page_title: Wekiwa Springs State Park
section_title: Ecology
hierarchical_section_title: Wekiwa Springs State Park / Ecology
caption_attribution_description: English: An Alligator on the Wekiwa Springs Run in Wekiwa Springs State Park. Taken by User:Mwanner, 21 Feb, 2006.
context_page_description: Wekiwa Springs State Park is a 7,000-acre Florida State Park in Apopka, Florida. It is located 20 minutes north of Orlando, off Interstate 4 at exit 94, near Altamonte Springs and Longwood. The park also contains the head water of the Wekiva River. It also serves as the headquarters of one of the state's five AmeriCorps Florida State Parks chapters.
  Although the springs are spelled Wekiwa Springs, the river and most subdivisions and streets in Seminole County use the Wekiva spelling. Wekiwa is the Creek word for a spring, but contrary to popular belief that Wekiva means "flowing water", it was actually an alternate spelling used by developers.
context_section_description: The area around the spring is largely undeveloped and has acres of untouched Florida Ecology. Among the wildlife of the park are  coyote, rabbit, deer, gray fox, bobcat, raccoon, opossum, alligator, and black bear. Fishing is permitted, as well as canoeing and snorkeling. However, SCUBA and specifically cave diving are not. The cave has been explored in the past to a distance of about 50 meters.
caption: A young alligator near the spring run
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