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JONES MILL CREEK

Recreation
On the Jones Mill Creek Tract visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, horseback riding, scenic viewing, and wildlife viewing, in addition to fishing and hunting. Many of the river access points provide launches for canoes or small boats.

Jones Mill Creek is part of the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area. Hunting is allowed in permitted areas only. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

850-265-3676
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Website
Aucilla Bird List (PDF)

Access
Jones Mill Creek Tract:
Travel 22 miles west on US 98 to Powell Hammock Road, turn right; travel north 4 miles, turn left on Goose Pasture Road; Continue west on Goose Pasture Road 1.25 miles, turn right on Jerkins Mainline Road and the tract is on the right.

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HOLTON CREEK

Recreation
On the Holton Creek Tract visitors may enjoy fishing, biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads. Hunting is for persons who are mobility-impaired. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

386-758-0525
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Access
Holton Creek tract from Jasper:
Travel south on CR 249 approximately 11 miles to SW 64th Terrace, turn left into Holton Creek.

Holton Creek tract from Live Oak:
Travel north on CR 249 crossing the Suwannee River and the road becomes CR 751; travel .25 miles, turn right on CR 249; travel one mile, turn right on SW 64th Terrace into Holton Creek.

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JENNINGS BLUFF

Recreation
On this tract, visitors may enjoy fishing, as well as biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads.

The Jennings Bluff tract has a canoe launch and part of The Great Florida Birding Trail.

Alapaha River

The 202-mile-long Alapaha River is a tributary of the Suwannee River flowing through South Georgia and North Florida with three tributaries the Willacoochee, Alapahoochee and Little Alapaha Rivers. The final twenty-five miles in North Florida is an intermittent river during periods of low volume. Most of the water disappears underground into swallets in the river bed and a “blind valley” and becomes a subterranean river approximately 2.3 miles below Jennings, FL.

Dead River

A major swallet is at the terminus of the blind valley known as the Dead River and Dead River Sink.  Blind valleys are karst features where surface water is diverted from a river and flows into a channel to a swallet or sinkhole recharging the aquifer.  The Dead River is a distributary of the Alapaha where the water flows upstream to the Dead River Sink and disappears into an opening in the rock wall.  During extreme low water conditions, the Dead River may be dry.

A dye trace study conducted in 2016 by the District and Florida Geological Survey introduced dye into the Dead River Sink, six days later it appeared in Holton Creek Rise and Alapaha Rise ten miles to the south.  Both flow into the Suwannee River.

Cody Escarpment (Cody Scarp) traverses the southwest corner of the tract. The Cody Scarp is a geomorphologic formation that runs across north and central Florida. It approximates an ancient shoreline of Florida from a time when sea levels were much higher. The Cody Scarp represents the largest continuous topographic break in Florida. For more information about the Cody Scarp, visit mysuwanneeriver.com.

Access
Jennings Bluff tract from Jasper:
Travel north on US 41, turn right on NW 25th Lane; travel approximately 2 miles east and the entrance is on the left.

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HOLTON CREEK

Recreation
On the Holton Creek tract, visitors may enjoy fishing, as well as biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads. Hunting is for persons who are mobility-impaired. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

386.758.0525
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Note: Hunting is allowed in permitted areas only.


The Holton Creek River Camp is the second river camp between White Springs and Branford and provides 5 screened shelters, a picnic pavilion, restrooms with hot showers, and a tent-camping area. For more information on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail, call or visit:

800.868.9914
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail

Access
Holton Creek tract from Jasper:
Travel south on CR 249 approximately 11 miles to SW 64th Terrace, turn left into Holton Creek.

Holton Creek tract from Live Oak:
Travel north on CR 249 crossing the Suwannee River and the road becomes CR 751; travel .25 miles, turn right on CR 249; travel one mile, turn right on SW 64th Terrace into Holton Creek.


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HATCHBEND

Recreation
On the Hatchbend Tract visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing.

