San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
State park in Florida, United States
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IUCN category
V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Entrance to San Felasco Hammock State Park
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Location | Alachua County, Florida , US |
Nearest city | Alachua, Florida |
Coordinates | 29°43′44″N 82°26′31″W / 29.72889°N 82.44194°W / 29.72889; -82.44194 |
Area | 6,500 acres [1] |
Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Designated | December 1974 |
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park in Alachua County, Florida . It is located northwest of Gainesville, Florida on CR 232 (Millhopper Road), just south of the town of Alachua .
Fauna
Among the wildlife of the park are feral pigs, bobcats , white-tailed deer , gray foxes , wild turkeys , and many species of songbirds .
Flora
Many species of hardwood trees , the sandhill, hydric hammock and swamp plant communities, including rare plants. [1]
History
The park includes 56 archaeological sites , representing various eras from the Paleo-Indian period (10,000 to 12,000 years ago) up to the 20th century. The site of the Spanish-era Mission San Francisco de Potano , on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places , is in the park. ("San Felasco" derives from the Seminole pronunciation of "San Francisco". [2] ) Spain began granting land to individuals in Florida after 1790, including a grant of 6,000 acres (24 km 2 ) to S. D. Fernandez and another grant to a Sanchez in the present-day park. Four of the archaeological sites in the park are possibly associated with those land grants, and/or with the settlement of Spring Grove , which existed in the 1830s and 1840s. The Battle of San Felasco Hammock , part of the Second Seminole War , was fought in the hammock in 1836, but the site of the battle has not been identified. Sites in the park from the 20th century include remains of moonshine stills , a dairy farm, tung oil operations, and a commune . [3]
Recreational activities
Activities include hiking , biking , horseback riding , and nature viewing.
Amenities include 65 mi (105 km) of single-track bike, horse, and nature trails .
Hours
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Florida State Parks — SAN FELASCO HAMMOCK STATE PRESERVEh", Retrieved December 6, 2011
- ↑ Milanich, Jerald T. (2006). Laboring in the Fields of the Lord: Spanish Missions and Southeastern Indians . Gainesville, Florida, US: University Press of Florida. p. 118. ISBN 0-8130-2966-X .
- ↑ San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park Unit Management Plan (PDF) (draft). Florida Department of Environmental Protection. September 2018. pp. 76–79 . Retrieved September 13, 2021 .
External links
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- San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park at Florida State Parks
- San Felasco Hammock State Preserve at Absolutely Florida
- San Felasco Hammock State Preserve at Wildernet
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