This visit was a bit more remote than earlier visits, not in terms of actual distance from my current location, but by virtue of the fact that Charles Springs can only be reached via several miles of unpaved roads. I'm never thrilled about exposing my truck to such conditions but given no alternative...
This is a 2nd Magnitude spring and if you've not been paying attention to earlier posts, this means that the spring produces a flow that is in excess of 6.46 million gallons of water per day. A notable aspect of this location is a pair of natural limestone bridges that cross the spring near the source which were created by the flow of the water. There is a run of about a couple hundred yards where the spring empties into (you guessed it) the Suwannee.
These photos include the spring, the run a trail to the river and, of course, the Suwannee. You will see a small beach where the tea color, due to the Okefenokee Swamp origin of the river, is evident.
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