Florida's Blue Spring State Park is a popular winter sanctuary for manatees seeking warmer, 72-degree freshwater. Visitors should book accommodations and arrive at the park early, as it often reaches ...

Blue Spring State Park is Florida at its finest. Located west of Orange City and north of Orlando, the 2,600-acre destination centers around the eponymous first-magnitude spring that discharges more ...

After two nights of record-setting low temperatures, the manatee population has boomed, at least briefly, at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City. Park officials reported sightings of at least 100 of ...

If you want to see a high number of manatees in a condensed area, Blue Spring State Park in Florida is the place to visit during the cooler months. I was very optimistic about the opportunity to ...

Visitors flock to Volusia County’s Blue Spring State Park in droves to see manatees huddled for warmth in the wintertime, and the park typically draws capacity crowds amid summertime swimming weather.

Blue Spring State Park is one of the best places in the U.S. to see these gentle giants in crystal-clear water. Evie Carrick is a writer and editor who’s lived in five countries and visited well over ...

697 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County, Florida, on New Year's Day 2026. The manatees sought refuge in the spring as local temperatures dropped and a frost advisory was ...