Rainbow Springs Florida| What you need to know before visiting!
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Hey everyone so glad you are here as we go over Rainbow Springs Florida and what you need to know before visiting. Visiting new places can be a bit stressful when you aren't familiar with the laws and rules. Today we will help remove that stress for you
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amazing info.
thanks and love your content!😀😃😃
Thank you
The shot of the divers was pretty cool too. I bet this place is cool to seim in and go diving.
It is. Snorkeling down the whole thing is really cool.
That's a lot of rules, but I understand why. Water is beautiful, and good to keep it that way. Beautiful! Great video, and Info!
Most sadly are common sense but since it isn't so common anymore they have to actually make them official rules🤦♀️ Water at Rainbow is spectacular and so crystal clear.
@@Adventureswithbecky looked like it. A lot of people don't care anymore, and it's sad. I absolutely hate seeing trash anywhere!! I'm gonna bring that up on our live show tonight lol.
@@AdventureswithDanno way more common sadly.
Fantastic video 🤘🏼💯
Thank you
Can you bring you own kayak?
Motorized vessels typically have to give right of way to swimmers and kayakers. Is this a park rule for kayaks to get out of the way?
@rea8755 it is the smart thing to do. A person paddling can turn much faster and easier than a boat. Yes you can launch your own.
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Thank you
Yes, I always paddle as if the boat drivers cannot see me aka avoiding them.
@rea8755 you're welcome 😊
@@Adventureswithbecky subbed after watching your video on your recovery from the accident. Blessings for you and your family. I am going to Rainbow River soon😀
@rea8755 thank you Rea❤️
Great information on all of this. Holy Snot brutal Hot….Lol. Love Florida.
Lol it is holy snot brutal hot or plain hot🤣 Hope you guys are doing well!
*What a beautiful place, the water is so clear. Good that they have such strict rules to keep it beautiful*
It is beautiful and sadly the few ruin it for the many. All the rules should be common sense but.....🤷♀️
Beautiful place to visiting with friends and family
Yes it is!
That water is gorgeous!!
Absolutely love how beautiful it is here in Florida!
@@Adventureswithbecky I am going to visit some day! Prob years from now but someday! 😂
@@LeestieHig ❤❤
I've had Rainbow river on my list, maybe this December.
It is a worthy trip! Let me know if you end up coming we live right down the road would be fun to meet up.
@@Adventureswithbecky yes, definitely need to meetup sometime when I'm on that side of the coast.
@@Kayak7seas 😊
Looks like an amazing place! Good info
It is worthy of adding to a bucket list!
Oh nice ! I’m headed there tomorrow camping for 4 days ! I’m a true Floridian and I never been there ! Super excited! Yes we are lucky to be from such a beautiful state ! Thanks for the tips and rules !
You will love it at Rainbow Spring's! It is beautiful even after all our storms it is clear! This video was filmed yesterday still blown away with how gorgeous Rainbow River is even after being there so often. Let me know if you have any questions while you are there and be sure to check out Swampy's and the greek restaurant both are delicious. Blue Gator not so much. Also visit Crystal River which is right down the road great town and so much to do and see including Three Sister's Springs and Hunter Springs.
Thank you for this video. I just moved to the area and would love to kayak the river, but want to go with someone that is experienced.
Best time to go is on the weekend right now. Plenty of people on the water and are all friendly and will answer questions. I just uploaded a newer one that shows a different launch site that gives a lot of information, too.
Wow! What an amazing place!!
It is truly breathtaking!
Great video... 💪😁
Thank you.
I'm planning trip there, thanks for the tips.
You're welcome. When is your trip planned for?
Thank you for the information. If you had 1 day to kayak 4-10 miles in clear spring water with the opportunity to see manatees, what would you recommend? Thank you very much.
Crystal River definitely. Manatees reside year round there. If you need help with rentals or guided eco-tours that is what we do and you can contact us via FB at Sunshine Life Company
Great video, you are a wonderful citizen. I ❤️ Florida. Thank you for the tips 🙏🏻 God bless the USA 🇺🇸 🙏🏻
I love your video 👌🏻
Thank you glad it was helpful and that you enjoyed it.
Also, My friends and I are five hours away and must stay for the night. Do I just look into the town of Dunnellon for places to stay? Thanks.
There is a Comfort Suites right there in Dunnellon or tons of airbnbs that are all in local areas and close by.
That water looks so inviting. Would love to paddle that river. You provided some excellent information!
It is an amazing paddle and worth a bucket list trip! So blessed to live down the road!
