Alachua, Florida Travel Information

Down to Earth: Gainesville to High Springs A 20-mile drive through rolling hills of farmland, horse pastures, and hardwood forest leading from a sinkhole you can climb into to the country retreat of High Springs, a former railroad village. Thi... Gainesville, FL

Gainesville Gainesville’s tourism appeal is too often overshadowed by University of Florida football games and other college hoopla, but we think of it as the gateway to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings country. Not far ... Gainesville, FL

Gainesville Area The woodsy region around Gainesville was once farmed by Native Americans and ranched by Spanish immigrants. It also is renowned for a necklace of crystal springs and winding rivers. Other worthwhile s... Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, Florida Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings found inspiration in the backwater community of Cross Creek. This semitropical low country was the setting for her Pulitzer Prize—winning novel, "The Yearling." The author’s r... Gainesville, FL

Gator Country: Micanopy, Gainesville, & Hawthorne You’ll think you’re in another time zone when you drive into Micanopy (say mick-an-OH-pea), named for an Indian chief. Timucuan Indians had a thriving community here before Europeans arrived, and it’s... Gainesville, FL

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Spring Grove and Old Spanish Way Trails (Distance: 3.4 mi) This 6,900-acre preserve just north of Gainesville is considered almost hallowed ground because it contains one of Florida’s few remaining mature forests, including several champion trees. Its eightee...

Gainesville, FL - Hiking - length:4.8 mi

Nature Trail and Boardwalk (Distance: 3.8 mi) This 63-acre park has the most interesting name of any of Florida’s state parks. The site of a huge dry sinkhole—120 feet deep and 500 feet across—the millhopper obtained its name because of its funne...

Gainesville, FL - Hiking - length:0.75 mi

Poe Springs Challenge (Distance: 4.0 mi) This spirited ride takes in two picturesque towns, Alachua and High Springs. Expect long views of farmland, wide shoulders, and miles of bike lanes on this popular challenge. The final 7-mile stretch ...

Gainesville, FL - Road Biking - length:55.7 mi

Trails of the Devil's Millhopper (Distance: 4.5 mi) This 63-acre park has the most interesting name of any of Florida’s state parks. The site of a huge dry sinkhole—117 feet deep and 500 feet across— the millhopper obtained its name because of its funn...

Gainesville, FL - Hiking - length:0.5 mi

Gainesville-Depot Avenue Trail (Distance: 9.1 mi) This is an urban trail going through central Gainesville. It passes through and on the edges of a number of neighborhoods and industrial areas. Surface: Asphalt; 10 feet wide. Location Alachua Coun...

Gainesville, FL - Rail-Trails - length:2.1 mi

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Plantation Oaks Turkey Creek Golf and Country Club Public, 18 holes 6570 yards, par 72 1.0 miles from center of Alachua, Florida

Oaks Walk Turkey Creek Golf and Country Club Public, 9 holes 552 yards, par 27 1.0 miles from center of Alachua, Florida

Meadow Brook Meadowbrook Golf Club Public, 18 holes 6284 yards, par 72 4.9 miles from center of Alachua, Florida

West End West End Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3940 yards, par 60 7.3 miles from center of Alachua, Florida

University of Florida Mark Bostick Golf Course At University of Florida Private Non-Equity, 18 holes 6701 yards, par 70 7.9 miles from center of Alachua, Florida

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