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Enjoy a beautiful trail run at Rock Springs Run State Reserve! Come for the run and stay for the fun! Following the race take a trip to Kelly Park and Rock Springs, or travel to nearby Wekiva Springs State Park and enjoy the springs and its cool crystal clear waters.

Experience the historic town of Ethel which was first established in 1860. While little remains, you can still see the cemetery and part of the old railroad system. The area’s 14,000-plus acres consist of sand pine-scrub oak, pine flatwoods, hardwood hammocks, and creek swamps. This preserve is part of an important corridor for the Florida black bear and provides habitat for other rare and threatened species, including the Florida scrub-jay, the gopher tortoise, the eastern indigo snake, the gopher frog, and Sherman’s fox squirrel. In the fall, migratory songbirds are abundant. The reserve is part of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail and is home to the Florida scrub jay.