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Sports Venues (Stadiums, Arenas, Racetracks)
Alachua County Fairgrounds (128 acres, Gainesville) www.alachuacounty.us and www.alachuacountyfair.org
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field (Gator Baseball, U of F, Gainesville)
http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=mckethan&sport=baseb
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (“The Swamp”) (Gator Football, University of Florida, Gainesville)
http://virtualtour.ufl.edu/campus_sites/stadium.htm
Bradford County Fairgrounds (Starke) www.bradfordcountyfair.org
Bronson Motor Speedway (ASA Stock Cars, Bronson) www.bronsonmotorspeedway.com
Canterbury Equestrian Showplase (161 acres, Newberry) www.canterburyshowplace.com
Clay County Agricultural Fairgrounds (Green Cove Springs) www.claycountyfair.org
Columbia County Fairgrounds (Lake City) www.columbiacountyfair.org
Columbia Motorsports Park (Stock Cars, Ellisville)
Florida Horse Park (Ocala) www.floridahorsepark.com
Florida Soccer Stadium at Percy Beard Stadium (U of F, Gainesville) www.gainesvillesportscommission.com
Gainesville Raceway (NHRA Drag Racing – Gator Nationals, Gainesville) http://www.gainesvilleraceway.com
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium (Gator Softball, U of F, Gainesville)
www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=sbstadium&sport=softb
Levy County Fairgrounds (Williston) www.levycountyfair.com
Ocala Jai Alai Fronton (Jai Alai and Poker, Orange Lake) www.ocalajaialai.com
Ocala - Marion County Horse Farms & Equestrian Centers www.ocalamarion.com
Ocala Speedway (Stock Cars, Ocala) www.ocalaspeedway.com
Percy Beard Stadium at James G. Pressly Stadium (Track & Field, U of F, Gainesville)
www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=percy&sport=track
Putnam County Speedway Park (Stock Cars, Satsuma) www.putnamcountyspeedway.com
Southeastern Livestock Pavilion (Ocala) www.seyfair.com
Stephen C. O’Connell Center (University of Florida, Gainesville) www.oconnellcenter.ufl.edu
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Theme Parks
Silver Springs Nature Theme Park (350 acres, Glass Bottom
Boats, Unique Animals, Ocala) www.silversprings.com
Wild Waters Waterpark (Silver Springs, Ocala) www.wildwaterspark.com
Active Recreation Areas and Parks
Alachua County Park System www.alachuacounty.us
Black Prong Equestrian Center (Horse facilities and trails, Bronson)
http://blackprong.com
Blue Springs Park (High Springs) www.bluespringspark.com
City of Gainesville Park System www.cityofgainesville.org
Devil's Millhopper Geological Site (huge sinkhole with stairway, Gainesville)
www.floridaparks.org/devilsmillhopper
Gainesville – Hawthorne Trail (16 miles, Boulware Springs to Lochloosa to Hawthorne)
www.floridastateparks.org/gainesville-hawthorne
Ginnie Springs Outdoors (Campground & Dive Resort, Santa Fe River, High Springs)
www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com
Goethe State Forest (53,398 acres, Horse trails, camping, Bronson)
www.fl-dof.com/state_forests/Goethe.html
Heart of Florida Scenic Trail (Alachua and Marion Counties)
www.floridaseden.org/trails/index.php
Ichetucknee Springs State Park (Tubing down the river, Fort White)
www.floridastateparks.org/ichetuckneesprings
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Hiking Trails, Ocala)
www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/cfg/default.htm
Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park (Keystone Heights)
www.floridastateparks.org/goldhead
Nature Coast Trail (Chiefland - Cross City - Trenton - Fanning Springs)
www.originalflorida.org
Poe Springs Park (202 acres, Santa Fe River, High Springs)
www.visitgainesville.net/photogallery/poesprings.htm
Santa Fe River (Canoeing, High Springs) www.santaferiver.com
Silver River State Park (Silver Springs, Ocala)
www.floridastateparks.org/Silverriver
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail www.floridastateparks.org/wilderness
Fishing, Boating, Swimming, and Watersports
Many city and county parks and recreation areas have public swimming pools. Many Active and Passive Recreation Areas have Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, and Ponds where swimming, fishing, canoeing, boating, and tubing are allowed. The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico are short drives away.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Gainesville+florida+fishing&btnG=Google+Search
www.purewaterwilderness.com and www.originalflorida.org
FRESHWATER (Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers)
The "Lake Region" which includes Earleton, Hampton, Hawthorne, Interlachen, Keystone Heights, Melrose, and Waldo forms a crescent around Gainesville on the east, northeast, and southeast. There are over 100 lakes of many sizes and descriptions and many have boat ramps.
