Fern Hammock Springs
FLORIDA SPRINGS FIELD GUIDE
🧭 Casual · ★★☆☆☆☆ Beginner
⚪ Quartz Spring
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Quick Facts
- 📍 County: Marion County
- 🌊 River: Juniper Creek
- 🌳 Park Type: National Forest Recreation Area
Activities
📸 Photography · 🦅 Wildlife · 🥾 Hiking
About this Spring
A short walk from Juniper Springs along the Fern Hammock Trail, a shallow (2-6 foot), irregularly shaped pool roughly 160 by 75 feet famous for more than 25 vigorous sand boils visible from a wooden footbridge, where groundwater surges up through the sandy bottom in dramatic, swirling "underwater dust storm" plumes.
Plan Your Visit
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