Dunns Creek State Park is a

Florida State Park There are 175 state parks and 9 state trails in the U.S. state of Florida which encompass more than , providing recreational opportunities for both residents and tourists. Almost half of the state parks have an associated local 501(c)(3) non-pr ...

, located approximately 15 miles south of Palatka, on

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History

Native Americans used this site as evidenced by the fairly widespread shell mounds. During the 1920s, a

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stop provided wood and water to

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loaded ships. The area was also used as a post office for the towns of Pomona and Sisco. The 6,000-acre property was the site of turpentining, logging, cattle ranching and farming operations within the last century. Located south of a sharp bend in the

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along Dunns Creek (which connects to Crescent Lake), the park was added to the state park system in October 2001.

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