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Snorkeling & Florida Springs Gear Essentials: Top Amazon Picks for Central Florida Adventures
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items Central Florida's springs stay a crisp 72 degrees all year, and Blue Spring, Alexander Springs, Rainbow River, and Kelly Park are all an easy drive from Kissimmee and Poinciana. This is the snorkeling and spring-day gear I actually pack - masks that ...
The tempered-glass lens and dry-top snorkel are the difference between seeing manatees at Blue Spring and squinting through a fogged-up rental. Start here before anything else.
Anti-Fog Snorkel Mask & Dry Snorkel Set
Full face masks are what finally got my youngest comfortable putting her face in the water. No mouthpiece to fight with, and she can breathe normally while she looks around.
Kids Full Face Snorkel Mask
Short fins are the right call for springs and rivers where you are in shallow water near other people. The adjustable strap means one pair covers the whole family.
Cressi Palau Short Adjustable Snorkeling Fins
Spring runs are full of limestone, roots, and the occasional shell. These grip on slick boat ramps and let you walk the trail back without changing shoes.
Quick-Dry Neoprene Water Shoes
It floats, which is the whole point when you drop it off a tube on the Rainbow River. The touchscreen still works through the plastic so you can shoot photos underwater.
Waterproof Floating Phone Case
Several Florida springs and state parks ask you to skip chemical sunscreens, and mineral is the easy answer. Put it on before you leave the house so it has time to set.
Reef-Safe Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
When you are face-down snorkeling for two hours your back takes the full Florida sun. A rash guard beats reapplying sunscreen every forty minutes.
UPF 50+ Long Sleeve Rash Guard Swim Shirt
Keys, phone, towels, and snacks stay dry even if the whole bag goes in the water. Roll the top three times and it doubles as a float you can clip to a tube.
20L Waterproof Dry Bag Backpack
Tube rentals at Rainbow River and Ichetucknee add up fast for a family. Buy one good tube with a backrest and cup holders and it pays for itself in two trips.
Inflatable River Float Tube with Backrest
You inflate it only as much as you want, so you can float effortlessly and still dive down. Great confidence builder for anyone who is a nervous swimmer.
Seaview Palawan Inflatable Snorkel Vest
Mesh lets sand and spring water drain out instead of sitting in your trunk all week. One bag per person keeps everybody's mask and fins straight.
Mesh Drawstring Snorkel Gear Bags (3-Pack)
Packs down to nothing, shakes the sand right off, and is dry again before you get back to the car. Regular cotton towels stay soggy in our humidity.
Oversized Quick-Dry Microfiber Beach Towel
Three dollars of anti-fog is the difference between a great snorkel and constantly stopping to clear your mask. Spray it the night before and rinse lightly at the spring.
Dive Mask Anti-Fog Spray
You do not need a GoPro budget to film manatees and gar at the springs. These budget action cams shoot great underwater video and you will not panic if one gets dropped.
4K Waterproof Underwater Action Camera
The springs stay 72 degrees year-round, which feels cold fast when you are floating still watching fish. A thin 2mm top keeps you in the water twice as long at Blue Spring or Rainbow River.
2mm Neoprene Wetsuit Top