Wekiva Falls is a wonderful place that I used to visit on a weekly basis with my father. I used to enjoy the lures of this place like there was no other, and that's probably because their isn't. It has been a highly frequented attraction for years mainly due to its low price and limitless activities. At Wekiva anyone can enjoy barbecues, canoeing, swimming, diving, fishing, biking, volleyball, rope swings, and even water slides for $6 per adult, $5 for senior, $4 for children and $20 for a carload of up to six people for an all day pass. They offer great rates on RV camping and tent camping with rates for RVs at $34 a night and $189 a week, and tent camping at $18 a night standard and $24 for electric and water. The resort recently changed owners and has been made better than ever. In the last few years the management was so worried about safety and regulations that they took the fun out of the whole resort. The old management closed the castle (now a fountain) they closed the water slides (now reopened bigger and better) and they even took out the rope swing. That's not to mention how run down and unkempt the place had become.
The canoeing is awesome. If you're looking to become one with nature, then you've come to the right place. Flowing out of the huge swimming area is a crystal clear "run" of half a mile that empties into the Wekiva River, and about three miles downsteam it empties into the mighty St Johns River. A run is the name given to the streams that flow out of Florida's natural springs.

The canoe rentals and beginning of the pontoon cruise are here at the boat launch area.

While canoeing you can expect to see hundreds of turtles, tons of fish, and if you're lucky, you might even see a gator or two. Picnicking is as a blast and they makes it easy too, with grills and picnic tables at every parking spot. Don't forget to get in the water. Be careful though because it might seem cold since it's fed by "Mastodon Springs", whose main mouth is seventy feet down and spews forth several million gallons per hour of 68 degree temperature water. The springs are named for the multitude of mastodon and other prehistoric bones that have been found in its caves by the numerous scuba divers who frquent there. On your next vacation don't forget to visit Wekiva Falls, and don't forget Fido, because pets are welcome too.
The start of the river in it's brilliant surrounding enviroment.

The two water slides. One cork-screwes and the other has a single turn.
Splash down at the fountain.

This entry was posted by Laurence Fosgate's godson, David Ohman, fifteen, from Winter Park High School.