Very informative👍 great job👌
Thank you glad the information helped.
Great informative video. Because people feed alligators at the river exit in Dunnellon they had to remove 4 alligators that had been there for years never bothering anyone. It is a shame people can't follow rules and these creatures were killed. Also, this is nature no need to freak out if you see an alligator, otter, or turtle.
Cannot agree more!!!!
Yes agreed they don’t bother anyone unless you try to bother them. The swimming area is so open most alligators wouldn’t want to be there. Then there’s the noisy people who scare away any fish nearby.
I am still so mad about that. I think they cleared out a lot more than 4, too. Population is way down. I used to see several every week there now I rarely see one.
@@Adventureswithbecky same here :(
@@Adventureswithbecky oh question when do you think I should go? At what time in the morning? Like should I get there slightly before they open or exactly as they open?
I’ve been in the river it’s beautiful just seen a gator and nervous about going back
Anywhere with water in Florida will most likely have gators. While I would never swim in dark water or between sunset/sunrise even in clear water if you do that you have nothing to worry about. We do guided eco-tours on Rainbow River and Crystal River so if you want to do one of our guided tours you can get pricing and info at facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany
@@Adventureswithbecky cool i just moved to Ocala with my family and Sunday we went down to kp park and went down the river on a tube took 4 hours and i seen the gator with in the first hour after that I couldn’t enjoy the other 3 just thinking about a bigger gator somewhere looking at me and I can’t See him lol I’d definitely love to go back but maybe on a canoe or little boat. Do you do Pontoon boat tours?
@@raulcastillo9796 no there aren't any pontoon boat tours there but we do guided eco-tours on kayaks and iSups. We do have an event coming up on Rainbow River that is going to be a ton of fun. If you go to our business page and go to the tab section then scroll to events and click that it will give the events scheduled. Events are larger group tours or you can schedule private tours which a lot of people do. Our page is hyyp://facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany in case I didn't link it before.
We kayaked the Rainbow with the best! Thanks again for taking us, my friend. This is a great river to kayak, we just need folks to respect the rules. Love that you are reminding, or maybe educating future kayakers. Oh, that water is sooooo beautiful!
You're next trip out we will hit the head springs it is incredible! Hope you both are doing well and can't wait for you to get back out to Florida!
My favorite river
One of mine too!
Great tips and man that river looks so beautiful! Yes common sense says don't try to catch a gator!
No doubt!
Can you rent a canoe from the campground and paddle up to the head and then back to campground ?
Not sure if the campground has canoes but I do know they have kayaks.
That was is so beautiful. It looks fake! All of the rules seem so normal and nothing unreasonable. All of these were great tips for people visiting who don't know the rules. Great video as always guys.
I know it blows my mind even being here a lot. Rainbow River never gets old or looses it's wow factor!
Is there any Snake in the water or any place I am scared to death of snake ? does the alligators come close to you ? Thanks for the video it was very informative
Well done. Very informative. 👏👏👏 Those crystal clear waters.....🥰
Thank you. 😊
great tips.. :) I'm not sure why anyone would want to touch a live gator... Oh, wait.. you said teenage guys... lol
🤣🤣🤣 ain't that the truth!
Looks like a beautiful place to visit.
It is so beautiful! It truly never gets old seeing it and exploring!
If i launch my own kayak can i go down and come back to the launch are or someone have to pick me up
Yes you can go down river then paddle back up. I wouldn't suggest starting at the head spring park though because the hike from the parking lot all the way down to the water is really far. You can start at KP Hole and pay the launch fee and paddle up to the head springs then paddle down or start at Blue Run and paddle all the way up then down again (advanced paddle will take about 6 hrs to do).
Hello my friends we are so sorry we have taken a while to catch up with you but we have just got back from Spain.
We hope all is well and that you are keeping safe.
Great Video Thanks for the information Rainbow Springs sure does look like a lovely place to visit and we hope to get to Florida soon
Thank you for sharing .
We hope you have a fantastic week Love and Light Sarah and Glenn
How fun Glen and Sarah have always wanted to go to Spain! Hope you can get to orida too you will both love it! Have a blessed week- Becky and Gary
Yes! Don't tough or feed the gators.
😊
That water looks unreal!
Never gets old and always looks like this.
Wow, this looks so amazing. Very much like a picture, but come to life. Now people should know not to feed an alligator. They don’t need to worry about me feeding them, no way, no how. Haha, holy snot heat-😆. You are funny
🤣🤣🤣 just no other way to describe it than Holy snot hot!
