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Originally Posted by NoMoSno
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I think those encounters were in Silver River—not Silver Springs. Silver River is still part of the park, so the news mentioned Silver Springs State Park. I’ve been to springs around the state many times and have never seen a gator in the actual spring—just in the rivers flowing from them. The various state parks have swimming areas in them. They are safe, but the water is freaking cold.
BTW, Silver Springs was used to film movies and TV shows such as Tarzan and Sea Hunt. They have glass bottom boats that take you around the spring and down the river. It used to be a major tourist attraction before Disney came to the state and destroyed the economics of the amusement parks around the state.