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Torreya State Park
State Park Information
State Park Overview
Camping
Full Facility Camping
This 12,000-acre park has 30 campsites with electric and water hookups available for reservation. YurtsThe park has 1 large YURT (Year-round Universal Recreational Tent)available for reservation. Torreyas yurt is a 20-foot round, domed tent with flooring, electricity, lockable wooden door and
three large windows with screens and flaps that open and close. Features of the yurt include air conditioning/heating, skylight, futon with bunk twin bed on top, queen-size bed, table and chairs, leisure deck. The yurt sleeps 5.
Trails
Nature Trails
The natural beauty of the park can best be enjoyed along one of the nature trails. The Apalachicola River Bluffs Trail - National Recreational Trail, offers a view of the river, Confederate gun pits, bluffs and hardwood forests. The Weeping Ridge Trail provides a healthy and pleasant walk to one of the parks deep ravines. A seven-mile loop hiking trail meanders through the park, exposing the hiker to virtually all the parks natural features.
Picnicking
History of the Area
Animals were not the only inhabitants known to exist in the area over the centuries. A number of Indian sites have been discovered here by archaeologists. During the first Seminole Indian War in 1818, General Andrew Jackson crossed the river here with his army.
In 1828, when Florida became a U.S. Territory, the first government road across north Florida met the river here in the park. Throughout the 1800s, the Apalachicola River was an important interstate highway. More than 200 steamboats traveled the river during the great trading era, 18402910.
During the Civil War, this important route was protected by a six cannon battery located on a bluff. The battery was in place to prevent Union gun boats from passing. The remains of the gun pit can be seen along the bluff trail.
The Gregory House, built in 1849 by Planter Jason Gregory, stood across the river from the park at Ocheesee Landing. Gregory?s plantation prospered until the beginning of the Civil War and the abolition of slavery. In 1935, the house was dismantled and moved to its present location in the park by the Civilian Conservation Corps, which was developing the park.
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Torreya State Park Overview.
and topography are unique. Both overnight and day hikes are possible. Torreya State Park is one of the most unusual in the state
was moved to Torreya. Torreya State Park is 12 miles north
are unique. Both overnight and day hikes are possible. Torreya State Park is one of the most unusual in the state, resembling trails
was moved to Torreya. Torreya State Park is 12 miles north
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