Exhilarating! - Visit Natural North Florida

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Exhilarating! - Visit Natural North Florida
Wakulla County Tourist
Development Council
P.O. Box 672 • Panacea, FL 32346
850.984.3966
www.VisitWakulla.com
Covering: Crawfordville, Panacea,
Sopchoppy & St. Marks
WAKULLA COUNTY
City of Lake Butler
200 Southwest 1st Street
Lake Butler, FL 32054-2016
386.496.3401
www.cityoflakebutler.org
Gainesville, FL 32653-1603
Lafayette County Chamber
of Commerce
P.O. Box 4162 • Mayo, FL 32066
386.294.2705
www.lafayettecountychamber.com
Covering: Mayo
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Monticello/Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce
420 West Washington Street
Monticello, FL 32344
850.997.5552
www.VisitJeffersonCountyFlorida.com
www.monticellojeffersonfl.com
Covering: Monticello, Lamont & Lloyd
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Gilchrist County Chamber
of Commerce
220 South Main Street
Trenton, FL 32693
352.463.3467
www.gilchristcounty.com
Covering: Bell, Fanning Springs & Trenton
GILCHRIST COUNTY
Dixie County Tourism Development
P.O. Box 2600 • Cross City, FL 32628
352.498.14032 • www.visitdixie.com
Covering: Cross City, Horseshoe Beach,
Jena, Old Town & Suwannee
DIXIE COUNTY
2009 NW 67th Place
• The 53,000-acre Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge
was established to protect one of the largest undeveloped
river-delta estuarine systems in the United States. It is
located approximately 16 miles southwest of Chiefland on
State Road 347.
• The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo lets you view animals in a
relaxed and natural setting. One of only two teaching zoos in
the country, this zoo is located just off of I-75 in Gainesville.
• St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge provides wintering habitat
for migratory birds. Consisting of more than 70,000 acres
on the Gulf Coast in Jefferson, Taylor and Wakulla Counties,
the refuge offers miles of trails and many exceptional wildlife
viewing locations.
• Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park was named Florida’s best
spot to view alligators, but keep a safe distance please! Walk
the La Chua Trail starting at the north rim of Payne’s Prairie
for the best gator viewing. While near Gainesville, try fishing
in one of the many lakes such as Orange and Lochloosa,
renowned for their abundance of bass. It is also a gateway to
the Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail.
Wildlife Viewing
• The Suwannee Valley Quilt Shoppe, located in a restored
1925 Coca Cola Bottling Company building on Main Street
in Trenton, draws quilters and cross-stitchers from the
southeastern U.S. Founded by the Log Cabin Quilters Club,
the Levy County Quilt Museum near Chiefland is the only
registered quilt museum in the state. Twice each year this
club organizes a Quilt Show for quilters to display their work
at the museum and offer items for sale.
www.VisitNaturalNorthFlorida.com
352.955.2199
877.955.2199
Natural North Florida awaits you!
Union County
Taylor County Chamber of Commerce
428 North Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 892 • Perry, FL 32347
866.584.5366
www.taylorcountychamber.com
Covering: Keaton Beach, Perry &
Steinhatchee
TAYLOR COUNTY
Madison County Chamber of Commerce
& Tourism
316 SW Pinckney Street
Madison, FL 32340
850.973.2788
www.madisonfl.org
Covering: Greenville, Lee & Madison
MADISON COUNTY
ALACHUA COUNTY
LEVY COUNTY
Visit Gainesville
30 East University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32601
866.778.5002 or 352.374.5260
www.visitgainesville.com
Levy County Visitors Bureau
620 North Hathaway Avenue
P.O. Box 1324 • Bronson, FL 32621
877.387.5673 or 352.486.3396
www.VisitLevy.com
Covering: Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,
Hawthorne, High Springs, La Crosse,
Micanopy, Newberry & Waldo
The Original Florida Tourism Task Force
Shopping for unexpected treasures is part of the fun of visiting
our towns, where you will find shops filled with enticing
bargains in collectibles and antiques, affordable souvenirs,
gifts, and country arts and crafts.
Antiquing and Unique Shopping
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edar Key is one of the oldest ports in the state, and when
Florida’s first railroad connected it to the east coast, it
became a major supplier of seafood and timber products to
the northeast. Today it has become a haven for artists and
writers who find the unspoiled environment inspirational to
their work. Several galleries and award-winning restaurants
dot the downtown.
