Hidden Spots
Juniper Springs — Seven Miles of Jungle Paddle Through the Ocala National Forest
An hour from Orlando, the Juniper Springs Run is a 7-mile creek of 72-degree clear water through dense sub-tropical jungle — narrow enough that palm fronds brush your shoulders, slow enough that you drift, public enough that you can rent a kayak and a shuttle and be on the water in 20 minutes. Most paddlers…