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zerotone
06-09-2004, 03:14
Hope this works, its my first attempt at posting a photo. Picture is of our son Daniel floating down the river in Kelly Park.
Jane
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/200495231415_KellyPk1.JPG
Jane, how deep is it? Is it possible to stand up in it?
zerotone
06-09-2004, 05:14
Yes you could stand up most of the way down. Can see where Disney got their idea for a lazy river from. We saw fishes and Turtles in the river and squirrels and racoons in the forest. Apparently there are bears too but thankfully didn't see any. Had a great day out, went to Mt Dora first then Kelly Park. Only problem at Kelly Park was the Mosquitos. When we get back to UK will write a trip report about it for forum.
Jane
LiesaAnna
06-09-2004, 11:25
Hi Jane, what a lovely picture, where is kelly park??
Liesa
Julie,
It is really shallow. We went one year and didn't realise you couldn't get tubes inside, only from the stalls outside. So, in true British eccentricity, we stripped off (down to our cozzies[:I]), jumped in and just floated down to the end. Lovley and warm it was too.
Jacqui
CarolAnn
27-09-2004, 17:12
Come on Jane! Don't tempt us with that lovely Pic and NOT tell us where it is:)
LiesaAnna
27-09-2004, 18:07
yeh i've been waiting........
jolliffee
27-09-2004, 22:20
You lot are so impatient; try this till you get the proper report.
Kelly Park, Rock Springs
Kelly Park Drive, Apopka
(407) 889-4179
Admission: Adults and children $1, children under 5 are free.
Hours: Daily 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in summer; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in winter
Location: Take Rock Springs Road north from Apopka, then right onto Kelly Park Road and follow signs
This 248-acre Orange County park is built around one of the Apopka area’s crystal clear springs. As its name suggests, Rock Springs bubbles up from a cleft in a rock outcropping and, instead of spreading out into a pool, becomes a swiftly running stream that quickly slows to a meander. The activity of choice here, and the major reason for the park’s obvious popularity, is riding down the stream in an inner tube or on a float.
Kids, and not a few grown-ups, jump into the headwaters by the dozens and bob and splash their way downstream for about a mile. The trip takes about 25 minutes at a leisurely float. There are exits from the river along the way and an excellently maintained network of boardwalks (with flooring designed to protect the barefooted) let you carry your tube back to the beginning for another go. You can also go down without a tube but, for most adults at least, the stream is too shallow for swimming during most of its course. At the middle of the tubing course, the stream blossoms into a series of lagoons and pools that form the centerpiece of the park. This is the place to come for a cooling, if somewhat crowded, swim. Or join the sunbathers thronging the shores and islands. This is a great park for kids and, if you don’t have any, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by other people’s.
Tubes are not available in the park, so unless you bring your own, stop at one of the tube rental shops near the park entrance. The cost is modest, about $3 for a day’s rental.
Most of the rest of the park is given over to nicely shaded picnic tables, most with a barbecue nearby. The park also offers camping sites ($10 a night for Orange County residents, $15 for all others); electricity is another $3. Your admission receipt lets you leave the park and return the same day. No pets are allowed in the park, and there’s no fishing here. Credits: Orange County Parks & Recreation
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LiesaAnna
27-09-2004, 23:06
thanx Dave
it looks lovely.....would like to have a nose....
What about alligators?
[msnoo][msnoo][msnoo]
jolliffee
16-10-2004, 23:05
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by millie
What about alligators?
[msnoo][msnoo][msnoo]
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I don't think alligators need a tube? thye just swim along on their own![msnwink]
Ken and Julia
08-02-2006, 17:23
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by millie
What about alligators?
[msnoo][msnoo][msnoo]
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I don't think alligators need a tube? thye just swim along on their own![msnwink]
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Great come back line :) But I also was thinking how do they keep the gators away,
I remember going to another Natural Park and there were Kinds in Canoes, as soon as they passed us (we were on a boat) there were 2 Gators just where the canoes had passed.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jolliffee
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by millie
What about alligators?
[msnoo][msnoo][msnoo]
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I don't think alligators need a tube? thye just swim along on their own![msnwink]
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[laugh][laugh][laugh]
Madabouttigger
08-02-2006, 21:08
Looks wonderful - will give it a try next trip.
Lovely pic[msnsmile]
I wouldn't mind visiting this place.
ALR
zerotone
09-02-2006, 00:26
ok having a go at resizing without photoshop, not sure if this will work.
Jane
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/200628202557_Kellypark2resizedmini.jpg
zerotone
09-02-2006, 00:28
Oops looks like I reduced it too much. Trying again
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/20062820283_Kellypark2resized.jpg
zerotone
09-02-2006, 00:29
Can't be doing this right as it is all pixellated, will wait til comp expert gets home and try again.
Jane
zerotone
09-02-2006, 01:43
Here we go again!
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/200628214335_kelly1.jpg
zerotone
09-02-2006, 01:51
Here's 2 more.
Jane
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/200628214920_Kelly2.jpg
http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/zerotone/200628215120_Kelly3.jpg
Peppermint
09-02-2006, 02:11
Looks like a lovely day out but nobody has answered the question yet - what about the alligators!!!???
florida4sun
09-02-2006, 02:27
Simple - there isnt any!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Peppermint
Looks like a lovely day out but nobody has answered the question yet - what about the alligators!!!???
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Ray&Sarah
10-02-2006, 02:20
Great pictures, looks well worth a visit.[msnsmile2]
thornton
11-02-2006, 13:11
I've gotta go.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
Jill
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Peppermint
Looks like a lovely day out but nobody has answered the question yet - what about the alligators!!!???
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They have t obuy a ticket like everybody else! [msnwink]
LiesaAnna
13-02-2006, 14:32
[laugh][laugh] looks a lovely place!! still didnt go there last visit!!