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Hart Springs Park, Gilchrist County, Florida–New and Improved For 2018!
Florida’s State Parks are excellent, but often crowded. However, we have a number of very fine county-operated parks in Natural North Florida that are generally less crowded, with the same spring access as the bigger state parks. Hart Springs, in rural Gilchrist County, is alongside the famous Suwannee River, and has recently been renovated. The …
Pit Stop: Akins BBQ, Bell
Locals traveling from Levy County (Yankeetown, Inglis and Chiefland), Florida to “points north” on Interstate 75 typically take the “Hwy 129 shortcut” to avoid busy traffic in Gainesville and Lake City. Hwy 129 heads north off US19/98 at Chiefland, and runs through Trenton, Bell and Live Oak before putting travelers out on I-75 just below …
Splashdown at Hart Springs
While most visitors come to swim in the beautiful springs that flow into the Suwannee River, Hart Springs Park offers paddlers, campers, and hikers a place to play, too.