The friends support the park and provide supplemental funding for purchasing equipment, making improvements to buildings, developing exhibits and providing enhancements that improve the visitor experience. We work with other organizations such as the De Leon Springs Garden Club to build a shelter for large artifacts and to maintain the butterfly garden. Assistance was also provided to the Florida Trails Association to develop the Wild Persimmon Trail, a 4-mile hiking trail.
Our showcase project is the park visitor center. It features displays of artifacts found in and around the spring, as well as exhibits and DVD presentations interpreting the park’s 6,000-year history and its natural resources.
We also sponsor the De Leon Dash 5k run/walk (November) and De Leon Dunk (New Years Day).
The Friends of De Leon Springs Heritage Nursery is open on Mondays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for plant sales. Take a part of the park home with you.
