Additional Information for Big Shoals State Park
Plant Life
The topography ranges from flat expanses to steep slopes and ravines. The ridgeline above the Suwannee River affords beautiful vistas of the water and surrounding forest. In some areas, waters seeping from uplands along the bluff support an almost prim
Wildlife
Year round, shore birds, hawks, eagles, woodpeckers, song birds, wild turkeys, gopher tortoise, white-tailed deer, wood ducks, pygmy rattlesnakes and other wildlife are common.
Area Geography
Big Shoals Public Lands is located in North Florida where two topographical regions meet, the Gulf Coastal Lowlands and the Northern Highlands. In the vicinity of Hamilton and Columbia Counties, the two regions are divided by a rocky outcropping known as Cody Scarp. As the elevation drops, limestone outcroppings in the river bed account for white water rapids when the water is between 59 and 61 feet mean sea level. At 70’ mean sea level flatwater conditions prevail. When the water is below 51’ mean sea level exposed rocks make the river relatively unnavigable. Suwannee River Water Management District maintains a daily record of river levels.
Pets
Pets are permitted and are required to be kept on a six-foot hand-held leash.
Please see our General Parks Pet Policy for more information.
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