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Poe Springs, October 2004
Type	County Park
Location	28800 NW 182nd Ave, High Springs, FL 32643
Area	202 acres (0.82 km²)
Operated by	Alachua County Parks and Recreation
Website	https://alachuacounty.us/Depts/pcl/Pages/Details.aspx?park=Poe%20Springs%20Park

Poe Springs is a spring about 3 miles west of High Springs, Florida. It is located in Poe Springs Park, which is 202 acres in size. The spring is isolated from the main part of the park at its center, requiring a 0.3 mile hike one-way. The water temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit. It is managed by Alachua County Parks and Recreation and is $5.00 per car to visit. Poe Springs Park is the only county-run park that allows swimming. In addition to swimming, snorkeling is also popular. However, scuba diving is not allowed. The spring produces an average volume of 45 million gallons of water daily that feed into the Sante Fe River. The spring vent is 25 feet deep.

Prior to being acquired by Alachua County, the spring was eroding and neglected. After Hurricane Irma, the park was damaged and was closed temporarily and reopened in May 2018.

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