Lakes of significant size in the Lake Region near Gainesville are: Alto, Ashley, Bass, Bedford, Bream, Brooklyn, Bull Pond, Bundy, Clubhouse, Cowpen, Crystal, Cue, Darkwater, Elizabeth, Gatorbone, Geneva, Georges, Goodson (Round), Goose, Grandin, Halfmoon, Hall, Hampton, Hewitt, Hickory, Jeffords, Kingsley, Lily, Little Orange, Little Santa Fe, Lochloosa, Long, Lowry, McMeekin, Melrose, Moss Lee, Oldfield Pond, Orange, Paradise, Redwater, Rosa, Santa Fe, Serena, Silver, Silver Sands, Smith, Spring, Star, Susan, Varnes, Vause, White Sands, and Winnott.
Other large lakes near Gainesville are: Butler - Lake Butler, Crosby - Starke, DeLancy - Ocala, Kerr- Ocala, Newnans - Gainesville & Windsor, Ocklawaha - Ocala, Rowell - Starke, Sampson - Starke, Swift Creek - Lake Butler, Tuscawilla - Micanopy, and Watermelon Pond - Archer.
Rivers and large creeks near Gainesville are: Ichtucknee, New, Ocklawaha, Orange Creek, Santa Fe, St. Johns, Steinhatchee, Suwannee, and Waccasassa. The St. Johns and Suwannee Rivers are quite large. The Suwannee River was made famous by Stephen Foster's folk song "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Way Down Upon the Swanee River"), which is the State Song of Florida.
SALTWATER
The Gulf of Mexico is about a 55 mile drive. The nearest towns are Cedar Key (55 miles), Suwannee (60 miles), Yankeetown (60 miles), Horseshoe Beach (65 miles), Crystal River (65 miles), and Steinhatchee (70 miles).
The Atlantic Ocean is about a 70 mile drive. The nearest beaches are Crescent Beach (70 miles), St. Augustine Beach (70 miles), Vilano Beach (70 miles), Marineland (70 miles), Flagler Beach (75 miles), and Jacksonville Beach (75 miles). Daytona Beach is 90 miles.
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Passive Recreation, Gardens, and Conservation Areas
Alfred A. Ring Park (20 acres on Hogtown Creek, wildflowers, Gainesville)
www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/aarp.aspx
Austin Cary Memorial Forest (Waldo) www.sfrc.ufl.edu/facilities.html
Biven's Arm Nature Park (57 acres of oak hammock,marsh, and trail, Gainesville)
www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/banp.aspx and
www.dep.state.fl.us/gwt/guide/regions/north/trails/bivens_arm_trail.htm
Boulware Springs (Gainesville) www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/bsphw.aspx
Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum (UF Campus, Gainesville) www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve (Cedar Key) www.floridastateparks.org/cedarkeyscrub
Cofrin Nature Park and Trail (Gainesville) www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/cnp.aspx
Colclough Pond Audubon Sanctuary (26 acres of pasture and forest, Gainesville)
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/aud/sanctuar.htm
Fort McCoy Wildlife Area (Fort McCoy) http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/cooperative/fort_mccoy.asp
Fort White Mitigation Park (1,328 acres, Fort White) http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/fort_white/default.asp
Greathouse Butterfly Farm (Earleton) www.greathousebutterflyfarm.com
Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area (26,000 acres, Otter Creek) www.stateparks.com/gulf_hammock.html
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens (62 acres, Gainesville) www.kanapaha.org
Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area (Hawthorne) http://myfwc.com/RECREATION/cooperative/lochloosa.asp
Loblolly Woods Nature Area (Hogtown Greenway, Gainesville) www.cityofgainesville.org/no/facilities/lef.aspx
Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge (53,000 acres, Cedar Key) www.fws.gov/lowersuwannee
Mill Creek Farm (Horse retirement home, Alachua) www.millcreekfarm.org
Morningside Nature Center (278 acres, Gainesville) www.cityofgainesville/no/facilities/mnc.aspx
