Wes Skiles Peacock State Park had 2 springs and many sinkholes. In fact, that whole region of the state had many sinkholes! When Andrew & I arrived, we drove to the furthest spot back and figured we would just work our way up to the front. We walked to Peacock Spring and were simply shocked at what it looked like. Instead of a beautiful, clear spring, it looked like a mucky swamp. We were so confused; was it just that time of year?
We walked the trail system that followed the cave system below and admired everything around us. When we got to the road I decided it would be best to get the car and finish the other half by driving to it. We got to see a huge sinkhole and then finished off the park by admiring the Orange Grove Sink. It was there that we discovered what was going on. A sign that was posted said the spring was closed because the river was contaminating it. Wow! I had no idea nature attacked itself like that. I was disappointed most of the day because we were robbed of seeing the park the way they were supposed to be seen. I turned to Andrew and told him we were actually lucky because we got to see a side of these parks that very few others have. It may not be as pristine and shiny as it should be but the park was still beautiful and the transformation of mother nature was stunning.
Before you visit, make sure you check out the parks website for all of the up-to-date park information: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/wes-skiles-peacock-springs-state-park
