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Silver Glen Springs

Location: Lake George
Lat / Lon: N 29° 14.702' / W 081° 38.443'
Depth: 5 feet
Description:
A popular gathering place to enjoy a clear water run from Silver Glen Spring. Shallow draft vessels only.
NOTE: Per Florida Statute 327.4109
The owner or operator of a vessel or floating structure may not anchor or moor such that the nearest approach of the anchored or moored vessel or floating structure is:
1. Within 150 feet of any marina, boat ramp, boatyard, or other vessel launching or loading facility;
2. Within 300 feet of a superyacht repair facility. For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “superyacht repair facility” means a facility that services or repairs a yacht with a water line of 120 feet or more in length; or
3. Within 100 feet outward from the marked boundary of a public mooring field or a lesser distance if approved by the commission upon request of a local government within which the mooring field is located. The commission may adopt rules to implement this subparagraph.

4.25

(4)

4.25 out of 5 stars

Holding:

5.00

Excellent sand bottom holding.

Wind Protection:

5.00

Current Flow:

4.00

Wake Protection:

5.00

Scenic Beauty:

5.00

Ease of Shopping:

1.00

Shore Access:

3.25

Acces to the park at roped off swimming area

Pet Friendly:

2.25

Cell Service:

4.50

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Silver Glen Springs

Reviewed by: david kanzler, Hygge, on Feb 25, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 29'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

5

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

4

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Great place to stop but not on the weekend unless you like loud music and party boats. Arrived at 4:30 pm on a Sunday, with loud partiers. By 6:00 pm we had the place to ourselves. Sheriff Deputy stopped by and was super nice. Told us that 3' is about it for draft to come up all the way to the spring. Else anchor out and come up with dingy. He said the state is working on getting rid of the derelict boats. Gators, manatees, racoons, turtles, etc. Enjoying a lovely peaceful quite night on the hook in the spring. Crystal clear water.

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Review for Silver Glen Springs

Reviewed by: Capt Maria Langer, Do It Now, on Feb 16, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 32'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

3

Getting in requires a shallow draft boat. My 30-inch draft made it in. The shallowest water is outside the channel in Lake George. On my path in to the first channel markers I saw depths as low as 3 1/2 feet. This is an amazing place, with crystal clear water and abundant wildlife, including manatees, several species of fish, turtles, and lots of birds. You can see clear to the bottom in depths of 8 or 9 feet. I came during the week and it was crowded with boats. Unfortunately, a lot of the boats seem permanently anchored, with no one aboard, in the middle of the lagoon. Other than one overnighter who left not long after I arrived, everyone else was a day-tripper. Generally well behaved boaters just anchoring around the lagoon, watching the manatee from their boats, swimming, or snorkeling. When the day trippers left, I had the lagoon to myself -- with the permanent boats. It was extremely quiet with no wind or current to speak of. I woke in the middle of the night hearing beeping sound that was apparently coming from one of the boats. I also heard water splashing sounds and turned on some lights to see hundreds of fish jumping in the water. It was pretty amazing. I would have stayed a second night, but in the morning a very large houseboat came in, dragging two of the channel markers with him, and parked beyond me blocking the channel. I witnessed him throw in an anchor, narrowly missing a bunch of manatee that had followed him in. Another rental houseboat came in soon afterwards. I could imagine the second night being loud with partiers on their boats and I really didn't want them to spoil the magic of the place for me. So I left.

A side note here: Florida really needs to get its act together on the abandoned boat situation. I counted 10 unoccupied boats in a small and naturally beautiful wildlife habitat. Most of these boats were an eyesore and took up a lot of precious space. While it's one thing to see boats abandoned in anchorages along the ICW, it's another to see them spoiling an otherwise pristine natural area.

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Review for Silver Glen Springs

Reviewed by: Dan Bowers on Mar 14, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 25'
Draft: 2.5'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

5

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

4

Pet Friendly:

1

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

We visited this Spring again this year. Everything mentioned before still applies. Several houseboats were there this year. Amazing clear water, like looking through air even in 6 feet of water or more.
Not many boats during the week. Big change on weekends.

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Review for Silver Glen Springs

Reviewed by: Dan Bowers, Lake Effect, on Mar 16, 2022
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 28'
Draft: 2.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

5

Current Flow:

1

Wake Protection:

5

Scenic Beauty:

5

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

3

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

5

Beautiful clear water. Popular on weekends. Much quieter weekdays. There's a park swimming area at the spring. Stay between the red and green markers getting in.
Popular for shallow draft boats.

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