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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.
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is a under-the-radar gem in Northern Florida. Located in Micanopy, the park has wild buffalo and horses, diverse ecosystems, hundreds of birds, and even more to ...
It passes through the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park and the Lochloosa Wildlife Management Area along a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line. The property was purchased by the state of Florida from CSX Transportation with money from the "trails from rails" program in late 1989. [1] The trail opened for use in January 1992. [2]
Paynes Creek Historic State Park: Hardee: 410 acres (166 ha) 1981: Paynes Creek: Site of Fort Chokonikla and the Kennedy-Darling trading post during the Seminole Wars: Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park: Alachua: 21,000 acres (8,505 ha) 1971: Lake Wauburg: Savanna formerly occupied by Seminole Indians Perdido Key State Park: Escambia: 290 acres ...
“How many miles am I from Gainesville?” he asked before crashing into Paynes Prairie State Park on Tuesday. “I’m losing altitude,” he told the air traffic controller before asking him to ...
Lake Wauburg [1] (sometimes spelled Wauberg) [2] is located just south of Paynes Prairie in central Alachua County, Florida, United States.. The lake is in the Ocala Uplift District, situated between the forested highlands of the Fairfield Hills area and the surrounding dissolution valleys of the Alachua Prairies.
The park is a part of the proposed Northwest Marion Greenway. [2] [3] This corridor would connect Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park to Goethe State Forest and could be used for recreational activities, particularly horseback riding. [4] [5]
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