Jennifer Springs
We’re unable to verify a real Florida spring by this name. No authoritative spring directory lists Jennifer Springs.
Editor’s note (May 2026)
An earlier version of this page described “Jennifer Springs” as a first-magnitude spring along the Juniper Creek system in the Ocala National Forest. We could not verify that a real spring by this name exists. Florida’s first-magnitude springs are well documented — the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, USGS, and U.S. Forest Service all maintain comprehensive lists, and Jennifer Springs is not on any of them. The Juniper Creek system contains the well-known Juniper Springs and Fern Hammock Springs; we’re not aware of any third named spring on that system. The page has been rewritten to redirect to verified Florida springs in the Ocala area.
The Juniper Creek System
The Juniper Creek / Juniper Run system in the Ocala National Forest is fed by two named verified springs:
- Juniper Springs — the head spring at the Juniper Springs Recreation Area at 26701 SR 40, Silver Springs, FL. CCC-built in the 1930s.
- Fern Hammock Springs — the famous “Aquarium” spring along the Juniper Creek Nature Trail from Juniper Springs. Look-only viewing platform on a wooden footbridge over the spring pool.
Together those two are the recognized Juniper Run head springs. If you arrived here looking for a third spring on that system, you may be thinking of Fern Hammock under a different name, or a smaller boil that is not separately named in any authoritative directory.
Verified Florida Springs Near Ocala
Juniper Springs
The head spring of Juniper Run. CCC-built Mill House, 7-mile canoe run, 79-site campground. $14.50/person at 26701 SR 40.
View SpringFern Hammock Springs
“The Aquarium.” Wooden footbridge over the turquoise pool. Sand boils that look like “puddles of paint.” 0.7-mile hike from Juniper Springs.
View SpringAlexander Springs
First-magnitude spring with the only scuba diving permitted in the Ocala National Forest. 6.5-mile Alexander Run paddle.
View SpringAll Springs Near Ocala
The full directory of verified Florida springs accessible from Ocala — Silver Glen, Silver Springs State Park, Rainbow Springs, Salt Springs, and more.
Browse SpringsFrequently Asked Questions About Jennifer Springs
Is Jennifer Springs a real Florida spring?
No. No verified spring named Jennifer Springs exists in Marion County or the Ocala National Forest. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, USGS, and U.S. Forest Service all maintain comprehensive lists of Florida springs, and Jennifer Springs appears on none of them.
What springs are on the Juniper Creek system?
The Juniper Creek / Juniper Run system in the Ocala National Forest is fed by two named, verified springs: Juniper Springs, the head spring at 26701 SR 40 in Silver Springs, and Fern Hammock Springs, the "Aquarium" spring reached via the Juniper Creek Nature Trail. No authoritative directory lists a third named spring on that system.
What real springs are near Ocala instead?
Verified Florida springs near Ocala include Juniper Springs, Fern Hammock Springs, Alexander Springs, Silver Glen Springs, Salt Springs, Silver Springs State Park, and Rainbow Springs. The full directory is at onlyinocala.com/springs-near-ocala.