Take a short paddle to a cool spring
Don’t have all day but interested in finding a great place to cool off? Head up to Vernon and take a short paddle up to Cypress Spring from Culpepper Landing for a refreshing dip in a magnitude 2 spring.
The paddle upstream is approximately .75 mile and moderate as the Holmes Creek has a fairly slow current in this area. You will see the spring run’s clear water on the left. Paddle a short distance and you will have arrived at Cypress Spring. The spring run is full of native water plants including spatterdock and pickerelweed. Turtles and fish are abundant as well. There are rest rooms adjacent to the springs.
The spring is located on private property so paddling or boating is the only access to this clear spring. Culpepper Creek boat ramp has adequate parking and picnic facilities.
Directions:
Take Hwy. 79 to Vernon. Take CR277 (blinking light) for 2 miles to the Washington County Boat Ramp (Culpepper Landing).
Holmes Creek Boat Ramp
(Culpepper Landing)
3081 Culpepper Ln
Vernon, Fl 32462
Picnic Facilities Boat Ramp
To rent a canoe or kayak visit:
Canoe Adventures
Hwy. 277 – 3342 Roche Avenue, Vernon
Phone: 850-658-2816
Cypress Springs Adventures
3324 FL-277, Vernon, FL 32462
Phone: 850-535-2004
Holmes Creek Canoe Livery
Hwy. 79 at Holmes Creek bridge
Phone: 850-210-7001