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he Town of Suwannee at the mouth of the Suwannee River,
is a great place to rent a houseboat, a canoe, or a fishing
boat and explore the river delta or the Gulf shoreline, which
is still much as it was during the days of Florida’s early
settlers. From Suwannee, boaters may take a leisurely ride
upstream for water access to nearby springs.
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ixie, Levy and Taylor Counties
have deployed 80 artificial reefs offshore!
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ry Keaton Beach and
Steinhatchee to experience some
of the best sunsets and seafood
restaurants around. These friendly
fishing communities offer visitor
services such as marinas, charter
and guided fishing and Victorianstyle condo rentals.
• Monticello Vineyards & Winery is a small and unpretentious
Florida farm winery. Located in the Red Hills bioregion
of north central Florida, the winery is housed at Ladybird
Organics. The Dakotah Winery, located just north of
Chiefland along U.S. Highway 19, was named Florida’s Best
Wine Shop by Florida Monthly Magazine.
• There are plenty of places for antiquing. Travel U.S. Highway
90 through Monticello, then on to Madison where a stop at
the Hickory Hill Antiques and Gifts as well as the Auction
next door are must sees. Head to Trenton to the Crystal Ice
House. Stop in Chiefland and explore Manatee Antiques.
Williston has Dixie Antiques and Cedar Chest Antiques.
Stroll down shady streets of Micanopy that lead to an array
of hand crafters and antique shops full of treasures from
yesteryear. Downtown High Springs is also a prime area for
antiquing.
…and more
Covering: Bronson, Cedar Key, Chiefland,
Fanning Springs, Inglis, Otter Creek,
Williston & Yankeetown
FLORIDA'S SPRINGS
Access the Visit Natural Florida website at www.vnnf.org and
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/naturalnorthflorida) for more
information. You are also invited to write, call or visit any of the
offices listed for more information about specific sites, cities,
attractions, events or activities.
Exhilarating!
Visitor Information
Away from the hustle and bustle
of everyday life, Natural North
Florida allows you to move at
the speed of nature.
• Cave Diving Mecca – The region is well known to
experienced divers from around the world who come to
explore the caverns of a vast underwater world. Diving
instruction and guided tours are available from master dive
instructors in area dive shops. For more diving adventures,
travel to Old Town, site of the “City of Hawkinsville”
Underwater Archaeological Preserve in the Suwannee River.
In Williston, both the Devil’s Den Spring and the Blue Grotto
are excellent places for cave diving and snorkeling. Manatee
Springs State Park and Fanning Springs State Park are also
great diving and snorkeling spots.
• Get an up-close view of local marine life at the Gulf
Specimen Marine Laboratory in Panacea. The laboratory
contains an array of weird and wonderful treasures from
the northwest Gulf Coast in touch tanks and aquariums,
including crabs, sea urchins, starfish, stingrays, turtles and
seahorses.
• Leave plenty of time to sample the other outstanding springs
in the area. Choose a campsite such as Ginnie Springs, a
camping resort and world-renowned cave-diving location
with a dive shop and equipment rentals, or retire in the
delightful ambience of one of the many bed and breakfast
inns nearby. This area has become very popular with
kayakers, canoeists, bicyclists and nature lovers.
• Sitting atop a wondrous maze of underground caverns
and the world’s deepest and longest fresh-water spring,
the 6,000-acre Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
overflows with wildlife. Enjoy a guided riverboat cruise
through a protected Old Florida natural corridor of Tarzan
movie fame. Stay at the park in a romantic 1930s-era lodge
with dining room. A bathhouse, beach and observation
platform/diving tower are clustered near the spring.
More Water Fun
For fishermen eager to wet
a line, try any of our rivers
or the local lakes and ponds
for bass, brim or catfish, and
of course, the Gulf Coast is
renowned for its saltwater
bounty. Boat ramps and bait
and tackle shops are found
in many locations. Note: A
State of Florida fishing permit
is required and is available at
most bait and tackle shops.
Authentic Gulf Coast
Fishing Villages
We invite you to explore a place that brings back
memories of a simpler time when roads weren’t
nearly as congested, wild flowers grew in abundance
on the roadsides and nature was literally all around
us. Welcome to Natural North Florida — the state’s
original tourism destination that still offers a glimpse
of Old Florida. Here we’ve listed some of the
highlights that the area has to offer.