Ocala National Forest (383,573 acres, Ocala) www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/recreation/index_ocala.shtml
O'Leno State Park (Santa Fe River, High Springs) www.floridastateparks.org/oleno
Osceola National Forest (200,000 acres, Lake City) www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/recreation/index_osc.shtml
Paynes Prairie State Preserve (22,000 acres of wet prairie and fresh water marsh, Gainesville - Micanopy)
www.floridastateparks.org/paynesprairie
Ravine Gardens State Park (Palatka) www.floridastateparks.org/ravinegardens
River Rise State Preserve (Santa Fe River, High Springs) www.floridastateparks.org/riverrise
San Felasco Hammock State Preserve (7,000 acres, Gainesville - Alachua)
www.floridastateparks.org/sanfelascohammock
Santa Fe Community College Teaching Zoo (12 acres, Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, and Endangered Species from 6 Continents, Gainesville) http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~zoo
Shady Oak Butterfly Farm (Brooker) http://buyabutterfly.com
Steinhatchee Springs Wildlife Management Area (20,909 acres, Branford)
http://myfwc.com/recreation/cooperative/steinhatchee_springs.asp
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Shopping Centers and Retail Areas
In addition to the following there are about 50 neighborhood and community
shopping centers in the Gainesville Urban Area. There are also many more in and
near Ocala, Lake City, Starke, and Palatka.
Butler Plaza (Wal-Mart, Lowes, Target, and over 100 stores on Archer Road Gainesville's "Miracle Mile" and "Restaurant Row") www.butlerplaza.com
Downtown Alachua (specialty stores and restaurants) www.cityofalachua.com
Downtown Gainesville (many specialty shops and restaurants) www.cityofgainesville.org
Downtown High Springs (specialty stores and restaurants) http://city.highsprings.com
Downtown Keystone Heights (retail stores and restaurants) www.keystoneheights.us
Downtown Newberry (specialty stores and restaurants) www.cityofnewberryfl.com
Downtown Palatka (retail stores and restaurants) www.co.putnam.fl.us/palatka
Downtown Starke (retail stores and restaurants) www.cityofstarke.org
Haile Village Center Shops (Haile Plantation, Gainesville) www.haileguide.com
Interstate 75 Interchanges (4 retail areas, Gainesville)
Lake City Urban Area (Downtown and shopping centers) www.lcfla.com
N.W. 13th Street (Lowes, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club,
many more stores, Gainesville)
Newberry Road (several shopping centers, Gainesville)
North Main Street ("Automobile Row", Gainesville)
Oaks Mall (Macy's, J.C. Penney, Sears, Dillards, Belk, Linens-N-Things, over
1 million sq. ft. with 150 stores, Newberry Road, Gainesville) www.theoaksmall.com
Ocala Urban Area (Downtown and many shopping centers) www.ocalafl.org
Wal-Mart Super Center (Waldo Road, Northeast Gainesville) www.walmart.com
Farmer's and Flea Markets
Alachua County Farmer's Market (North Gainesville) www.441market.com
Bradford Farmer's Market (Starke) www.BradfordFarmersMarket.com
Butler Plaza Southwest Gainesville Farmer's Market (Southwest Gainesville)
Haile Plantation Farmer's Market (Southwest Gainesville) www.haileguide.com/eventdetail.php?id=2
High Springs Farmer's Market (High Springs) http://city.highsprings.com
Keystone Heights Farmer's Market (Keystone Heights)
Marion Street Farmer's Market (Lake City)
Tioga Monday Market (Jonesville)
Trenton Community Farmer's Market (Trenton)
Union County Farmer's Market (Lake Butler)
Union Street Farmer's Market (Gainesville Downtown Farmer's Market) www.unionstreetfarmersmkt.com
Waldo Farmer's and Flea Market (800 venders on 40 acres, Antique Mall, Waldo)
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Mark Cohen, Broker
EYEMARK REALTY, INC.
Gainesville, FL 32653
Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker
352-373-3783 Office 352-222-5609 Cell
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