Additional Information for Forest Capital Museum State Park
Plant Life
Forest Capital's plant life varies throughout the 13-acre park. Much of Forest Capital's plant life consists of a mowed lawn under a canopy of mixed hardwoods and pines. The pines, many of which are sixty to seventy-five year old longleaf pines, provide a majestic impression through the park grounds. Exotic and native ornamentals like the wild yellow azaleas, coontie, wax myrtle, oak leaf hydrangeas, Japenese honeysuckle, Chinese privet, beautyberries and wild roses are scattered about. The park grounds are also home to several fruit bearing species like the muscadine grape, pomegranate and fig.
Wildlife
Area Geography
Forest Capital’s geography consists of an Upland Hardwood Forest and Upland Mixed forest centralized by the mowed lawn of the park grounds.
Resources
North Florida at its finest is found at Forest Capital State Park. The Park features a habitat of mixed scrub and pines that best exemplify the "Real Florida". Large, very old longleaf pines, many of them cat-faced dominate the park grounds. These 50 plus year old pines provide a majestic canopy through the park grounds and showcase Florida’s forest industry.
Forest Capital State Museum focuses on the heritage of Florida’s multibillion-dollar forest industry. The heart of the museum is dedicated to longleaf pines, which grow on the museum grounds, and 5,000 products manufactured from them. The museum houses an unusual map that features the unique woods of Florida.
Forest Capital Museum is also home to the Cracker homestead. This homestead complete with garden, corncrib, barn and other outbuildings is typical of those that once dotted the pinewoods of North Florida at the turn of the century. The homestead was built in the 1860’s and is beautifully furnished with antiques from the late 1800’s.
Pets
Please see our General Parks Pet Policy for more information.
Links
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