It’s believed Florida only has around 700 natural springs, collectively delivering nearly 8 billion gallons of fresh, near 70-degree water to the surface every single day. Now one of them is for sale in Tampa Bay.
Mud Springs is a a second-magnitude freshwater spring located at 0 Marys Fish Camp Rd. in Spring Hill.
Named after the brownish macroalgae that sits at the bottom, Mud Springs is a popular cave diving and fishing site. The 400-foot diameter spring sits at the head of Mud River, which is directly north of the Weeki Wachee River and runs for about a mile and half to the Gulf of Mexico.
In 2021, Hernando County was in talks to purchase the property and the spring, but it appears that is no longer the case.
Currently asking $2.7 million, the sale includes the spring itself and the 38-acres of land surrounding it. The property is zoned CPDP, meaning it could be subdivided into multiple homesites, and RV park, etc.
The listing agent is Kimberly Pye of Home Land Real Estate.
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