The Twin Rivers State Forest is in the US state of

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. The forest is located in

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, along the banks of the Withlacoochee and Suwannee rivers. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture's official website, Twin Rivers State Forest is composed of 15 noncontiguous tracts. In geographical order from south to north, the tracts consist of the Mill Creek South Tract then the North Tract along the west bank of the Suwannee. The Anderson Springs Tract is the first one along the east side of the river, which is across from the Black Tract and Damascus Tract, both of which are on the south side of

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. The Ellaville Tract runs along the southern edge of I-10, but access to the forest is available primarily along

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, as well as the southern terminus of Madison CR 141. This segment is the only one shared by both the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers and is located across the rivers from

Suwannee River State Park Suwannee River State Park is a Florida State Park located near Live Oak. It offers some of the best backcountry canoeing opportunities in the state. Visitors can see cypress trees, southern magnolia, herons, American coots, turtles and hawks. The ...

. Focusing more on the Withlacoochee River now, the Nekoosa Tract can be seen along the east bank of the river. The Withlacoochee Tract and the Blue Springs Longleaf Tract can be found along

Florida State Road 6 State Road 6 (SR 6) is an east–west route in Madison and Hamilton Counties, running from U.S. Route 90 (US 90) east of Madison to US 129 in Jasper, the last five miles (8 km) concurrent with US 41. County Road 6 (CR 6 ...

. The former is across the river from

Madison Blue Spring State Park Madison Blue Spring State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately ten miles east of Madison on the west bank of the Withlacoochee River. It contains one of the state's 33 first magnitude springs.This title entails that the spring i ...

, and the latter is also along SR 6's overlap with Hamilton CR 143. North of these are the Chitty Bend West and East Tracts. The Hardee Springs Tract and Westwood East Tract are located on the opposite side of the Withlacoochee West Conservation Area, and the and Westwood West Tract is located north of this conservation area on the opposite side of the river. The Sullivan Tract is along Madison and Hamilton County Road 150, and Deese Tract, a narrow strip on the east bank of the Withlacoochee.

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Twin Rivers State Forest: Florida Division of Forestry- FDACS
{{Protected areas of Florida Florida state forests Protected areas of Hamilton County, Florida Protected areas of Madison County, Florida Protected areas of Suwannee County, Florida

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