Florida State Parks in Alachua County, Gainesville

Name: Florida State Parks in Alachua County
Address: Gainesville, United States

#76 among attractions in Gainesville

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Alachua County, Florida is home to six state parks. Two of them are also National Natural Landmarks, one is a historic district, one is a National Historic Landmark, and one is a rail trail. Unless otherwise noted, all of the parks adhere to the Florida State Parks schedule; Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of the year. ()

Elevation: 154 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 29°42'25"N, 82°23'42"W

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Gainesville United States

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Florida State Parks in Alachua County – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium.

4.8 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville
123 min walk • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, popularly known as "The Swamp", is a football stadium on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville and the home field of the Florida Gators football team.
4.8 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville
122 min walk • The Stephen C. O'Connell Center, also known as the O'Dome, is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena located on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida. The facility is named for the sixth president of the university, Stephen C. O'Connell, who served from 1967 to 1973.
~110 ftN
Park, State park, Regional park
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park, Gainesville
1 min walk • Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is a Florida State Park located in the north-westernmost part of Gainesville, Florida, off County Road 232, also known as NW 53rd Avenue and Millhopper Road, northwest of the University of Florida.
5.1 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville
130 min walk • The Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium is the home field of the Florida Gators softball team of the University of Florida. The stadium is located at the corner of Hull Road and Museum Road, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.
3.4 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Oaks Mall, Gainesville
87 min walk • The Oaks Mall is an enclosed shopping center in Gainesville, Florida. Its anchors include Belk, two Dillard's stores, J. C. Penney, and the University of Florida Health. The mall interior is one floor, but Belk and both Dillard's stores have two floors.
5 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville
129 min walk • The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. It is in the UF Cultural Plaza area in the southwest part of campus. The Harn is a 112,800-square-foot-facility, making it one of the largest university art museums in the South.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, Gainesville
73 min walk • The Santa Fe College Kika Silva Pla Planetarium is a 34-foot in diameter, domed theater in Gainesville, Florida. The planetarium seats 60 people and uses two projection systems. An In-Space-System 1C-3K digital projection system by RSA Cosmos and an optical-mechanical Chronos Space Simulator manufactured by Goto.
3.1 miSW
10-acre campus zoo
Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Gainesville
80 min walk • The Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo is a 10-acre zoo in Gainesville, Florida. As part of Santa Fe College, It is the only college zookeeper training facility in the United States with its own AZA-accredited zoo on grounds, and has been accredited since 2000.
5.1 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Constans Theatre, Gainesville
130 min walk • The Constans Theatre is a performing arts venue located on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida.
3.6 miSE
Park
Glen Springs, Gainesville
92 min walk • Glen Springs is a 5th magnitude hydrological spring in Gainesville, Florida, United States, located at 2424 NW 23rd Boulevard. Formerly a popular swimming and recreation area, the property closed to the public in 1970 and is no longer maintained for swimming.
4.8 miSE
Church
Baughman Center, Gainesville
124 min walk • The Baughman Center consists of two buildings located along Lake Alice on the University of Florida campus. The main building is a 1,500-square-foot nondenominational chapel or pavilion, while the other one is an 1,000-square-foot administrative building.