While everyone else is fighting for parking at Florida’s famous beaches, Manatee Springs State Park in Chiefland sits like a secret oasis, waiting for those smart enough to look inland for their slice ...

Lazy Springs has attracted Jeep enthusiasts, dirt bike riders and kayakers for 25 years. It closes for good after Nov. 30.

This story is part of our weekly Hidden Gems feature series as the USA TODAY Network-Florida takes readers around the state to highlight some of our most interesting attractions. DUNNELLON — Ali ...

A kayaker in Silver Springs State Park had her peaceful day interrupted by cannonballing rhesus macaques Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. — A viral video taken by a woman caught a bizarre moment at a Florida springs when monkeys looked like they were literally falling from the sky. Trenda Kitchen was kayaking ...

South Carolina waters are filled with wildlife, but one gentle giant has been drawing more attention than usual this year. The Florida manatee. Kelly Lambert, South Carolina Department of Natural ...

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 ...

Before formerly private land was acquired in 2000 to create Cheyenne Mountain State Park, there was a day of lobbying. A day when Colorado Springs Parks Department officials showed Colorado Parks and ...

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is one of the world's largest and deepest freshwater springs. The park is a habitat for diverse wildlife, including manatees, alligators, and over a hundred bird ...