Welcome to the Wekiva Wilderness TrustWelcome to the Wekiva Wilderness Trust, a nonprofit, volunteer group that supports the work of the three parks that make up the Wekiva basin state parks. WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK LOWER WEKIVA RIVER PRESERVE STATE PARK ROCK SPRINGS RUN STATE PRESERVE There are many volunteer opportunities from helping to run the nature center and conducting guided walks to river patrol and assisting rangers in the park. VOLUNTEER INFORMATION |
MembershipJoin the Wekiva Wilderness Trust with a membership and become a vital part of supporting the Wekiva basin state parks! We offer several levels. Membership entitles you to attend and vote at the monthly board meetings and the opportunity to learn what is going on in the parks and how you can help. Read more > | Upcoming Events at Wekiwa Springs & Rock Springs RunEast Lake Heritage Festival — Sat, March 22. 10am-4pm. Enjoy a free, family fun day at the 11th annual Heritage Festival at Rock Springs Run State Reserve. Arts & crafts, vendors, exhibitors, tram tours, food and music. Hike with a Ranger Every Thursday at 9am. Come and join park staff on a weekly hike of Wekiwa Springs State Park. Paid admission into the park is required at ranger station. Every week allows the unique opportunity to learn about Wekiwa Spring fascinating history, wildlife, native plants and foraging, prescribed burning, and more with a park ranger. Meet at end of park drive at Sand Lake parking lot no later than 9am. Great opportunity for school groups and home school learning for all ages. See you there! | Donate
The Wekiva Wilderness Trust is an all-volunteer organization that runs the nature center, conducts guided walks and river patrols and performs a variety of other work to assist rangers in the park. We need your financial help to continue our support that preserves and restores the Wekiva parks for all to enjoy. Read more >
| The Ethel ProjectEthel was a thriving township at Rock Springs that has long since disappeared. You can learn more about it by clicking on the recently updated 'History of Rock Springs' button above. The Friends of Ethel are working to bring Ethel alive again with a walk back in time. There are brochures for self-guided hikes with interpretive panels along the way and markers at sites of special interest. There are also guided hikes, and these are posted on our Meet Up Wekiva webpage. We have built a pavilion with picnic tables near the trailhead for visiting school groups and others interested in learning more about this remarkable story. Now we plan to build two 1880s homestead cabins, one to house a small museum and the other to be simply furnished as it would have been then. |