Directions Wekiwa Springs State Park is easily located off Interstate 4 at exit 49. Take State Road 434 West to Wekiwa Springs Road or State Road 436 to Wekiwa Springs Road near Apopka. Hours of Operation Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. until sundown 365 days a year. Geography Wekiwa Springs, for which the park is named, is one of the region's familiar and popular geologic features. Wekiwa Springs is the headwaters for the Wekiva River.
Springs commonly occur along each side of Florida's central ridge.
The streams created by two such springs form the northern and eastern park boundaries. Rock Springs Run and Wekiwa Springs Run merge to form the Wekiva River, which flows into the St. Johns River fifteen miles to the northeast. Witherington Springs, located near the center of the park, forms Mill Creek, which flows into the swamp bordering Rock Springs Run. The wide diversity of plant communities found in Wekiwa Springs State Park provides year-round food and protective cover for equally diverse and abundant animal populations. Each plant community provides food in the form of seeds, nuts, berries and foliage during different seasons.