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SPORTS & RECREATION \/ PARKS & NATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Nature Centers & Gardens<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Brunswick & the Golden Isles of Georgia<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Intracoastal Waterway
\nBrunswick 912-265-0620
\nwww.goldenisles.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Cummer Museum of Arts & Gardens<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>829 Riverside Avenue
\nJacksonville 904-356-6857
\nhttps:\/\/www.cummermuseum.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Jacksonville Zoological Gardens<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>8605 Zoo Parkway
\nJacksonville 904-757-4463
\nwww.jacksonvillezoo.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>4625 SW 63rd Boulevard
\nGainesville 352-372-4981
\nhttp:\/\/kanapaha.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Marine Science Center<\/strong>
\n100 Lighthouse Drive
\nPonce Inlet 386-304-5545
\n<\/u>www.marinesciencecenter.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Marineland<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>9600 Ocean Shore Boulevard
\nMarineland 904-460-1275
\nhttps:\/\/marineland.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Morningside Nature Center<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>3540 E. University Avenue
\nGainesville 352-393-8240
\nhttps:\/\/www.visitgainesville.com\/explore\/attraction\/morningside-nature-center\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Obediah’s Okefenok<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Swamp Road
\nWaycross, GA 912-287-0090
\nhttp:\/\/okefenok.com\/<\/a>
\n
\n<\/strong>Ravine Gardens State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>1600 Twigg Street
\nPalatka 386-329-3721
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Augustine’s Alligator Farm Zoological Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>A1A\/Anastasia Boulevard
\nSt. Augustine 904-824-3337
\nwww.alligatorfarm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

San Sebastian Winery<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>157 King Street
\nSt. Augustine 904-826-1594
\nhttp:\/\/www.sansebastianwinery.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>3000 NW 83rd Street
\nGainesville 352-395-5601
\nwww.sfcollege.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

National Recreation Areas<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Apalachicola National Forest<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Bristol 850-643-2282
\nCrawfordville 850-926-3561
\nhttps:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Cumberland Island National Seashore<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Ferry Access
\nSaint Marys, GA 912-882-4335
\nwww.nps.gov\/cuis<\/a><\/p>\n

Ocala National Forest<\/strong>
\nUmatilla 352-669-3153
\nSilver Springs 352-625-2520
\nhttps:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Okefenokee Swamp & National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong>
\nHighway 121\/23
\nFolkston, GA 912-283-0583
\nhttps:\/\/okeswamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Osceola National Forest<\/strong>
\nOlustee 386-752-2577
\nhttps:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Timucan Ecological Preserve<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12713 Ft. Caroline Road
\nJacksonville 904-641-7155
\nwww.nps.gov\/foca<\/a><\/p>\n

State Recreation Areas<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Amelia Island State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12157 Heckscher Drive
\nJacksonville 904-251-2320
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Anastasia State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>1340A A1A South Street
\nSt. Augustine 904-461-2033
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Big Talbot Island State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12157 Heckscher Drive
\nJacksonville 904-251-2320
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>State Route 24
\nCedar Key 352-543-5567
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Crooked River State Park<\/strong>
\n6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway
\nSt. Mary’s, GA 912-882-5256
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Devil’s Millhopper State Geological Site<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12720 NW 109th Lane
\nAlachua 386-462-7905
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Fort Clinch State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>2601 Atlantic Avenue
\nFernandina Beach 904-277-7274
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Guana River State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>2690 S. Ponte Vedra Boulevard
\nPonte Vedra Beach 904-825-5071
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Laura Walker State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>5653 Laura Walker Road
\nWaycross, GA 912-287-4900
\nhttps:\/\/gastateparks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Talbot Island State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>12157 Heckscher Drive
\nJacksonville 904-251-2320
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Paynes Prairie State Preserve<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>100 Savannah Boulevard
\nMicanopy 352-466-4100
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>100 Savannah Boulevard
\nMicanopy 352-466-3397
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

General Coffee State Park<\/strong>
\n46 John Coffee Road
\nNicholls, GA 912-384-7082
\nhttps:\/\/gastateparks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>6239 State Route 21
\nKeystone Heights 352-473-4701
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Ichetucknee Springs State Park<\/strong>
\nState Routes 47 and 238
\nFort White 386-497-4690
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Manatee Springs State Park<\/strong>
\nSuwannee Basin GEOpark
\n11650 NW 115th Street
\nChiefland 352-493-6072
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

O’Leno State Park & River Rise Preserve State Park<\/strong>
\n410 SE Oleno Park Road
\nHigh Springs 386-454-1853
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park<\/strong>
\n100 Savannah Boulevard
\nMicanopy 352-466-3397
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Peacock Springs State Park<\/strong>
\nState Route 51
\nFort White 386-497-2511
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park<\/strong>
\n12720 NW 109th Lane
\nAlachua 386-462-7905
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Silver River State Park<\/strong>
\n1425 NE 58th Avenue
\nOcala 352-236-7148
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Stephen C. Foster State Park<\/strong>
\nState Highway 177
\n<\/strong>Fargo, GA 912-637-5274
\nhttps:\/\/gastateparks.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Suwannee River State Park<\/strong>
\n20185 County Road 132
\nLive Oak 386-362-2746
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park<\/strong>
\nBoat Access Only
\nCedar Key 352-543-5567
\nhttps:\/\/floridadep.gov\/parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Parks & Recreation<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>City of Gainesville<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Parks and Recreation Department
\nGainesville 352-334-2171
\nwww.cityofgainesville.org<\/a>
\nIn 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.
\n
\n<\/strong>City of Jacksonville<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Parks, Recreation & Entertainment
\nJacksonville 904-630-3555
\n<\/strong>Park Naturalist 904-573-2498
\nwww.coj.net<\/a>
\nBoasting 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\u00a0Hanna and Huguenot Memorial Parks at the beach, nature parks, neighborhood parks, community centers, special programs, swimming pools, and boat ramps.
\n<\/p>\n

<\/strong>County Parks & Recreation Contacts<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Alachua County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Gainesville 352-374-5245
\nhttps:\/\/alachuacounty.us\/Pages\/AlachuaCounty.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

Camden County, GA<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Woodbine 912-729-5600
\nwww.camdencounty-ga.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Charlton County, GA<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Folkston 912-496-7037
\nhttps:\/\/charltoncountyga.us\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Clay County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Green Cove Springs 904-269-6378
\nwww.claycountygov.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Duval County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Jacksonville 904-630-3555
\n<\/strong>www.coj.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Flagler County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Bunnell 386-437-7490
\nwww.flaglercounty.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Nassau County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Yulee 904-321-5790
\nwww.nassauclerk.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Putnam County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Palatka 386-329-1268
\nhttp:\/\/main.putnam-fl.com\/?page_id=9013<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Johns County<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>St. Augustine 904-471-6616
\nwww.co.st-johns.fl.us<\/a><\/p>\n

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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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=316"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":775,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/316\/revisions\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Jacksonville3\/WatsonTVlah\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}