Manager's Message

Spring has sprung! This is perhaps the nicest time of year to enjoy the park. The temperatures are mild and blue skies abound. This is also the time of year that San Felasco Park Rangers conduct prescribed burning. Some of the natural communities in the park require periodic fire to keep them healthy. Don't be alarmed if you see smoke. After a burn is done, you may see burning logs and stumps within the blackened burn area. Don't be alarmed, sometimes they may smoke and burn for a week or so until the next rain. You may also occasionally encounter trails that have been closed temporarily due to an ongoing prescribed burn. For your safety and comfort, please obey the "closed trail" signs. Usually we are able to re-open the trails within a few hours of a burn.
- Randy Brown, Park Manager

Welcome to San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

This preserve has one of the few remaining mature forests in Florida. The limestone outcrops and extreme changes in elevation provide ideal conditions for many species of hardwood trees, including several champion trees. Bobcats, white-tailed deer, gray foxes, turkeys, and many species of songbirds make their homes in the 18 natural communities found in the preserve. The park offers outdoor adventure to hikers, off-road bicyclists, horseback riders, and nature lovers. To ensure solitude and quiet for a true wilderness experience, the southern two-thirds of the park is designated for hiking only. The northern third of the park has horse trails, off-road cycling, and hiking. Equestrians must carry proof of a negative Coggins test. The hiking trailhead is located four miles northwest of Gainesville on State Road 232. The horseback and bicycle trailheads are located off U.S. 441 just south of Alachua.

Contact the Florida Park Service Information Center for general inquiries.
For Information about San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park, please call 386-462-7905.

Hours of Operation

Florida state parks are open from 8 a.m. until sundown 365 days a year.

Driving Directions

To the Hiking Trailhead: Take I-75 to C.R. 222 (Milepost Exit 390 - Old Exit 77) and drive west 2.9 miles to C.R. 241. Turn right onto C.R. 241 and drive 2.0 miles to C.R. 232. Turn right onto C.R. 232 and drive 2.2 miles. The park entrance is on the right just east of the I-75 overpass. (No interchange at this overpass.)

To the Equestrian and Mountain Bike Trailhead: Take I-75 to U.S. 441 (Milepost Exit 399 - Old Exit 78) and drive south 2.8 miles (through the city of Alachua). Turn right onto Progress Blvd. Drive 0.7 miles to the park entrance. (Continue past the end of the pavement and onto the grade road.) Pets, except for horses, are not allowed.

Park Fees

Admission Fee - Park entrance fee is $2.00 per vehicle (limit 8 people per vehicle). Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicles with a holder of an Annual Individual Entrance permit - Admission fee $1.00 per person.

Equestrian entrance fee - $6.00 per horse (price includes vehicle admission). Horse riders are required to have proof of negative Coggins on their person or in their saddlebag.

Prices include all state and local taxes.

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park

12720 NW 109 Lane
Alachua, Florida 32615
Phone: 386-462-7905
Fax: Contact Park for Number

Citizen Support Organization

Friends of San Felasco, Inc.
12720 NW 109th Lane, Alachua FL 32615