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| Auto Racing (Seasonal) | ||
| Columbia Motorsports 386-755-9302 14 miles South of Lake City on U.S. 41/441 near Ellisville |
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| Lake City Speedway 386-752-8888 South on 41/441 Turn left on C.R. 133-B. |
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| Golf | ||
| Lake
City Country Club 386-752-2266 West off US 90 and I-75 on the Service road Semi-private, 18-hole championship golf course. 9 holes bring scenic Lake Harris into play, while the pine-bordered back nine offers a distinctly different challenge. The club has four tennis courts, an Olympic size pool, bar, restaurant and club, a well-stocked golf shop, driving range and golf professionals. Out-of-town visitors welcome. |
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| Quail
Heights Country Club 386-752-3339 1 mile South of U.S. 90 on Branford Hwy. S.R. 247 27 hole championship golf course - the Creeks nine, the Ponds nine and the most recent, the Dunes nine. The club has a restaurant, pro shop, swimming pool, bar, catering and ball room services. Semi-private, visitors welcome. |
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| Sunshine
Hills Golf Course & Golf Play Driving Range 386-758-7726 From I-75, west of Hwy. 90 to SR 252, (Pinemount ) 9 hole executive golf course. Cost $5.00. Hours 9 am to 5 pm. Golf play driving range with 25 mats and 25 grass positions with night lighting. Hours 6 - 10 pm. Clubs provided. |
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| Racquets | ||
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| Southside Recreation Center 4 lighted asphalt courts | ||
| Lake City Country Club 4 lighted asphalt courts | ||
| Young's Park 2 lighted asphalt courts | ||
| Richard Recreation Center 2 unlighted asphalt courts | ||
| Holiday Inn 1 lighted asphalt court | ||
| Cannon Creek Tennis 4 clay courts, 1 grass court | ||
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| Southside Recreation Center 4 open walled courts | ||
| Young's Park 2 open walled courts | ||
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| Hunting | ||
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| Bienville
Plantation 912-755-0705 CR 137, White Springs 25,000 acres of lands and lakes with some of the best fishing and hunting in the United States. |
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| Big D
Plantation 386-752-0594 Highway 131 off Highway 441 South. Quail and pheasant guided hunts. Sporting clay course, target shooting and paintball games. |
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| Ironwood
Preserve 386-755-0220, ext 834 P.O. Box 1949 Lake City, Florida 32056-1949 Hunting at Ironwood Preserve produces some the most outstanding action you will ever experience in the field. Wild Bird, Clay shooting range, Spring Gobbler Hunts. |
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| Jennings
Bluff Hunting Preserve 386-938-5555 or 386-938-1222 Route 2, Box 4250 Jennings, Florida 32053 Limited membership preserve. Abundance of wild game, quail, turkey, fox, deer, and wild boar have brought hunters to Jennings Bluff for years. Skeet shooting, darts, cards and assorted games are available at the lodge. |
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| Zoos | ||
| Suwannee
Valley Zoo 386-755-8933 Hwy. 441, 4 miles north of 1-10 There is no other zoo quite like the new Suwannee Valley Zoo. Built in the middle of a a lush live oak forest, the zoo is home to over 250 animals, including some of nature's most fascinating creatures, the rare Asian "bearcats", monkeys of all sizes, jackals, tigers, coyote, alligators, spiders, snakes, black leopards, an albino raccoon and many more. Suwannee Valley Zoo houses one of the largest and finest collections of exotic cats on exhibit in the Southeast, ranging from the small African Caracal Lynx to the largest existing feline - the magnificent Siberian Tiger. |
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| Alligator
Town Hall of Fame Drive Alligators in their natural habitat. |
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| Trails | ||
| Hiking,
Biking Trails for off-road bicycling and hiking along the Suwannee River offer a special chance to discover beautiful woodlands, disappearing streams and blue-water springs. Trails have been developed on jeep roads and specially cleared pathways on land managed by the Suwannee River Water Management District and other agencies. |
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| Suwannee Bicycle
Association 386-454-3304 |
P.O. Box 2944 High Springs, FL 32655-2944 |
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| Suwanne River Water
Managerment 800-226-1066 386-362-1001 |
Rte. 3, Box 64 Live Oak, FL 32060 |
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| Suwannee Bicycle
Tours 386-397-2347 |
White Springs, FL On and off road bike trips |
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| Florida Department
of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways and Trails 850-487-4784 |
Mail Station 795 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000 |
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| St. Johns River
Water Managerment District 386-329-4377 |
P.O. Box 1429 Palatka, FL 32178-1429 |
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| Florida Game and
Fresh Water Fish Commission 850-488-4676 |
620 South Meridian St. Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600 |
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