Welaka is a town situated on the St. Johns River in Putnam County, Florida, United States.

It is not known when the area was first settled, but the nearby Mount Royal archaeological site is a possible remnant of a Timucua tribal village from c. 1250 CE to 1500 CE, and may have a connection to the town of Enacape, an important center of the Utina tribe.

[1] The settlement was originally a 500-acre tract purchased by James William Bryant in 1852, and was known as Mt.

By the 1880s, Welaka had become a resort town, marketing itself to visitors seeking medicinal cures from the mineral water of the local springs.

[1] Welaka is approximately 90 miles south of Jacksonville and is accessible by highway or the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Johns River.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 714 people, 501 households, and 160 families residing in the town.

[10] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 701 people, 227 households, and 149 families residing in the town.