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Serving as a recreation and community center in northeast Gainesville, the park is named after Fred P. Cone, who served as the 27th governor of Florida. [1] [2] [3]At least as early as 1995, city officials discussed a need to develop the park. [3]
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park, encompassing a 21,000-acre (85 km 2) savanna in Alachua County, Florida lying between Micanopy and Gainesville. It is also a U.S. National Natural Landmark. It is crossed by both I-75 and U.S. 441 (which has a scenic outlook ramp). It is in the center of the Paynes Prairie Basin.
The Florida Park Service is the division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection responsible for the operation of Florida State Parks, and won the Gold Medal honoring the best state park system in the country in 1999 and 2005 from the National Recreation and Park Association.
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is a Florida state park located in the north-westernmost part of Gainesville, Florida, off County Road 232, also known as NW 53rd Avenue and Millhopper Road, northwest of the University of Florida.
Morningside Nature Center is a 416-acre nature park [1] located in Gainesville, Alachua County in the U.S. state of Florida and overseen by the City of Gainesville. [2] It features a living history farm meant to simulate a North Florida family homestead from the mid to late 1800s.
Newnans Lake is located 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) east of Gainesville. It averages 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) deep, and has a maximum depth of 3.6 metres (12 ft). It has an area of approximately 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres). Surface flow into the lake is primarily from the north, via Hatchett Creek, Little Hatchett Creek, and other streams.
The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) zoo in Gainesville, Florida. Located on Santa Fe College's main campus, it is the only college zookeeper training facility in the United States. [3] Since 2000, the zoo has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Turkey Creek Preserve is located at 6300 NW 93rd Ave, west of Northwest 59th Terrace and north of Northwest 93rd Avenue in Alachua County, Florida. [2] [3] It borders San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. The preserve harbors nearly a mile of its namesake Turkey Creek's waters. [3]