Deleon Springs First People

When
Saturday, November 25, 2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
Where
Deleon Springs State Park

601 Ponce DeLeon Blvd
Deleon Springs FL 32130

Directions

HWY 17 - 8 MILES NORTH OF DELAND

Fees

Regular Park Admission Applies. $6.00 per vehicle up to 8 people, $4.00 single vehicle.

Description

Hear about the Life of the Mayaca people who lived around the spring 6,000 years ago, how they lived, their first encounters with the Europeans, and their struggle to survive. See real Arrowheads and Pottery shards left behind by the Mayaca. Hear about the two oldest dugout canoes in the Western Hemisphere found in the bottom of the Spring.

Contact
donna.collins@floridadep.gov