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

Holmes Blue Spring is located on the west bank of the Choctawhatchee River 1.4 miles northeast of the community of Cerrogordo. Exit I-10 at SR 279 and turn north toward Caryville. Go 1 mile to the intersection of SR 279 and US 90. Turn west (left) and drive 2.5 miles to the intersection of US 90 and SR 179A/181. Turn north (right) and follow 179A for 5 miles to Cerrogrodo. In Cerrogordo, turn east (right) toward the river and follow signs to boat ramp about 0.5 miles. From the public boat ramp in Cerrogordo, travel 1.5 miles upstream on the Choctawhatchee River to the mouth of the spring. The narrow spring run flows in from the northwest (left) bank.

Description - Holmes Blue Spring has a circular spring pool that measures 30 ft in diameter. The vent is a deep, vertical, steep-walled opening in limestone over which the depth measures 29.2 ft. The spring sits in a conical, circular depression with 8 ft high clay banks. Limestone is exposed near the circular vent in the center of the depression. Its waters are bluish and crystal clear. A copious boil emerges over the vent, and water flows approximately 3 in. higher that the surrounding spring surface. There are a few sticks and logs on the sand, clay, and limestone bottom. There is no aquatic vegetation in the spring or its run. The short spring run averages 3 ft deep and flows 150 ft southeast into the murky brown Choctawhatchee River. Spring-water levels are closely tied to fluctuations of the nearby river. The spring run is under a forest canopy within the heavily wooded river floodplain.

Utilization - Holmes Blue Spring is undeveloped and exists in a natural condition.