Access
Hatchbend from Branford:
Travel west on US 27 to CR 349; turn left and travel 4.5 miles south to CR 480; turn left; travel to CR 500; turn left; travel to CR 190; turn right and travel east to SE Deer Trail Road; turn right and continue to parking areas on the left.

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FALLING CREEK

Recreation
Visitors may enjoy hiking activities when visiting Falling Creek. The Florida National Scenic Trail traverses the Falling Creek Tract along the river.

Access
Falling Creek tract:
Access is by trails through the Little Shoals Tract on the Florida National Scenic Trail or by river.


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GRADY

Recreation
On the Grady Tract visitors may enjoy fishing, as well as biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewings.

Access
Grady from Branford:
Travel west on US 27 to SE Arabian Road; turn left at the foot of the bridge; travel 2 miles; turn right on SE Badger Road; travel east .25 mile to SE River Road; turn left; access is at the end of the road on the right.


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GOOSE PASTURE CAMPGROUND

Recreation
Visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads, in addition to fishing and hunting.

The Goose Pasture Campground is a part of the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

850-265-3676
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Website
Aucilla Bird List (PDF)

Note: Hunting is allowed in permitted areas only.


Camping Area
The camping area is primitive with no facilities except portable sanitation units. Campsites are on a first-come, first-served basis by self-issued special use authorization, which is available at the kiosk. Campers are limited to a 10-day stay. Camping is not allowed during general gun season from mid-September to the end of January. There are two group camping sections. Group Campsite A is just past the entrance before the fence, Group Campsite B is the second section with the picnic pavilion.

The group camping area can be reserved for groups of six or more by contacting the District at:

386-362-1001
800-226-1066 (FL only)
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Access
Goose Pasture Tract from Perry:
Travel 22 miles west on US 98 to Powell Hammock Road, turn right; travel north 4 miles, turn left on Goose Pasture Road; travel west 2.75 miles and the tract is on both sides of the road. Continue traveling west 1 mile and the road ends at Goose Pasture Campground.

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GOOSE PASTURE

Recreation
Visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads, in addition to fishing and hunting.

The Goose Pasture tract is a part of the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

850-265-3676
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Website
Aucilla Bird List (PDF)

Note: Hunting is allowed in permitted areas only.


Camping Area
The primitive camping area is open on a first-come, first-served basis by self-issued special use authorization, which is available at the kiosk. Campers are limited to a 10-day stay. Camping is not allowed during general gun season. The group camping area can be reserved for groups of six or more by contacting the District at:

386-362-1001
800-226-1066 (FL only)
Email Recreation


Access
Goose Pasture tract from Perry:
Travel 22 miles west on US 98 to Powell Hammock Road, turn right; travel north 4 miles, turn left on Goose Pasture Road; travel west 2.75 miles and the tract is on both sides of the road. Continue traveling west 1 mile and the road ends at Goose Pasture Campground.

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GOOSE PASTURE

Recreation
Visitors may enjoy biking, hiking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing on administrative roads, in addition to fishing and hunting.

The Goose Pasture tract is a part of the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area. For more information on hunting, contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at:

850-265-3676
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Website
Aucilla Bird List (PDF)

Note: Hunting is only allowed in permitted areas.


Camping Area
The primitive camping area is open on a first-come, first-served basis by self-issued special use authorization, which is available at the kiosk. Campers are limited to a 10-day stay. Camping is not allowed during general gun season. The group camping area can be reserved for groups of six or more by contacting the District at:

386-362-1001
800-226-1066 (FL only)
Email Recreation


Access
Goose Pasture tract from Perry:
Travel 22 miles west on US 98 to Powell Hammock Road, turn right; travel north 4 miles, turn left on Goose Pasture Road; travel west 2.75 miles and the tract is on both sides of the road. Continue traveling west 1 mile and the road ends at Goose Pasture Campground.