Mineral Springs
North Port
275 mi Jax
Swim

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