Lake Talquin State Forest, Tallahassee

Name: Lake Talquin State Forest
Address: 865 Geddie Rd, Tallahassee, 32304-8671, United States
Telephone: +1 850-681-5963

#31 among attractions in Tallahassee

Natural attraction, Forest, Park

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Lake Talquin is a reservoir located on the Ochlockonee River between Leon County and Gadsden County in north Florida. The lake, located about 10 miles west of Tallahassee, is south of Interstate 10 and bordered by State Road 20 on the east and State Road 267 on the west. ()

Elevation: 128 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 30°27'21"N, 84°24'13"W

Address

865 Geddie RdTallahassee 32304-8671 United States

Contact

+1 850-681-5963

Website

Social media

Add

Tallahassee

Day trips

Lake Talquin State Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Don Veller Seminole Golf, Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Tallahassee Museum, Lichgate on High Road.

5.5 miSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Don Veller Seminole Golf, Tallahassee
141 min walk • The Seminole Legacy Golf Club is located in Tallahassee, Florida and is the home of the Florida State Seminoles men's golf and Florida State Seminoles women's golf teams. It was constructed in 1962 by the architect Bill Amick. In 2015 James Hancock renovated the facility to a 7,147-yard par 73 course.
6.2 miNE
Park, History museum, Museum
Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park, Tallahassee
158 min walk • Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park is one of the most important archaeological sites in Florida, the capital of chiefdom and ceremonial center of the Fort Walton Culture inhabited from 1050–1500. The complex originally included seven earthwork mounds, a public plaza and numerous individual village residences.
4.7 miSE
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Tallahassee Museum, Tallahassee
120 min walk • The Tallahassee Museum is a privately funded, non-profit corporation in Tallahassee, Florida.
5.4 miE
Park, Nature and wildlife, Garden
Lichgate on High Road, Tallahassee
139 min walk • The Lichgate on High Road is a site in Tallahassee, Florida. It is located at 1401 High Road. On March 31, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
5 miE
Park, Museum, Event space
Mission San Luis, Tallahassee
128 min walk • Mission San Luis de Apalachee was a Spanish Franciscan mission built in 1656 in the Florida Panhandle, two miles west of the present-day Florida Capitol Building in Tallahassee, Florida.
5.9 miNE
Architecture
Lewis House, Tallahassee
151 min walk • The Lewis House, also known as Lewis Spring House, is a historic home in Tallahassee, Florida, located north of I-10, at 3117 Okeeheepkee Road. It was built in 1954. On February 14, 1979, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
3.9 miNE
Park
Fred George Basin Greenway, Tallahassee
101 min walk • The Fred George Basin Greenway is a Greenway park project in northwestern Tallahassee, Florida, covering 175 acres, including Fred George Sink that runs alongside Fred George Road near Capital Circle.
5.7 miSE
Universities and schools
Southwest Campus of Florida State University, Tallahassee
146 min walk • The FSU Southwest Campus of Florida State University is located in Tallahassee about a mile to the southwest of the Main Campus on approximately 740 acres remaining out of a large parcel often called "The Farm", a nickname derived from a dairy farm that once operated on the site.
3.8 miE
Universities and schools
Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee
98 min walk • Tallahassee Community College is a public community college in Tallahassee, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. As of fall 2017, TCC reported 24,639 students.

Lake Talquin State Forest, Tallahassee

Facts and practical information

Tallahassee plan & book

Lake Talquin State Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)