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail
The Suwannee River Wilderness Trail is a unique experience for
everyone from first-timers to the traditional outdoor enthusiast.
The trail runs 170 miles from White Springs in rural north
Florida all the way to the Gulf of Mexico and encompasses
activities such as canoeing, camping, boating, hiking, biking,
birding and horseback riding. Go to www.suwanneeriver.com
for more information.
Replenish your spirit by day frolicking in the springs that feed
the world-famous Suwannee River, and by night experience
the music and cultural venues of Gainesville, the home of the
• There are several hubs spaced a day of travel apart on the
river and designed as starting points for exploration along the
world-famous Suwannee River. Those hubs are:
Town of Suwannee.
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Fanning Springs State Park.
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Town of Branford.
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Convict Spring, Suwannee River Rendezvous east of
Mayo.
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Lafayette Blue Springs State Park, near Mayo.
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Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park.
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Suwannee River State Park at Ellaville, on a bluff
overlooking the intersection of two rivers.
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Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, just north of Live Oak.
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The Trail begins at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center
State Park located in White Springs, along the upper
Suwannee River.
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University of Florida.
Natural North Florida is home to natural springs,
award-winning state parks and old-fashioned rural towns
ready to be explored. Located approximately 300 miles south
of Atlanta, the region spreads from Monticello, home to the
historic Old Jail Museum, to Edward Ball Wakulla Springs
State Park, the world’s deepest and longest freshwater spring,
to Micanopy and its National Historic District, to the Gulf
of Mexico and the quaint fishing villages of Cedar Key and
Steinhatchee.
Inside this brochure you’ll find visitor services information, a
map of the region and a listing of springs, state parks, events
and attractions you’ll love to explore.
www.vnnf.org • 877.955.2199 • 352.955.2199
• Places to Stay — River camps with sleeping platforms
and cabins alternate every ten river miles down the trail.
Beautiful cabins at Stephen Foster, Suwannee River State
Park, Lafayette Blue Springs State Park and Fanning Springs
State Park can sleep up to eight. Make reservations at
www.reserveamerica.com. Many privately owned hotels,
motels and lodges are also located at various points along
the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail.
• Packages are now available on the Suwannee River
Wilderness Trail website for a variety of venues along the
river from a half-day paddle to multiple day trips.
More Canoeing, Kayaking & Camping
• The Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail is a 106-mile trail
from St. Marks to Yankeetown. Sea kayakers have long
known of the multi-day expedition possibilities along
Florida’s Big Bend Gulf Coast. The area boasts one of the
longest and wildest publicly-owned coastal wetlands in the
United States and a striking array of bird and marine life.
• Canoe outposts throughout the region will equip you for a
canoe trip down the Suwannee, Santa Fe, Withlacoochee,
Aucilla, Wacissa, or any other waterway in the region,
including kayak rentals in the towns of Suwannee and
Cedar Key on the Gulf of Mexico. They will pick you up at
your exit point and shuttle you back to your car.
• Camping areas are located along the rivers, beside the
springs, under massive moss-draped oak trees and even on
the beach at the Gulf of Mexico. Public parks and private
campgrounds also provide a variety of accommodations,
from wilderness campsites to RV resorts with all the
amenities. See the table of Springs and Parks below the
regional map for camping availability.
• Be transported back in time, discovering history and
ecological diversity on the Apalachee Bay Maritime
Heritage Paddling Trail System. Apalachee Bay is one
of the healthiest and most productive bays in the nation.
Comprising ten trails between Panacea and St. Marks, each
trail varies in difficulty and most can be completed in two to
three hours.
England. The first trail of Florida’s Greenways and Trails
System, it welcomes running, walking, bicycling and skating.
Horseback riding is available on the adjacent unpaved trail.
History
Hiking, Biking and Horse Trails
Natural North Florida is gaining popularity with bicyclists who
have discovered the many lightly-traveled roads and miles
of wooded public trails, including the Florida Trail, a wellmarked hiking trail linking one end of Florida to the other.
Touring companies in the area offer tours, rentals and routing
information.
• The 16-mile Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is designed for
walking, cycling and horseback riding. The trail borders the
edge of Paynes Prairie, a state-owned wildlife sanctuary.
• The RO Ranch is a 2,500-acre equestrian park located 11
miles south of Mayo. It is adjacent to 20,000-acres of public
land open to horseback riding. The ranch has a guest lodge as
well as RV and primitive campsites.
