Mattair Springs is a natural spring and preserve in northeastern

Suwannee County Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, up from 41,551 in 2010. Its county seat is Live Oak. Suwannee County was a dry county until August 201 ...

, Florida. It is managed by the

Suwannee River Water Management District The Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD) is responsible for managing groundwater and surface water resources in a 15-county region in north-central Florida, United States. It is the smallest of five Florida water management districts. ...

. The property includes upland mixed forest, pine plantations, and sandhills. The sandhill areas are undergoing restoration. Camp Branch is a tract nearby. It includes slope forest, xeric hammock, upland mixed forest, bottom land forest and sandhill habitats. Wildlife in the area include gopher tortoise,

Suwannee cooter The Suwannee cooter (''Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis'') is a subspecies of turtle in the genus ''Pseudemys''. It is a subspecies of the river cooter. The species is endemic to Florida, including in the Suwannee River. Conservation status ''P. ...

, deer, turkey, and squirrel. Hooded pitcher plants and

cedar elm ''Ulmus crassifolia'' Nutt., the Texas cedar elm or simply cedar elm, is a deciduous tree native to south-central North America, mainly in southern and eastern Texas, southern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, with small populations in western M ...

are also present. The

Florida Trail The Florida Trail is one of eleven National Scenic Trails in the United States. It currently runs , from Big Cypress National Preserve (between Miami and Naples, Florida along the Tamiami Trail) to Fort Pickens at Gulf Islands National Seashore, ...

passes through the area. There are two horse trails at Mattair Springs, a perimeter trail marked with white diamonds and an interior trail marked with yellow diamonds. The property also offers wildlife viewing, hiking, and bicycling on trails and administrative roads.Mattair Springs & Camp Branch
Suwannee River Water Management District

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Vimeo video of the springs
{{Coord, 30.3768, -82.9008, type:landmark_region:US-FL, display=title Protected areas of Suwannee County, Florida Springs of Florida Suwannee River Water Management District reserves Bodies of water of Suwannee County, Florida

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