Visiting Blue Spring State Park is an immersive experience that captivates the senses. During the winter, hear the symphony of manatees when they surface every few seconds, exhaling powerful bursts of ...

ORANGE CITY, FL – Blue Spring State Park’s innovative Rolling Hikes program is breaking down barriers to outdoor recreation, offering nature enthusiasts of all mobility levels the chance to explore ...

Sunshine State? 697 manatees flocked to Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida, on New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 2026, ...

Blue Spring has been a major home for the gentle giants during the wintertime in Florida since becoming a protected state park in 1972, This is because manatees need consistently warm water ...

A.M. MOST OF THE TIME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BLUE SPRINGS STATE PARK, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS MANATEES GATHERING IN THE WATER DURING THE COOLER FLORIDA MONTHS. WE JUST LOVE THEM. BUT TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY ...

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 cooing over manatee Estel's rare twin calves last week, manatee lovers have another reason to celebrate: A new record has been set for the single-day manatee count in Blue Spring in Orange City.

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Blue Spring State Park in Volusia County was recently vandalized following its reopening last month. The park closed its doors while a $5 million restoration project was ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Manatees galore! Last week, Blue Spring State Park saw a record-breaking amount of manatees in its crystal clear water, shattering the park’s previous record set earlier this ...

ORANGE CITY, Fla. (WSVN) — Blue Spring State Park documented a record-breaking 932 manatees in the Volusia County attraction on Sunday, which broke the park’s previous record of 736 set on New Year’s ...

Hundreds of manatees congregated in Blue Spring run for warmth on a particularly chilly morning this week, breaking the record for the number of sea cows tallied in one day within the Volusia County ...