8:51 we finally made it.
We're here at Ginnie Springs up in Gainesville side took us less than five hours to get here
nice easy drive now we're gonna go pay to go in and see what this place is all about.
Ginnie Springs is about a five hour drive from Miami the private campground has electric
hookups, bathrooms, shower facilities, grills, air compressors to inflate floats and tubes
kayak rentals, canoe rentals and a plethora of campsite options
The springs lure scuba divers who explore the underwater cave system and the Santa Fe
river attracts day-tripping tubers both traveling from near and far to experience this natural
beauty.
If you want peace and quiet to be still and with nature, visit during the week.
If you want raucous shenanigans, the weekends will give you all that and more.
And if you value your sanity don't visit on a holiday weekend.
Camping is popular at Ginnie Springs.
If you're new to the camping scene or a season veteran, Ginnie's got you covered from a tent
by the river, to full electric and water hookups for your RV.
There are over 200 acres of woodland and spring-side tent sites for you to choose from.
Primitive sites are occupied on a first-come first-served basis.
No reservation is required.
We decided to set up camp near Dogwood spring, close to the tube exit so that when we're
done floating down the river we would be home.
I would have to say it is one of the best places for camping in Florida.
so yeah we just got to Ginnie springs and it's quite interesting so far we got here
about um a little after nine thinking that you know it would be early but the [ __ ] place
is filled up already man there's like tents everywhere um we try to look for a spot found
a spot and we just didn't like our neighbors felt like if we stayed there there would have
been friction in the night so we decided to move and we found this other perfect spot
and we were greeted by no other than a damn Jamaican for a second um Chad seh him think
di man did a go charge wi and mi did feel so still
Alright so we ran into our first problem try to set up the tent got one of our neighbors
to help us out because he had a tent similar to us came over found out that we didn't have
a lot of a lot of the things that we need in the damn tent yeah thanks Collin way to
go now we're gonna go find a Walmart and see if we could find us some tents
Let's try this again.
There you go and then you do the same thing on that side homie okay teamwork all right.
What's your name?
John john just helped us gave us the the basic guidelines to our tent what else do you need
right here right here it's basic simple this is what we're talking about 101 tent set it
up he's got it baby he's in yeah yeah wow all right well we're we're literally about
20 feet away so we're probably gonna run each other once or twice this weekend i appreciate
it thanks hey thanks a lot man you're welcome all right.
Welcome to my crib
you know front door and that's it.
This is where i'm sleeping tonight let me give you a tour, right here is everything
you know right here so you have the electrical outlet i'm saying they said this tent could
hold three people more like two.
After setting up our tents it was time to explore the Santa Fe river.
If you're feeling a little lazy grab a tube and float down the Santa Fe river.
There's a free air fill station for tubes and rafts if you choose to bring your own.
This relaxing water activity is an easygoing experience and provides stunning views of
the park.
Embark on your journey from Beaver's landing river access point and exit at Twin Spring.
Don't forget to pack your drink of choice and some snacks because it takes about an
hour to float down if you're using these as your starting and ending points.
You can also opt to get off early at the other springs if you choose to.
If you're feeling a bit more adventurous you can rent or bring your own canoe, kayak or
stand-up paddle-board.
The downside to tubing at Ginnie Springs is that your tubing on the Santa Fe river not
the actual spring itself.
The water is deep dark and murky with limited visibility.
Floating down the the river it was pretty relaxing depending on what time of the day
you come it will be crowded uh later in the day like you know around four o'clock it starts
to die down but in the middle of the day it will be very crowded but you know if you come
with your crew and your people and you know your liquor and your music it's definitely
a vibe.
Ginnie Springs is a relaxing destination during the week, the weekend brings crowds of partygoers
ready to drink dance and sunbathe.
There are quieter areas to camp if you want to avoid the party crowd.
Ginnie Springs is also home to a children's playground, volleyball court, and picnic areas
making it a perfect family-friendly destination.
it's not a question but a lesson learned in time something unpredictable in the end is
fine.
I'm phoebe and my favorite thing is the community all the people here.
I'm Isabella and my favorite thing is the springs and everyone is really nice.
Since swimming is only allowed until sunset, the campground is where most of the partying
and drinking happens which leads to the bathroom and facilities getting dirty with the heavy
use.
This was the case when it was time for us to get ready for bed but Chad decided to go
the wipe up route since we were only spending one night
you can't do that shit.
This is Chad cleaning up for the night.
Chad a wipe up fi di night.
Chad seh di bathroom too dutty and he didn't even look in the bathroom.
Don't worry chad i did the same thing i just didn't document it.
The temperature was starting to dip so we started to wind down before calling it a night
by having a drink and roasting some marshmallows.
Before going to bed we took one more drive around to see what others were doing and saw
to my surprise it was mostly calm and quiet.
Alright it's ten o'clock at night and i'm about to take my ass to sleep.
I'm calling it a night.
Slept in the tent last night since it was one night we decided we would thug it out
you know we had a blow up mattress that we decided we didn't want to use because it might
have been too big to fit inside the damn tent and we didn't want to struggle with it in
the morning waking up at five o'clock to try to pack it up and [ __ ] so we decided to
just sleep inside the tent in our sleeping bag.
I don't know how homeless people do this [ __ ] that damn ground was hard as hell i couldn't
sleep it was cold i couldn't get comfortable i don't know i think i need a chiropractor
after this this is my first official camping trip all the other camping stuff that i've
done is more glamping i'm glad i finally did it got it out the way it was adventurous but
damn i don't know if i want to do this again or definitely next time i'll be more prepared
if i do do it again
The springs are gorgeous and a refreshing 72 degrees all year round.
One of the best reasons to visit Gennie Springs is for the photos.
If you're looking to get the best images of Gennie springs without people in the shot
you will want to take the photos around 6:30 to 7 a.m The crystal clear waters with glimpse
into the underwater cavern, the crisp woody air and the still and serene scene will leave
you in awe of its beauty.
We only spent one night here and we'll definitely be back to do more exploring.
All in all Ginnie springs is a fun place to visit with friends or family and one of the
coolest Florida oasis.
We're heading back and i'm tired as hell because you know slept in a tent last night it wasn't
the best thing so i'm sleeping as Chad is driving us back home.
I almost said chad you know what i'd rather drive i don't know if i trust you driving
but anyway i drove up so i allowed Chad to drive i got woken up in asleep because it
was hot as hell i'm like Chad why the hell got so hard all of a sudden he had to turn
off the AC because the gas is low next exit is two miles away cars start slowing down
apparently we have run out of gas.
So thanks to Chad we've run out of gas so i am now on the side of the road while Chad
is out there flagging someone down.
I'm like Chad no one is going to stop for you and pick you up however Chad had faith
and someone did stop for chad so now some lady took chad to the gas station not sure
how he's going to come back here i guess he's going to walk from the entrance up here because
you can't come back this way.
There he is ladies and gentlemen there he is a fella who runs out of gas.
This looks like the walk of shame look at him you can run it out of gas look at him
come for my boy i tell you the story about the woman who stuff on it you know no man
blood clot have two brain surgeries in their drive in other demands and i smoke with our
sprite can be a oxycontin up y'all been there for the [ __ ] oh you do this thing run come
here and tinker gas man bomboclaat man.
I hope this video brought value to you and thanks for watching.