Discover six beautiful lazy rivers in Florida perfect for a relaxing tubing experience.

“Behold … a vast circular expanse before you, the waters of which are so extremely clear as to be absolutely diaphanous or transparent as the ether.” Many of ...

Discover amazing Florida summer escapes, from crystal-clear springs and lazy rivers to water parks, swimming holes, and ...

When Florida’s summer heat settles in (and boy, has it), there’s nothing quite like finding a place where the water is cool ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As temperatures rise and summer begins, Gainesville offers a multitude of outdoor activities to do alone or with others. There’s ...

As a wildlife ecology senior at UF, you’d think I visit Florida’s natural springs all the time. Well, I’ve only gone twice. But that’s not on account of the springs themselves. Florida’s natural ...

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- For a city kid, Guy Axelrod was pretty good with the hand net he used to catch tiny critters as he waded downstream from Crystal Springs. The spring served that day as an ...

The brief days of Florida’s winter months are gone, which means we have plenty of sun and high temps ahead. Luckily for those in the land-locked City Beautiful, there are dozens of swimming spots only ...

These Florida escapes offer a cooler kind of summer fun. Ricardo Mejia The words “cool” and Florida don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand in summer. No sweat, though — instead of locking yourself indoors ...

A Florida park with the deepest freshwater cave system in the country is celebrating 78 this week. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, home to the world-famous mermaids, first opened to the public on Oct ...