Silver Springs State Park is all outdoors, so be mindful of the weather forecast. The park is located at 1425 NE 58th Ave., known as Baseline Road locally. The park also can be accessed from ...

Silver Springs State Park is all outdoors, so be mindful of the weather forecast. The park is located at 1425 NE 58th Ave., known as Baseline Road locally. The park also can be accessed from ...

Silver Springs State Park kayaking tour (Spectrum News/Randy Rauch) You can rent both kayaks (clear kayaks are available) and paddleboards with Kayaking Florida.

Descendants of theme-park escapees, ... That’s right—Silver Spring State Park is home to at least 300 rhesus macaques, a monkey native to south and southeast Asia.

• 1878: Glass-bottom boats are introduced at Silver Springs in Marion County. • January 1936: Dick Pope Sr. establishes Cypress Gardens, the state’s first theme park, in Winter Haven.