| San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Entrance to San Felasco Hammock State Park | |
| Location | Alachua County, Florida, US |
| Nearest city | Alachua, Florida |
| Coordinates | 29°43′44″N82°26′31″W / 29.72889°N 82.44194°W /29.72889; -82.44194 |
| Area | 6,500 acres[1] |
| Governing body | FloridaDepartment of Environmental Protection |
| Designated | December 1974 |
San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park is aFlorida State Park inAlachua County, Florida. It is located northwest ofGainesville, Florida on CR 232 (Millhopper Road), just south of the town ofAlachua.
Among the wildlife of the park are feral pigs,bobcats,white-tailed deer,gray foxes,wild turkeys, and many species ofsongbirds.
Many species ofhardwood trees, the sandhill, hydrichammock and swamp plant communities, including rare plants.[1]
The park includes 56archaeological sites, representing various eras from thePaleo-Indian period (10,000 to 12,000 years ago) up to the 20th century. The site of the Spanish-eraMission San Francisco de Potano, on the U.S.National Register of Historic Places, is in the park. ("San Felasco" derives from theSeminole pronunciation of "San Francisco".[2]) Spain began granting land to individuals in Florida after 1790, including a grant of 6,000 acres (24 km2) 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 ofSpring Grove, which existed in the 1830s and 1840s. TheBattle of San Felasco Hammock, part of theSecond 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 ofmoonshine stills, a dairy farm,tung oil operations, and acommune.[3]
Activities includehiking,biking,horseback riding, and nature viewing.
Amenities include 65 mi (105 km) of single-track bike, horse, and naturetrails.
Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year.
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