www.vnnf.org • 877.955.2199 • 352.955.2199 • 877.955.2199 • www.vnnf.org Park, Lafayette Blue Springs State Park and Fanning Springs Springs Fanning and Park State Springs Blue Lafayette Park, Heritage Paddling Trail System. Apalachee Bay is one one is Bay Apalachee System. Trail Paddling Heritage coast for shipment to textile mills in England as well as New New as well as England in mills textile to shipment for coast Beautiful cabins at Stephen Foster, Suwannee River State State River Suwannee Foster, Stephen at cabins Beautiful ecological diversity on the Apalachee Bay Maritime Maritime Bay Apalachee the on diversity ecological and attractions you’ll love to explore. to love you’ll attractions and authentic Cracker farm at the Forest Capital Museum in Perry Perry in Museum Capital Forest the at farm Cracker authentic was used to carry cotton from the plantation belt to the the to belt plantation the from cotton carry to used was and cabins alternate every ten river miles down the trail. trail. the down miles river ten every alternate cabins and Be transported back in time, discovering history and and history discovering time, in back transported Be • Florida Heritage Highway (U.S. Highway 441). Highway (U.S. Highway Heritage Florida Museums and Towns — For a sense of life gone by, visit the the visit by, gone life of sense a For — Towns and Museums • Marks. From the early 1900s, this historic railroad corridor corridor railroad historic this 1900s, early the From Marks. map of the region and a listing of springs, state parks, events events parks, state springs, of listing a and region the of map Places to Stay — River camps with sleeping platforms platforms sleeping with camps River — Stay to Places • (U.S. Highway 98) while Alachua County is home to the Old Old the to home is County Alachua while 98) Highway (U.S. regional map for camping availability. camping for map regional from Florida’s capital city to the coastal community of St. St. of community coastal the to city capital Florida’s from Center is also located in Cross City. Cross in located also is Center drives, Wakulla County is home to the Big Bend Scenic Byway Byway Scenic Bend Big the to home is County Wakulla drives, Inside this brochure you’ll find visitor services information, a a information, services visitor find you’ll brochure this Inside amenities. See the table of Springs and Parks below the the below Parks and Springs of table the See amenities. The Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic State Trail runs 20.5 miles miles 20.5 runs Trail State Historic Marks Tallahassee-St. The • I Town of Suwannee. of Town with its “pecky cypress” interior. The Dixie County Cultural Cultural County Dixie The interior. cypress” “pecky its with Scenic Byways — For those looking for leisurely automobile automobile leisurely for looking those For — Byways Scenic • from wilderness campsites to RV resorts with all the the all with resorts RV to campsites wilderness from 1920s, will remind visitors of an old National Park-style hotel hotel Park-style National old an of visitors remind will 1920s, provides both paved and equestrian trails. equestrian and paved both provides Steinhatchee. Steinhatchee. H Fanning Springs State Park. State Springs Fanning campgrounds also provide a variety of accommodations, accommodations, of variety a provide also campgrounds in the historic, perfectly acoustic second story theater. story second acoustic perfectly historic, the in The historic Putnam Lodge in Cross City, built in the late late the in built City, Cross in Lodge Putnam historic The • towns of Cross City, Fanning Springs, Chiefland and Trenton, Trenton, and Chiefland Springs, Fanning City, Cross of towns the beach at the Gulf of Mexico. Public parks and private private and parks Public Mexico. of Gulf the at beach the The Monticello Opera continues to present plays and concerts concerts and plays present to continues Opera Monticello The • of Mexico and the quaint fishing villages of Cedar Key and and Key Cedar of villages fishing quaint the and Mexico of G Town of Branford. of Town The Nature Coast State Trail System, which connects the the connects which System, Trail State Coast Nature The • Monticello Opera House. Opera Monticello springs, under massive moss-draped oak trees and even on on even and trees oak moss-draped massive under springs, to Micanopy and its National Historic District, to the Gulf Gulf the to District, Historic National its and Micanopy to Association. Mayo. Guided Walking and Driving Tour. Don’t miss the 1890 1890 the miss Don’t Tour. Driving and Walking Guided cycling adventure. cycling Camping areas are located along the rivers, beside the the beside rivers, the along located are areas Camping • F the United States by the International Bluegrass Musicians Musicians Bluegrass International the by States United the Convict Spring, Suwannee River Rendezvous east of of east Rendezvous River Suwannee Spring, Convict State Park, the