Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, Natural spring park in Gilchrist County, Florida

Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park is a natural spring facility with a main spring that produces about 44 million gallons of crystal-clear water daily. The water flows through a short run into the Santa Fe River, creating excellent conditions for swimming and paddling activities.

Ruth B. Kirby received the land that became the park as an engagement gift from her employer and fiancé Ed. C. Wright in 1958; the couple never married, and after Wright died in 1969 she served as executor of his estate. Kirby and her family ran it as a private park until Florida bought it for $5.2 million, opening it on November 1, 2017 as the state's 175th park. In 2019 it was renamed Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park in honor of her dedication to the springs.

The park's full name, Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, honors the woman who ran it as a private park with her family after receiving the land as a 1958 engagement gift from her employer and fiancé Ed. C. Wright. The state renamed it for her in 2019.

The main spring pool is reached by a wooden boardwalk along its left side, with a sandy shore and a low concrete retaining wall at the back. Swimming, snorkeling, paddling, hiking, picnicking and camping are all possible in the park, and a single concession stand sells food and drink. The springs feed a short run into the Santa Fe River.

The park holds six natural springs, not five: Gilchrist Blue Spring, Little Blue Spring, Naked Spring, Kiefer Spring, Johnson Spring and one more. Together they discharge about 44 million gallons of water daily into the Santa Fe River. The full name, Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, was adopted in 2019.