Etoniah Creek State Forest is in the
U.S.
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state of
Florida
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. The forest is located in
North Central Florida
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, west of
Palatka near
Florahome. This area is the only known site for ''
Conradina etonia'', an endangered plant.
Etoniah Creek forest has two tracts. The main tract runs from Coral Farms Road southwest of George's Lake toward the north side of
Florida State Road 100
State Road 100 (SR 100) is a east–west highway serving northeast Florida. Its western terminus is at the Georgia-Florida border north of Avoca, Florida (its continuation in Georgia is State Route 11); its eastern terminus is an intersection w ...
east of Florahome, and includes the creek of the namesake of the forest. The Manning Tract is northeast of the main tract along Putnam County Road 309D (Bardin Road), and is named for Manning Road, a local side street on the west side of that route.
Etoniah Creek State Forest Map (Florida Division of Forestry)
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The Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail
The Palatka-Lake Butler State Trail (PLB) corridor stretches nearly from the vicinity of Lake Butler, Union County, Florida, Lake Butler, Florida to Palatka, Florida. The project is located along the former Georgia Southern and Florida Railway ri ...
bisects the southern edge of the forest. The Florida National Scenic 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, ...
also runs through parts of the forest.
See also
*List of Florida state forests
Florida's state forests are state forests overseen by the Florida Forest Service. There are 35 state forests in Florida covering more than 1,058,000 acres.[List of Florida state parks
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- ...]
References
External links
Etoniah Creek State Forest: Florida Forest Service - FDACS
Florida state forests
Protected areas of Putnam County, Florida
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