Scenic stop · Florida
De Leon Springs State Park
601 Ponce De Leon Blvd, De Leon Springs, FL 32130· $· 8am–sunset, pancake house 9am–4pm
Steve’s take
A natural spring where you swim in 72-degree crystal-clear water AND a restaurant where you make your own pancakes at your table on a built-in griddle. I need you to read that sentence again. You swim in a spring. Then you make your own pancakes. At your table. This might be the single greatest family stop in Florida that isn't a theme park. About thirty minutes off I-4 between Daytona and Orlando. The Old Spanish Sugar Mill pancake house is legendary — get there early.
Destination Details
- ✓swimming
- ✓pancake house
- ✓nature trails
- ✓restrooms
- ✓parking
- ✓kayaking