world’s deepest and longest freshwater spring, spring, freshwater longest and deepest world’s the Park, State moss-covered, oak-lined city streets, while taking the Self Self the taking while streets, city oak-lined moss-covered, Association’s Southern Tier Section 7 with over 100 miles of of miles 100 over with 7 Section Tier Southern Association’s your exit point and shuttle you back to your car. your to back you shuttle and point exit your Perry was recently nominated as one of the best festivals in in festivals best the of one as nominated recently was Perry E Lafayette Blue Springs State Park, near Mayo. Mayo. near Park, State Springs Blue Lafayette historic Old Jail Museum, to Edward Ball Wakulla Springs Springs Wakulla Ball Edward to Museum, Jail Old historic and registered historic homes and buildings. Peruse the the Peruse buildings. and homes historic registered and The Madison Bike Loop rates high on the Adventure Cycling Cycling Adventure the on high rates Loop Bike Madison The • Cedar Key on the Gulf of Mexico. They will pick you up at at up you pick will They Mexico. of Gulf the on Key Cedar The Bluegrass Festival at the Forest Capital State Park in in Park State Capital Forest the at Festival Bluegrass The • Monticello is also legendary for its sheer number of restored restored of number sheer its for legendary also is Monticello • of Atlanta, the region spreads from Monticello, home to the the to home Monticello, from spreads region the Atlanta, of D Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park. Dowling Village, Christian Advent well as RV and primitive campsites. primitive and RV as well including kayak rentals in the towns of Suwannee and and Suwannee of towns the in rentals kayak including butterflies from around the world. the around from butterflies post office, it has changed little over the years. the over little changed has it office, post land open to horseback riding. The ranch has a guest lodge as as lodge guest a has ranch The riding. horseback to open land Aucilla, Wacissa, or any other waterway in the region, region, the in waterway other any or Wacissa, Aucilla, ready to be explored. Located approximately 300 miles south south miles 300 approximately Located explored. be to ready overlooking the intersection of two rivers. two of intersection the overlooking canopied walk-through exhibit featuring hundreds of free-flying free-flying of hundreds featuring exhibit walk-through canopied C of “seashell tabby” in 1859. Built as a general store and and store general a as Built 1859. in tabby” “seashell of miles south of Mayo. It is adjacent to 20,000-acres of public public of 20,000-acres to adjacent is It Mayo. of south miles canoe trip down the Suwannee, Santa Fe, Withlacoochee, Withlacoochee, Fe, Santa Suwannee, the down trip canoe Suwannee River State Park at Ellaville, on a bluff bluff a on Ellaville, at Park State River Suwannee award-winning state parks and old-fashioned rural towns towns rural old-fashioned and parks state award-winning Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History, a a History, Natural of Museum Florida the at Rainforest The Island Hotel & Restaurant in Cedar Key was constructed constructed was Key Cedar in Restaurant & Hotel Island The • The RO Ranch is a 2,500-acre equestrian park located 11 11 located park equestrian 2,500-acre a is Ranch RO The • Canoe outposts throughout the region will equip you for a a for you equip will region the throughout outposts Canoe • world-class theater and art and is home to the Butterfly Butterfly the to home is and art and theater world-class B Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, just north of Live Oak. Live of north just Park, Music Suwannee of Spirit springs, natural to home is Florida North Natural at Halloween time. Halloween at edge of Paynes Prairie, a state-owned wildlife sanctuary. wildlife state-owned a Prairie, Paynes of edge United States and a striking array of bird and marine life. marine and bird of array striking a and States United The University of Florida’s Cultural Plaza in Gainesville hosts hosts Gainesville in Plaza Cultural Florida’s of University The • Suwannee River. Suwannee night. The Big Bend Ghost Trackers hosts great ghost tours tours ghost great hosts Trackers Ghost Bend Big The night. walking, cycling and horseback riding. The trail borders the the borders trail The riding. horseback and cycling walking, longest and wildest publicly-owned coastal wetlands in the the in wetlands coastal publicly-owned wildest and longest University of Florida. of University through July. through State Park located in White Springs, along the upper upper the along Springs, White in located Park State with lots of southern charm by day and ghostly spirits by by spirits ghostly and day by charm southern of lots with The 16-mile Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is designed for for designed is Trail State Gainesville-Hawthorne 16-mile The • Florida’s Big Bend Gulf Coast.