Madison Blue Spring State Park

About

Madison Blue rises in a round limestone bowl on the bank of the Withlacoochee River, about 82 feet across and holding a steady 72 degrees in July and in January. The water reads deep cobalt over the vent and shades to pale turquoise across the shelf, so a mask and snorkel turn up sunfish, catfish, and the dark mouth of a cave that technical divers have mapped for more than five miles underground. Float the short spring run to where the clear water meets the tea-colored river and you can watch the exact line where the two refuse to mix.

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Getting there