FL: Gilchrist’s Blue Springs State Park officially opens

(Feb. 12, 2018) -- “Couldn’t be more excited about the state taking over this park,” Gabriel Tyner, a Gainesville native, said. He’s been coming to Gilchrist Blue Springs Park for years. “I love the springs. It’s a part of my life. I grew up on the river, grew up paddling, this is my home.”