• The Madison Bike Loop rates high on the Adventure Cycling
Association’s Southern Tier Section 7 with over 100 miles of
cycling adventure.
• The Nature Coast State Trail System, which connects the
towns of Cross City, Fanning Springs, Chiefland and Trenton,
provides both paved and equestrian trails.
• The Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic State Trail runs 20.5 miles
from Florida’s capital city to the coastal community of St.
Marks. From the early 1900s, this historic railroad corridor
was used to carry cotton from the plantation belt to the
coast for shipment to textile mills in England as well as New
• San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park is the site of
the second landing by Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvez in
1528. Self-guided tours and a museum interpret ruins left
by the Spanish, English, Union and Confederate forces once
occupying this site.
• The South’s Most Haunted Small Town, as reported by ABC
News in October 2003, Monticello is a beautiful small town
with lots of southern charm by day and ghostly spirits by
night. The Big Bend Ghost Trackers hosts great ghost tours
at Halloween time.
• The Island Hotel & Restaurant in Cedar Key was constructed
of “seashell tabby” in 1859. Built as a general store and
post office, it has changed little over the years.
• Monticello is also legendary for its sheer number of restored
and registered historic homes and buildings. Peruse the
moss-covered, oak-lined city streets, while taking the Self
Guided Walking and Driving Tour. Don’t miss the 1890
Monticello Opera House.
• The historic Putnam Lodge in Cross City, built in the late
1920s, will remind visitors of an old National Park-style hotel
with its “pecky cypress” interior. The Dixie County Cultural
Center is also located in Cross City.
• Museums and Towns — For a sense of life gone by, visit the
authentic Cracker farm at the Forest Capital Museum in Perry
or the Honey Lake Plantation Resort and Spa in Greenville,
home of the oldest stained glass windows in the state. There
are also museums that preserve the history of the region. The
Cedar Key Museum State Park depicts the colorful history of
the thriving port city on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Micanopy
Historic Museum highlights both the Native American history
and life in Florida’s oldest inland town.
Culture, Music and Nightlife
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Homesite – Just south of Gainesville,
Cross Creek is the National Trust Historic Landmark home of
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author of The Yearling and many
other famous novels. Guided tours are given from October
through July.
• The University of Florida’s Cultural Plaza in Gainesville hosts
world-class theater and art and is home to the Butterfly
Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History, a
canopied walk-through exhibit featuring hundreds of free-flying
butterflies from around the world.
• The Bluegrass Festival at the Forest Capital State Park in
Perry was recently nominated as one of the best festivals in
the United States by the International Bluegrass Musicians
Association.
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he Monticello Opera continues to present plays and concerts
in the historic, perfectly acoustic second story theater.
• Scenic Byways — For those looking for leisurely automobile
drives, Wakulla County is home to the Big Bend Scenic Byway
(U.S. Highway 98) while Alachua County is home to the Old
Florida Heritage Highway (U.S. Highway 441).
Calendar of events
Below is a sampling of events. All of the points of interest listed on the map have
special events throughout the year, and most cities have at least one yearly festival.
