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Things to do

Catch a monster bass on the Spring Garden Run or from the fishing pier.
Catch a monster bass on the Spring Garden Run or from the fishing pier.
Cook your own pancakes the Old Sugar Mill.
Cook your own pancakes the Old Sugar Mill.
Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down to Spring Garden Lake or Lake Woodruff.
Rent a kayak or canoe and paddle down to Spring Garden Lake or Lake Woodruff.
Take a Fountain of Youth Eco-History boat tour.
Take a Fountain of Youth Eco-History boat tour.
See exotic birds, manatees, alligators, otters, and more.
See exotic birds, manatees, alligators, otters, and more.
Learn about the park’s 6,000 year history at the Visitor Center.
Learn about the park’s 6,000 year history at the Visitor Center.
Find Old Methuselah, the 500-year-old cypress tree, on the half-mile wheelchair-accessible paved nature trail.
Find Old Methuselah, the 500-year-old cypress tree, on the half-mile wheelchair-accessible paved nature trail.
Meander through oak hammocks, floodplain forest, and abandoned agricultural fields on the Wild Persimmon Trail.
Meander through oak hammocks, floodplain forest, and abandoned agricultural fields on the Wild Persimmon Trail.

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The goal of Friends of DeLeon Springs State Park is to encourage historical, educational and ecological enhancement within the park.

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Photo Credits:  Brian Polk, Eric Emery, Pam McCourt, Crystal O’Neil, Sharon Pinder, AIR1 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office), Karen Clark, John C. Karjanis, Amy Munizzi