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Gainesville - Alachua County & Vicinity
North-Central Florida is the Heart of Florida
"Where Nature and Culture Meet"
        

               Natural & Human History Museums & Historical Sites
Archer Railroad & Historical Museum (Archer)   www.afn.org/~archer/depot010.htm
Bailey Plantation House (Gainesville)   http://historic.alachua.fl.us
Black Heritage Trail   www.originalflorida.org
Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park (World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Desert Storm) (Starke)   http://30thinfantry.org/blanding.shtml 
Cedar Key Museum (Cedar Key)   www.floridastateparks.org/cedarkeymuseum   
Chambers Farm (Fort McCoy)   www.chambersfarm.org
Columbia County Historical Museum (Lake City)   www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1160263
Dudley Farm Historic Site State Park (Newberry)   www.floridastateparks.org 
Florida Museum of Natural History (University of Florida, Gainesville)   www.flmnh.ufl.edu   
Florida Heritage Trail   www.originalflorida.org  
Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation Historic Site (Gainesville) www.hailehomestead.org 
Hawthorne Historical Museum (Hawthorne)   www.hawthorneflorida.org/museum.htm
Kanapaha Park – A Walk Through Time (War Memorial, Gainesville)
            www.gru.com/OurCommunity/ParkProjects/veteranspark.jsp 
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site (8 acres, Cross Creek)
            www.floridastateparks.org/marjoriekinnanrawlings   
Matheson Museum and Historical Center (Library and Archives, Gainesville)  www.mathesonmuseum.org
Micanopy Historical Society Museum (Micanopy)  www.afn.org/~micanopy 
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park (Civil War Battlefield,
            Re-enactment Festival each February, Olustee)   www.floridastateparks.org
  

               Sports Venues (Stadiums, Arenas, Racetracks)
Alachua County Fairgrounds (128 acres, Gainesville)   www.alachuacounty.us  and  www.alachuacountyfair.org
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field (Gator Baseball, U of F, Gainesville)
            http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=mckethan&sport=baseb
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (“The Swamp”) (Gator Football, University of Florida, Gainesville)
            http://virtualtour.ufl.edu/campus_sites/stadium.htm
Bradford County Fairgrounds (Starke) www.bradfordcountyfair.org
Bronson Motor Speedway (ASA Stock Cars, Bronson) www.bronsonmotorspeedway.com
Canterbury Equestrian Showplase (161 acres, Newberry)   www.canterburyshowplace.com 
Clay County Agricultural Fairgrounds (Green Cove Springs)   www.claycountyfair.org
Columbia County Fairgrounds (Lake City)   www.columbiacountyfair.org
Columbia Motorsports Park (Stock Cars, Ellisville)
Florida Horse Park (Ocala)   www.floridahorsepark.com
Florida Soccer Stadium at Percy Beard Stadium (U of F, Gainesville)   www.gainesvillesportscommission.com 
Gainesville Raceway (NHRA Drag Racing – Gator Nationals, Gainesville)   http://www.gainesvilleraceway.com
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium (Gator Softball, U of F, Gainesville)
            www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=sbstadium&sport=softb
Levy County Fairgrounds (Williston)   www.levycountyfair.com
Ocala Jai Alai Fronton (Jai Alai and Poker, Orange Lake)   www.ocalajaialai.com
Ocala - Marion County Horse Farms & Equestrian Centers  www.ocalamarion.com
Ocala Speedway (Stock Cars, Ocala)  www.ocalaspeedway.com
Percy Beard Stadium at James G. Pressly Stadium (Track & Field, U of F, Gainesville)
            www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=percy&sport=track
Putnam County Speedway Park (Stock Cars, Satsuma)   www.putnamcountyspeedway.com
Southeastern Livestock Pavilion (Ocala)   www.seyfair.com
Stephen C. O’Connell Center (University of Florida, Gainesville)   www.oconnellcenter.ufl.edu
   

            Theme Parks
Silver Springs Nature Theme Park (350 acres, Glass Bottom
             Boats, Unique Animals, Ocala)   www.silversprings.com
Wild Waters Waterpark (Silver Springs, Ocala)   www.wildwaterspark.com 
             
