Portions of the following information were taken from Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 66.

From the intersection of SR 71 and CR 164 north of Marianna, travel east on CR 164 approximately 1.7 miles to the intersection with Hunter Fish Camp Road. Turn south (right) onto Hunter Fish Camp Road and travel approximately 0.5 miles to the intersection with Lamar Drive. Turn west (right) onto Lamar Drive and travel approximately 0.17 miles to the boat ramp. Gator Spring is located on the east side of Merritt’s Mill Pond, across the lake from the boat ramp.

Description - Gator Spring discharges from a vertical fissure at the base of a 15 ft high limestone wall along the east side of Merritt’s Mill Pond. The bottom half of the fissure is inundated with clear waters of Merritt’s Mill Pond. A slight flow can be seen coming from the fissure. No spring pool exists, and spring water discharges directly into Merritt’s Mill Pond. In the vicinity of the fissure, the mill pond has a sand bottom with some aquatic vegetation. Above the fissure on the limestone wall are lush green ferns and other plants, all under a dense hardwood canopy. Land above the spring on the east side of the mill pond rises steeply to elevations up to 50 ft above the pond. Merritt’s Mill Pond is a 5 mile long, 500 ft wide impounded spring run.