Rum Island Springs County Park — Attraction in Alachua

I was at Rum Island today around 3:30. Wow there was a great turn out. I was able to talk with several families that were there and had been since around 10. This is where they bring there families every year. They were happy to say that everyone was getting along with each other. When asked if there was anything that could be improved the they thought a few more picnic tables would be the best. The number one answer! To talk to the kayak and canoe rental shuttle owners as they were the biggest and only problem. They drive down the middle of the road, making the other vehicles move out of there way. They block of the area for 10 to 20 minutes. That's a lot of time when you have kids in the car and its super hot. One family waited a good 20 minutes before the driver move on down to pick up there next load. Everyone did such a great job of keeping the park clean! Yeah, you guys rock it!! Special shout out to the Blonde family, and Steve Miller Band I hope you found what you we're looking for 😎. I hope you check back and let me know what ya think. It's going to be another hot one tomorrow too. I have 2 words of advice, SUNSCREEN.As always please keep our...

This is a beautiful place to go with the family it has the beautiful Santa Fe River and it also has the beautiful rum Island spring connected. It's so unique because you get to see beautiful Wildlife Birds Gators and manatee in the Santa Fe River you can float down it on tubes or a boat. There are no animals allowed at this certain spring. The parking is very slim not a lot of parking so if you want to get here and have a good day you better get there as early as they open. Do not park where it says no parking you will be towed and the cops will come and make it happen very quickly. We know because we experienced it ourself a week ago. The spring and River are so cool because they can combine but the beautiful spring water never turns dark like the river in the river is only dark because of the cypress trees. You can Grill here they have bathrooms here also you have the beautiful spring to swim in Crystal Clear. Everyone should come and experience this beautiful little rum Island it was a lot of fun for me...

I visited Rum Island last week. It's a cool spot to launch kayaks from. We've had a lot of rain lately so the water was pretty high and murky... no clear blue color like I've seen in some of the pictures on Google. I do have one complaint... when I first got there I noticed a bird stuck in the tree to the left of the kayak launch ramp... he had fishing string wrapped around him and could not get it off causing him to be stuck to the tree. I immediately called the number on your sign and website and no one answered... I tried calling 4 times, left a message and never a response. Another couple that noticed it also tried to call a local wildlife rescue number and got no response. The Bird ended up choking and dying, hanging from the tree. I noticed the area is heavily monitored with cameras but I would recommend an emergency number to contact...