I go to rainbow river doing the week day. Less people and it’s super quiet
Love off season nice and quiet now!
@@Adventureswithbecky I want to take my boat up there soon.
Perfect time of the year to do it barely any traffic on the water during the week
@@Adventureswithbecky yeah I’m just waiting on the new motor to come next week and I’ll be set
double paddle? i use both..
Florida calls to me and yeah, even in my dreams, no joke... Next summer I am planning a two week road trip, coming from Pennsylvania and the destination is Sarasota. Along the way we are hitting some ocean side towns, then once we hit Florida the Rainbow River is my first destination. I want to snorkel there! Great video; you gave me something to look forward to!!.... By the way, Shhhh! No word to my wife about the gators, that would ruin it all...lol!!
You guys will have a blast sounds like it will be an amazing trip! If you need rentals or a guided snorkel tour on Rainbow River or Crystal River/Three Sister's Springs check us out on FB at Sunshine Life Company facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany
@@Adventureswithbecky Thank you!
Hello my friend. I always pay for the shuttle. It’s worth it! I’m always so relaxed after being on the River. I want to keep that vibe as long as I can 💛 let someone else drive 😂
I usually start at KP or down at Blue Run. Paddle up to the head spring then back down. Yesterday I started at KP then up then back to KP since I had my paddle board and was on a time limit.
Love KP. Such a beautiful place.
@@thebiggshomesteadkitchen it is. My favorite though it going up to the head springs and the water trail just past the campground. Absolutely incredible!
What a great spot! Beautiful! Really good information for anyone planning a trip there. It's amazing that you have to tell people not to bother the gators... lol! I always say, you can't fix stupid... hahaha! Great video! Thanks for sharing! 😀
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wish we could fix stupid!!! Hope your weekend has been a good one Angela❤
Hello do you know how busy it is on a Sunday in September? Also are the falls accessible to enjoy 😉 and if so where would it be located. This is my first time coming and I live in Florida.
Weekends are most busy just be there by 7:30 am to get in the park. Falls are located at the head springs and can be seen by the walking trails. They have a Kayak launch and rentals at the park as well. I would suggest renting from them as the walk in from the parkong area from where you can launch is a long ways. The swim area there is nice and big and has a dock you can dive off. Bathrooms, trails, picnic areas are all on site.
@@Adventureswithbecky thank you for answering my question 🙋🏽♀️ and can you tell me what other springs are close by if we wanted to check out more than one on Sunday?
@@Anewme4Christ this is a must visit and only 20 minutes from Rainbow!!!
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@@Adventureswithbecky thank you will put that down too.. I appreciate your heart to share! Thanks again and I subscribed so I know who to contact now for the springs..
@@Anewme4Christ so glad I could help! We love this State and love helping others know the beautiful areas Florida has to offer! Let me know if you have any other questions.
Would recommend going to the springs 7 months pregnant
My family is planning a paddle boarding trip to Crystal River in early November and we will be bringing our own inflatable boards. Are there any shuttles available that will bring folks back to parking areas or are you aware of any Uber drivers in that area that are “paddle board friendly” with vehicles large enough to get folks with boards back to their cars?
Launch from Hunter Springs Park and then you can paddle back. You don't need a shuttle at Crystal River. If you guys want to do an eco-tour check out facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany
@@Adventureswithbecky Thank you so much for the info on Crystal River. My original question was actually meant for Rainbow river as you discussed in your video and I mixed my rivers up with another planned stop on our trip. Can you offer any insight on shuttles for Rainbow River? Many thanks!
Launch at KP Hole Park 7 per person to launch then shuttle fee which is about 20-25 per person I believe. If you launch at Blue Run you can launch/park for free and go up river then not have any shuttle issues.
@@Adventureswithbecky This is all great info and very much appreciated. Is the current very strong, or easily manageable to paddle up stream? Sorry for all the questions but you are a subject matter expert on the area and an amazing resource for a family traveling from Pennsylvania
Don't mind the questions at all. No not strong at all. You will want to stay away from banks fue to it being gator season and mammas can get serious protecting their babies. Current is usually mild even on a windy day still easily doable. Much better to paddle up then have a relaxing trip down. Rainbow is about 6 miles total. We also do tours on Rainbow so if you guys would be more comfortable with a guide just let me know and I can give you a great deal since you are coming from YT and are bringing your own boards.