            Active Recreation Areas and Parks   
Alachua County Park System   www.alachuacounty.us  
Black Prong Equestrian Center (Horse facilities and trails, Bronson)
            http://blackprong.com   
Blue Springs Park (High Springs)   www.bluespringspark.com
City of Gainesville Park System   www.cityofgainesville.org
Devil's Millhopper Geological Site (huge sinkhole with stairway, Gainesville)
            www.floridaparks.org/devilsmillhopper  
Gainesville – Hawthorne Trail (16 miles, Boulware Springs to Lochloosa to Hawthorne)
            www.floridastateparks.org/gainesville-hawthorne  
Ginnie Springs Outdoors (Campground & Dive Resort, Santa Fe River, High Springs)
            www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com
Goethe State Forest (53,398 acres, Horse trails, camping, Bronson)
            www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/Goethe.html
Heart of Florida Scenic Trail (Alachua and Marion Counties)
            www.floridaseden.org/trails/index.php
Ichetucknee Springs State Park (Tubing down the river, Fort White)
            www.floridastateparks.org/ichetuckneesprings   
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Hiking Trails, Ocala)
            www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/cfg/default.htm
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park (Keystone Heights)
            www.floridastateparks.org/goldhead
Nature Coast Trail (Chiefland - Cross City - Trenton - Fanning Springs)
            www.originalflorida.org
Poe Springs Park (202 acres, Santa Fe River, High Springs)
            www.visitgainesville.net/photogallery/poesprings.htm
Santa Fe River (Canoeing, High Springs)   www.santaferiver.com
Silver River State Park (Silver Springs, Ocala)
            www.floridastateparks.org/Silverriver
Suwannee River  (The Historic Suwannee River is a federal designated "Wild River" (unspoiled) and has Florida's only White Water Rapids.  The song "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River" is the state song of Florida.  The tourist industry in Florida began here in the 1880's.)
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail   www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness   
    
            Fishing, Boating, Swimming, and Watersports
Many city and county parks and recreation areas have public swimming pools.  Many Active and Passive Recreation Areas have Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, and Springs where swimming, fishing, canoeing, boating, diving, and tubing are allowed.  The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are short drives away.
 
         http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Gainesville+florida+fishing&btnG=Google+Search 

         www.purewaterwilderness.com      and      www.originalflorida.org
  
FRESHWATER (Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers)
            The "Lake Region" which includes Earleton, Hampton, Hawthorne, Interlachen, Keystone Heights, Melrose, and Waldo forms a crescent around Gainesville on the east, northeast, and southeast.  There are over 100 lakes of many sizes and descriptions and many have boat ramps.  There are 21 lakes in Alachua County, all within 20 miles of Gainesville.
   
            Lakes of significant size in the Lake Region near Gainesville are:  Alto, Ashley, Bass, Bedford, Bream, Brooklyn, Bull Pond, Bundy, Clubhouse, Cowpen, Crystal, Cue, Darkwater, Elizabeth, Gatorbone, Geneva, Georges, Goodson (Round), Goose, Grandin, Halfmoon, Hall, Hampton, Hewitt, Hickory, Jeffords, Kingsley, Lily, Little Orange, Little Santa Fe, Lochloosa, Long, Lowry, McMeekin, Melrose, Moss Lee, Oldfield Pond, Orange, Paradise, Redwater, Rosa, Santa Fe, Serena, Silver, Silver Sands, Smith, Spring, Star, Susan, Varnes, Vause, White Sands, and Winnott.

            Other large lakes near Gainesville are:  Butler - Lake Butler, Crosby - Starke, DeLancy - Ocala, Kerr- Ocala, Newnans - Gainesville & Windsor, Ocklawaha - Ocala, Rowell - Starke, Sampson - Starke, Swift Creek - Lake Butler, Tuscawilla - Micanopy, and Watermelon Pond - Archer.

            Rivers and large creeks near Gainesville are:  Ichtucknee, New, Ocklawaha, Orange Creek, Santa Fe, St. Johns, Steinhatchee, Suwannee, and Waccasassa Rivers.  The St. Johns and Suwannee Rivers are quite large.  The Suwannee River was made famous by Stephen Foster's folk song "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Way Down Upon the Swanee River"), which is the State Song of Florida.

           Springs in North Central Florida:  Alexander, Blue, Branford, Devil's Den, Fanning, Ginnie, Hart, Hornsby, Ichetucknee, Juniper, Manatee, Peacock, Poe, Rainbow, Silver, and Werner-Boyce Salt Springs.  Some springs are in state parks and some are privately owned.
 
SALTWATER
            The Gulf of Mexico is about a 55 mile drive.  The nearest towns are Cedar Key (55 miles), Suwannee (60 miles), Yankeetown (60 miles), Horseshoe Beach (65 miles), Crystal River (65 miles), and Steinhatchee (70 miles).
  
            The Atlantic Ocean is about a 70 mile drive.  The nearest beaches are Crescent Beach (70 miles), St. Augustine Beach (70 miles), Vilano Beach (70 miles), Marineland (70 miles), Flagler Beach (75 miles), and Jacksonville Beach (75 miles).  Daytona Beach is 90 miles.
    

