St. Johns River, Blue Cypress Conservation Area in the upper basin
Explore the Blue Cypress Conservation Area and other sections of the Upper St. Johns River at the southernmost portion of the St. Johns River Water Management District. Click each X to see a point of interest along the river.
![Two bunched of cypress trees standing in water](https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/2021/01/1-blue-cypress-lake.jpg)
Blue Cypress Lake
Otherworldly cypress trees preside over aptly named Blue Cypress Lake.
![A cypress dome captures the morning sun at Blue Cypress Lake Conservation Area.](https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/2021/01/2-cypress-dome-at-blue-cypress-ca.jpg)
Blue Cypress Lake Conservation Area
A cypress dome captures the morning sun at Blue Cypress Lake Conservation Area.
![Aerial view of a water control structures in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project](https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/2021/01/3-Fort-Drum-Marsh-CA-looking-north.jpg)
Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area
Looking north toward State Road 60 from Fort Drum Marsh Conservation Area, the District’s southernmost boundary.
![Aerial view of a water control structures in the Upper St. Johns River Basin Project](https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/2021/02/4-S-96D-f.jpg)
Upper St. Johns River Basin
Water control structure S-96D is one of eight major gated spillway structures in the Upper St. Johns River Basin.
![Birds hopping around in a marsh](https://www.sjrwmd.com/static/2021/01/5-upper-basin-marsh.jpg)
St. Johns River marshes
Birds abound in the vast marshes of the headwaters of the St. Johns River.