HAM612982 Main Spring
Madison County
Hamilton County
- Scale-3rd magnitude
- Scenery-Fine
- How Pristine?-completely pristine
- Swimming-No
- Protection-unknown
- Crowds-none
- Access-Good-canoe only
- Facilities-none
- Safety-good
- Scuba-no
- Cost-$5 to put in at nearby Madison Blue State Park, free if put in further upriver
Directions
From I-10, go north (left) on exit 38 (County Road 255). Cross U.S. 90 at Lee and continue to State Road 6 (about 4 miles). Turn right and proceed about 4 miles to Madison Blue Spring State Park on the right just before crossing the Withlacoochie River. Put in at Madison Blue and canoe 5-10 minutes downriver. Spring is on the left.
Spring Description
This small spring is set in a grotto about 40 feet from the river. Water flows from a small cavity at the bottom of a narrow glen and is 2-3 feet deep at the vent. Banks rise up around the spring and run, which empties into the river. The creek is 3-6 feet wide. In times of high water, the spring would be inundated and probably not visible. Water in the spring was clear and was blue over the vent.
Use/Access
- One may walk either in the spring run or along either side of it to the grotto to observe the spring. One should watch for snakes. The small pool is too small for swimming or even adequate wading.
- The land around the spring is private.
Nearby Springs
- Madison Blue Spring
- Pot Spring
- Tanner (or Morgan’s) Spring
- Other HAM612982 seeps and cascades downriver