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Suwannee River State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
Camping
Full Facility Camping
Picnic tables, electric and
a grill are provided at all 30 campsites located in the family campground. A restroom with hot showers is within close proximity. Inquire at the ranger station for the availability of firewood and ice. Pets are allowed in the campground. See our Official Pet Policy for more information.
Youth Camping
Two youth tent camping areas for use by organized, non-profit youth groups are available. Youth Camping fees are $4.00 for both adults and youth.
RVs
The campground at Suwannee River State Park has 31 campsites available through the Reserve America system. They can accommodate RV type campers and tent campers as most sites depending upon size of each camping rig. Each site is equipped with electrical hookups (20 & 30 Amps), water, picnic table and
ground grill fire ring. There is a dump station located within the campground facility. All campers must register at the Ranger Station.
Picnicking
Boating
Boat ramps are available for various watercrafts, including boats, canoes and
kayaks. Rental of watercraft is not available at the park.
Canoeing & Kayaking
Both upper portions of the Suwannee River Canoe Trail and the Withlacoochee River Canoe Trail begin in Georgia and end at the park. The lower Suwannee River Canoe Trail begins at the park and ends at the Gulf of Mexico.
History of the Area
The river hums with echoes of history ?of the booming days of plantations and logging empires, of the high times of paddle-wheel boats steaming up and down the river, of the long disorientation after the Civil War and
of the quiet persistence of the strong pioneers who lived off this land and profited from the rivers.
South of the junction of the rivers - earthworks (an earthen embankment used as a military fortification) was constructed by the Confederates during the Civil War. Its main purpose was to protect the railroad bridge across the Suwannee. Essential supplies, such as beef, salt and
sugar needed to feed the Confederate armies, were shipped by rail to Georgia. Union troops dispatched from Jacksonville to capture the bridge were turned back - Olustee in a hard-fought battle on Feb. 20, 1864. The town of Columbus stood in the vicinity of the earthworks. The remains of the Columbus Cemetery, believed to be one of the oldest cemeteries of Florida -re within the park. Columbus had its heyday and prospered from its railroad bridge, ferry landing and
a large sawmill. Steamboats were a common sight on the Suwannee and Withlacoochee. In his memoirs - Confederate officer recalls standing guard on the bridge and seeing the elegant house nearby which belonged to George F. Drew, the operator of the sawmill who became governor in 1876.
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...ANNEE RIVER STATE PARK SUWANNEE RIVER STATE PARK 20185 County Road 132 Live Oak, FL 32060 (850) 362-2746 LOCATION The park is located 13 miles west of Live Oak, off U.S. 90. ACTIVITIES
...List for Suwannee River State Park, Suwannee County, Florida List opened October 27 2001 Latest addition October 27 2001 Current total 3 species ## SpeciesSequential Order Location First
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continuously beside a major river. The trail in the Suwannee River State Park and the Stephen Foster State Folk Culture Center
The Big Oak Trail features a new loop trail in the Suwannee River State Park, connected to the main park day use area by
Sand Hills Trail in Suwannee River State Park on the opposite
Suwannee River State Park