            Passive Recreation, Gardens, and Conservation Areas
Alfred A. Ring Park (20 acres on Hogtown Creek, wildflowers, Gainesville)
            www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/aarp.aspx
Austin Cary Memorial Forest (Waldo)   www.sfrc.ufl.edu/facilities.html
Biven's Arm Nature Park (57 acres of oak hammock, marsh, and trail, Gainesville)
            www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/banp.aspx and
            www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/bivens_arm_trail.htm
Boulware Springs (Gainesville)   www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/bsphw.aspx
Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum (UF Campus, Gainesville)  www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve (Cedar Key)   www.floridastateparks.org/cedarkeyscrub
Cofrin Nature Park and Trail (Gainesville)   www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/cnp.aspx
Colclough Pond Audubon Sanctuary (26 acres of pasture and forest, Gainesville)
            www.flmnh.ufl.edu/aud/sanctuar.htm
Crystal River Preserve State Park  (Tropical & Temperate biological communities) 
Fort McCoy Wildlife Area (Fort McCoy)  http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/cooperative/fort_mccoy.asp
Fort White Mitigation Park (1,328 acres, Fort White)  http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/fort_white/default.asp
Greathouse Butterfly Farm  (Earleton)   www.greathousebutterflyfarm.com
Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area (26,000 acres, Otter Creek)  www.stateparks.com/gulf_hammock.html
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (62 acres, Gainesville) www.kanapaha.org
Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area (Hawthorne)  http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/cooperative/lochloosa.asp
Loblolly Woods Nature Area (Hogtown Greenway, Gainesville)  www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/lef.aspx
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (53,000 acres, Cedar Key)  www.fws.gov/lowersuwannee Mill Creek Farm (Horse retirement home, Alachua)   www.millcreekfarm.org
Morningside Nature Center (278 acres, Gainesville)   www.cityofgainesville/no/facilities/mnc.aspx  
Ocala National Forest (383,573 acres, Ocala)  www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/recreation/index_ocala.shtml
O'Leno State Park (Santa Fe River, High Springs)  www.floridastateparks.org/oleno
Osceola National Forest (200,000 acres, Lake City)  www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/recreation/index_osc.shtml              
Paynes Prairie State Preserve (22,000 acres of wet prairie and fresh water marsh, Gainesville - Micanopy)   www.floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie
Ravine Gardens State Park (Palatka) www.floridastateparks.org/ravinegardens  
River Rise State Preserve (Santa Fe River, High Springs)   www.floridastateparks.org/riverrise  
San Felasco Hammock State Preserve (7,000 acres, Gainesville - Alachua)
            www.floridastateparks.org/sanfelascohammock  
Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo (12 acres, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, and Endangered Species from 6 Continents, Gainesville)   http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~zoo 
Shady Oak Butterfly Farm (Brooker)   http://buyabutterfly.com  
Steinhatchee Springs Wildlife Management Area (20,909 acres, Branford)
            http://myfwc.com/recreation/cooperative/steinhatchee_springs.asp  
  

            Shopping Centers and Retail Areas
          In addition to the following there are about 50 neighborhood and community
shopping centers in the Gainesville Urban Area.  There are also many more in and
near Ocala, Lake City, Starke, and Palatka.
Butler Plaza (Wal-Mart, Lowes, Target, Kohls, and over 100 stores on Archer Road Gainesville's "Miracle Mile" and "Restaurant Row")   www.butlerplaza.com
Downtown Alachua (specialty stores and restaurants)   www.cityofalachua.com
Downtown Gainesville (many specialty shops and restaurants) www.cityofgainesville.org
Downtown High Springs (specialty stores and restaurants)   http://city.highsprings.com
Downtown Keystone Heights (retail stores and restaurants)  www.keystoneheights.us
Downtown Newberry (specialty stores and restaurants)  www.cityofnewberryfl.com
Downtown Palatka (retail stores and restaurants)   www.co.putnam.fl.us/palatka
Downtown Starke (retail stores and restaurants)   www.cityofstarke.org
Haile Village Center Shops (Haile Plantation, Gainesville)  www.haileguide.com
Interstate 75 Interchanges (4 retail areas, Gainesville)
Lake City Urban Area (Downtown and shopping centers)   www.lcfla.com  
N.W. 13th Street (Lowes, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, 
            many more stores, Gainesville)
Newberry Road (several shopping centers, Gainesville)
North Main Street ("Automobile Row", Gainesville)
Oaks Mall (Macy's, J.C. Penney, Sears, Dillards, Belk, over
            1 million sq. ft. with 150 stores, Newberry Road, Gainesville)   www.theoaksmall.com
Ocala Urban Area (Downtown and many shopping centers)  www.ocalafl.org
Wal-Mart Super Center (Waldo Road, Northeast Gainesville)   www.walmart.com

            Farmer's and Flea Markets
Alachua County Farmer's Market (North Gainesville)   www.441market.com
Bradford Farmer's Market (Starke)   www.BradfordFarmersMarket.com
Butler Plaza Southwest Gainesville Farmer's Market (Southwest Gainesville)
Haile Plantation Farmer's Market (Southwest Gainesville)  www.haileguide.com/eventdetail.php?id=2
High Springs Farmer's Market (High Springs)   http://city.highsprings.com
Keystone Heights Farmer's Market (Keystone Heights)
Marion Street Farmer's Market (Lake City)  
Tioga Monday Market (Jonesville) 
Trenton Community Farmer's Market (Trenton)  
Union County Farmer's Market (Lake Butler)
Union Street Farmer's Market (Gainesville Downtown Farmer's Market)   www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com
Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market (800 venders on 40 acres, Antique Mall, Waldo)   
    

 
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