Reservations for Wekiwa Springs State Park can be made 60 days in advance, so summer slots will come open in coming weeks and months. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 90°F.

Wekiwa Springs State Park is a longtime favorite among tourists and locals alike for cooling down in refreshing spring waters, plus camping, hiking and paddling.

Beginning March 12, 2025, Wekiwa Springs State Park will implement a reservation pilot program. All day-use park guests, including annual passholders, must have a reservation for entry to the park.

Wekiwa Springs State Park will require day-use reservations from March 12 to Sept. 1 to reduce long lines and traffic ...

Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka is a fantastic place to view wildlife. The early bird gets the worm in this situation, since the deer are usually out early in the morning to forage for food.

APOPKA, Fla. – With Gov. Ron DeSantis giving Florida state parks the green light to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, Wekiwa Springs State Park announced it is ready to open to visitors ...

Park officials say they have 150 volunteers, down from 600. Before the pandemic, park officials say they had more than 600 volunteers. Now, they're down to only 150.

Wekiwa Springs State Park’s “Day Passes” are selling quickly, just weeks after the new reservation system launched. The park put a system in place this month to cut down on traffic backups ...

A buddy of mine went camping with his son this past weekend at Fort DeSoto Park in Pinellas County and was unsuccessful in persuading me to go along — it’s just too ridiculously hot for… ...

The last time Maria Lamer of St. Augustine swam in Wekiwa Springs State Park was the summer of 1989 during a visit to Central Florida with her family. Lamer, 49, returned to the park this week to t… ...