SPORTS & RECREATION / PARKS & NATURE
Nature Centers & Gardens
Brunswick & the Golden Isles of Georgia
Intracoastal Waterway
Brunswick 912-265-0620
www.goldenisles.com
Cummer Museum of Arts & Gardens
829 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville 904-356-6857
https://www.cummermuseum.org/
Jacksonville Zoological Gardens
8605 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville 904-757-4463
www.jacksonvillezoo.org
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
4625 SW 63rd Boulevard
Gainesville 352-372-4981
http://kanapaha.org/
Marine Science Center
100 Lighthouse Drive
Ponce Inlet 386-304-5545
www.marinesciencecenter.com
Marineland
9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard
Marineland 904-460-1275
https://marineland.net/
Morningside Nature Center
3540 E. University Avenue
Gainesville 352-393-8240
https://www.visitgainesville.com/explore/attraction/morningside-nature-center/
Obediah’s Okefenok
Swamp Road
Waycross, GA 912-287-0090
http://okefenok.com/
Ravine Gardens State Park
1600 Twigg Street
Palatka 386-329-3721
https://floridadep.gov/
St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm Zoological Park
A1A/Anastasia Boulevard
St. Augustine 904-824-3337
www.alligatorfarm.com
San Sebastian Winery
157 King Street
St. Augustine 904-826-1594
http://www.sansebastianwinery.com/
Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo
3000 NW 83rd Street
Gainesville 352-395-5601
www.sfcollege.edu
National Recreation Areas
Apalachicola National Forest
Bristol 850-643-2282
Crawfordville 850-926-3561
https://www.fs.usda.gov/
Cumberland Island National Seashore
Ferry Access
Saint Marys, GA 912-882-4335
www.nps.gov/cuis
Ocala National Forest
Umatilla 352-669-3153
Silver Springs 352-625-2520
https://www.fs.usda.gov/
Okefenokee Swamp & National Wildlife Refuge
Highway 121/23
Folkston, GA 912-283-0583
https://okeswamp.com/
Osceola National Forest
Olustee 386-752-2577
https://www.fs.usda.gov/
Timucan Ecological Preserve
12713 Ft. Caroline Road
Jacksonville 904-641-7155
www.nps.gov/foca
State Recreation Areas
Amelia Island State Park
12157 Heckscher Drive
Jacksonville 904-251-2320
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Anastasia State Park
1340A A1A South Street
St. Augustine 904-461-2033
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Big Talbot Island State Park
12157 Heckscher Drive
Jacksonville 904-251-2320
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve
State Route 24
Cedar Key 352-543-5567
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Crooked River State Park
6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway
St. Mary’s, GA 912-882-5256
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Devil’s Millhopper State Geological Site
12720 NW 109th Lane
Alachua 386-462-7905
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Fort Clinch State Park
2601 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach 904-277-7274
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Guana River State Park
2690 S. Ponte Vedra Boulevard
Ponte Vedra Beach 904-825-5071
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Laura Walker State Park
5653 Laura Walker Road
Waycross, GA 912-287-4900
https://gastateparks.org/
Little Talbot Island State Park
12157 Heckscher Drive
Jacksonville 904-251-2320
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Paynes Prairie State Preserve
100 Savannah Boulevard
Micanopy 352-466-4100
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
100 Savannah Boulevard
Micanopy 352-466-3397
https://floridadep.gov/parks
General Coffee State Park
46 John Coffee Road
Nicholls, GA 912-384-7082
https://gastateparks.org/
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park
6239 State Route 21
Keystone Heights 352-473-4701
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
State Routes 47 and 238
Fort White 386-497-4690
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Manatee Springs State Park
Suwannee Basin GEOpark
11650 NW 115th Street
Chiefland 352-493-6072
https://floridadep.gov/parks
O’Leno State Park & River Rise Preserve State Park
410 SE Oleno Park Road
High Springs 386-454-1853
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
100 Savannah Boulevard
Micanopy 352-466-3397
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Peacock Springs State Park
State Route 51
Fort White 386-497-2511
https://floridadep.gov/parks
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
12720 NW 109th Lane
Alachua 386-462-7905
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Silver River State Park
1425 NE 58th Avenue
Ocala 352-236-7148
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Stephen C. Foster State Park
State Highway 177
Fargo, GA 912-637-5274
https://gastateparks.org/
Suwannee River State Park
20185 County Road 132
Live Oak 386-362-2746
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park
Boat Access Only
Cedar Key 352-543-5567
https://floridadep.gov/parks
Metropolitan Parks & Recreation
City of Gainesville
Parks and Recreation Department
Gainesville 352-334-2171
www.cityofgainesville.org
In addition to a kaleidoscope of recreation and athletic programs, the department oversees 15 city parks including several recreational centers, tot lots, playgrounds, sports fields, racquetball courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, and an archery range.
City of Jacksonville
Parks, Recreation & Entertainment
Jacksonville 904-630-3555
Park Naturalist 904-573-2498
www.coj.net
Boasting the nation’s largest urban park system, Jacksonville and Duval County oversee more than 6,000 acres at 350 sites. The system includes Kathryn Abbey Hanna and Huguenot Memorial Parks at the beach, nature parks, neighborhood parks, community centers, special programs, swimming pools, and boat ramps.
County Parks & Recreation Contacts
Alachua County
Gainesville 352-374-5245
https://alachuacounty.us/Pages/AlachuaCounty.aspx
Camden County, GA
Woodbine 912-729-5600
www.camdencounty-ga.com
Charlton County, GA
Folkston 912-496-7037
https://charltoncountyga.us/
Clay County
Green Cove Springs 904-269-6378
www.claycountygov.com
Duval County
Jacksonville 904-630-3555
www.coj.net
Flagler County
Bunnell 386-437-7490
www.flaglercounty.org
Nassau County
Yulee 904-321-5790
www.nassauclerk.com
Putnam County
Palatka 386-329-1268
http://main.putnam-fl.com/?page_id=9013
St. Johns County
St. Augustine 904-471-6616
www.co.st-johns.fl.us
