On our way to Montauk State Park we stopped at another site in the Ozark NSR, Round Springs. Named after a round opening where a sinkhole formed over the spring's where it comes out from the ground. The annual average output from this spring depends on the annual rain fall but it averages about 26 million gallons a day.
The visitor center is currently closed but you can walk around the spring and the cavern ( where a number of bats live). During our visit we were the only people around the spring and it was very peaceful. Because we were the only ones around we were lucky enough to see a river otter. We watched him/her swim around the spring for a long time and it was high point of our visit to this spring.
Round Springs
Round Springs
River Otter
Bat Cavern
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