For a complete list of area events and festivals, go to www.vnnf.org
JANUARY
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Christmas Express at Kirby Family Farm & Railroad
Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve Celebration
Levy County Quilt Museum Festival
Light Up Madison
Seahorse Key Lighthouse Open House
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Wacissa River and Wacissa Springs - Wacissa, FL
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Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park - Monticello, FL
Largest Indian Burial Mounds in Florida
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Econfina River State Park - Lamont, FL
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Forest Capital State Museum State Park - Perry, FL
Bluegrass festival and pioneer activities at “Cracker” homestead throughout the year
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Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge - Chiefland, FL
Symbol on map is at headquarters
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Cedar Key Scrub State Preserve - Cedar Key, FL
Fishing, riding and wildlife viewing
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Cedar Key Museum State Park - Cedar Key, FL
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Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park - Cedar Key, FL
Good fishing. Accessible only by boat
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Goethe State Forest near Bronson, FL
Horse and hiking trails
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Devil’s Den - Williston, FL
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Dudley Farm Historic State Park - Newberry, FL
Working farm from the 19th century
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National Historic Landmark and home to Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of
“The Yearling”
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R.O. Ranch Equestrian Park - Mayo, FL
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Advent Christian Village - Dowling Park, FL
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Inglis/Yankeetown
Gainesville
Manatee Springs State Park
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Art & Seafood Festival
Cane and Boil Festival
Clay Landing Days
Downtown Festival & Arts Show
Fancy Flea Vintage Home & Garden Fest
Micanopy Fall Festival
Two Hawk Hammock Fall Festival
Apalachicola National Forest - Crawfordville, FL
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Bronson
Annual Steinhatchee Canoe Trip
Steinhatchee
Bronson Motor Speedway, School Bus Figure 8’s
Bronson
Butterfly Festival - Fla. Museum of Natural History
Gainesville
Cedar Key Seafood Festival
Cedar Key
Central Florida Fall Harvest & Peanut Festival
Williston
The Fest
Gainesville
Florida Forest Festival
Perry
Ghost Tours in America’s Most Haunted Small Town Monticello
Hickory Grove Founder’s Day Festival
Pinetta
Hidden Coast Paddling Adventure
Alternates between the towns of Suwannee, Cedar Key, Jena, Steinhatchee & Yankeetown
The Lost Railroad at Kirby Family Farm & Railroad
Williston
Monarch Butterfly Festival
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Pioneer Days
Mayo
PRCA Pro Rodeo
Williston’s Horseman’s Park
Riverfest
High Springs
St. Marks Stone Crab Festival
St. Marks
Seahorse Key Lighthouse Open House
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Rivers Run Through It…
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Two Tails Ranch - Williston
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Country in the Pines Music Festival
Elephant Appreciation Day
Seahorse Key Lighthouse Open House
Southern Pines Blues & BBQ Festival
Funding provided by the
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
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Seahorse Key Lighthouse Open House
Yulee Day
Chiefland
Gainesville
Monticello
Newberry
Hart Springs
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Chiefland Watermelon Festival
Juneteenth Festival
Monticello Watermelon Festival
Newberry Watermelon Festival
Shriners Kids Fishing Tournament
Tour de Melon Bike Ride
Gainesville
Madison
Keaton Beach
Crawfordville
Cedar Key
Panacea
High Springs
Monticello
Williston
Windsor
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5th Avenue Arts Festival
20th of May Jubilee Celebration
Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Big Bend Kayak Classic
Cedar Key Annual Small Boat Meet
Panacea Blue Crab Festival
Pioneer Days
Southern Music Rising’s Bluegrass Festival
Williston Arts & Crafts Festival
Windsor Zucchini Festival
Madison
Perry
Gainesville
Williston
Yankeetown
Panacea
Gainesville
Sopchoppy
Shell Point Beach
Waldo
Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park
Bronson/Otter Creek
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Down Home Days Festival & Parade
Florida State Bluegrass Festival
Jest Fest!
Levy County Fair
Nature Coast Challenge-Kayak Fishing Tournament
Rock the Dock Fishing Tournament
Spring Arts Festival
Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin’ Festival
Steven C. Smith Memorial Regatta
Waldo Railroad Days
Wakulla Wildlife Festival
Wild Hog Canoe & Kayak Race
Goethe State Forest
Gainesville Raceway
Gainesville
Lee
Cedar Key
Trenton
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Black Prong Combined [Horse] Driving Event
Gatornationals
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Spring Festival
Lee Homecoming Day
Old Florida Celebration of the Arts
Suwannee Valley Quilt Festival
Cedar Key
Manatee Springs State Park
Steinhatchee and Jena
Williston
Williston’s Horseman’s Park
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Cedar Key Star Party
Covered Wagon Days
Fiddler Crab Festival
Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment
“Pee Wee Mercer” Benefit Rodeo
Manatee Springs State Park
Goethe State Forest - Bronson
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Manatee Awareness Program
Nature Coast Combined Horse Driving Event
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352.463.0800 • www.ottersprings.com
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352.535.5181 • www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/state/nat/faq.htm
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352.493.6072 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.493.0238 • www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=41515
352.543.5567 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.543.5350 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.543.5567 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.473.4701 • www.floridastateparks.org
352.463.3444 • www.hartsprings.com
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352.465.8585 • www.freshfromflorida.com/Divisions-Offices/FloridaForest-Service/Our-Forests/State-Forests/Goethe-State-Forest
352.528.3344 • www.devilsden.com
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352.472.1142 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.466.3397 • www.floridastateparks.org
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352.466.3672 • www.floridastateparks.org