This was VERY informative. I really did enjoy your tips. It’s sad about people with no common sense. I’ve learned a lot in the past year, having not been an avid outdoorsman prior to vlogging our adventures. When we get a chance to kayak, your videos will be awesome references to the rules and safety tips. 😎👍
Hopefully some day you guys can get down to our area and we can go kayaking 😊
@@Adventureswithbecky 😃
@@PFAM5 😊
What time should we get there to make sure we can get in?
For which location KP Hole or the head springs at the State Park?
@@Adventureswithbecky I am hoping the 2 hour tubing entrance. It’ll be my first time so I’m not sure which entrance that is
@@jnherz7414 tubing during the week isn't crazy but pretty sure they have a cut off time for launching at KP Hole. Not very familiar with the tubing one since they changed it to you have to rent from them and can't bring your own tubes anymore. Our business is kayak/board rentals and tours so I don't know many details about the tubing side.
@@Adventureswithbecky thank you for the info!
@@jnherz7414 you're welcome
nice video, isnt there a cave in this spring? its tiny!
No cave but diver come here for certification and to explore all the time.
Do you need a wetsuit to go snorkeling? Can you snorkel off the tubes and get back onto them? Can you do both at the same time? Or do you have to choose one activity at a time. Thanks. I have tubed down the river many years ago. I did not get off to snorkel.
Tubing is much more difficult and most who end up tubing didn't enjoy it because you can't get to the sides to check out other spots or get out of the sun for a bit. For our snorkeling tours we paddle up with our customers then tow back the vessels while they snorkel down and we have the dive flags for them and are their eyes. Most don't use wetsuits unless you get cold easily. The water is 72° all year. You do have to have a dive flag if snorkeling unless you are holding onto your vessel or tube at all times and even then you should have one due to safety and motorized vessels on the water. If you need help with a snorkel tour or rentals feel free to see the packages we have and paddling events on our business page at facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany
reef friendly sunscreen or zinc
In one part of the video you said swimming is only allowed in the roped area then shortly after that you talked about snorkeling. How can you go snorkeling if you're only allowed to swim in the roped area?
You can only swim in the roped section at the head springs while in the park. Outside of the park while kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, diving ect you can swim and snorkel once you pass the protected area at the head springs. The river is only 6 miles long and only the head springs has those restrictions.
@@Adventureswithbecky Thank you for replying. Are the areas that allow swimming outside the protected area ( that you referenced) very clear like I see in the videos people are posting about the Springs?
@@videosforpublicspeakingcla1196 yes they are. We actually do rentals and eco-tours on Rainbow River and Crystal River/Three Sister's Spring's so if you need help with kayak or paddle board rentals or doing an eco-tour you can visit our business page on FB at facebook.com/sunshinelifecompany
You said we can't swim outside the ropes but then warned about it being deep when you get off your board... So, are we allowed to be in the water or what?
You can only swim in the roped section at the head springs while in the park. Outside of the park while kayaking, paddle boarding, boating, diving ect you can swim and snorkel once you pass the protected area at the head springs. The river is 6 miles long and only the head springs has those restrictions.
@@Adventureswithbecky Got it. Thank you a ton
You're welcome.
How far is this from Navarre?
About 5 hrs
Do you know if a dog is allowed on a kayak at Rainbow Springs? I am guessing perhaps not because of the gators? I know, I know -- maybe it's a stupid question. Thanks.
Yes many bring their dogs you have to launch from the boat ramp across from Blue Gator and go upstream, from Blue Run or the Campground. I don't think the head spring allows dogs or KP Hole.
Also not a stupid question at all. As long as your dog is with you and you are letting them go up on banks it is fine.
There is still a whole lot of "stoopid" left to be used. Good lord. Feeding gators are akin to people feeding bears out here in NorCal.
No joke! We have those idiots here too who feed our bears in Florida🤦♀️
How much is parking / is parking easy to find
At the head spring (State park) it is the park entry fee which I believe is still 2 per person. KP Hole is 7 per person and Blue Run is free. All fill up pretty fast during peak season (tubing season) and on weekends.
@@Adventureswithbecky yes im planning to go july 6, busy week 😅
Just plan on arriving very early to get in line like 6:30-7 am if planning on the 4th or 5th.
@@Adventureswithbecky will be going on the 6th to KP hole but definitely will be early thanks
You're welcome
Is there Internet or Internet access in rainbow Springs?
It's hit and miss
Can you grill?
On your boat?
audio and video not synced properly
Your connection is probably slow.
NO ALCOHOL is a good idea because today people do stupid stuff so they HAVE to enforce it.
Truth
The select few… unfortunately has turned into the vast majority nowadays.
Sadly yes it is....