Click on this picture of Silver Glen Springs during July 4, 1998. This is only a portion of the gigantic spring run. The spring head is on the lower left and flows south then turns East. Check out all the houseboats. A public day-only park is on the lower left side and private property on the upper right.
Police usually hang out at the mouth to keep an eye on all the party-goers.
Some local knowledge is needed upstream from there. The Ocklawaha starts at the Harris Chain and goes through several big changes in character before emptying out in the St. John's River. It was slated to be dredged into a big canal like the Kissimmee River to become part of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal, which was stopped in the 70's by smart environmentalists. AND it's untouched by engineering hands. The third section becomes narrow, dark and spooky.