Gone are the summer crowds and the daily filled-to-capacity parking lots at Kelly Park’s popular Rock Springs in Apopka. With the kids back in school and the arrival of autumn, the pristine, 72-degree spring is –on most days– a noticeably more serene scene. Summer hours, 8am to 8pm, will continue through Nov 1; Winter hours, 8am to 6pm begins Nov. 2. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Largemouth bass school in the swimming area at Rock Springs at Kelly Park in Apopka, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

A family checks out the top of the run before taking the plunge in Rock Springs at Kelly Park in Apopka, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)

Young visitors explore Rock Springs Run at Kelly Park in Apopka, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sen

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