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Longleaf pine and saw palmetto

Jennings State Forest

With more than 25,000 acres along the floodplains of several creeks that drain towards the St. Johns River, the forest has extensive equestrian trails and six different hiking trails.

Forest Details

Jennings Dunns Farm Trail

Middleburg   3.5 miles

A highlight of Jennings State Forest, this 3.5 mile loop traverses healthy longleaf pine habitat and showcases a series of cascades above the North Fork of Black Creek.

Jennings Fire and Water Trail

Middleburg   1.9 miles

An interpretive 1.9 mile loop at the northeast edge of Jennings State Forest, the Fire and Water Trail illustrates how fire and water shape the landscape.

Jennings Pioneer Trail

Middleburg   12.8 miles

With elevation changes, streams, and cascades, the Pioneer Trail is as close as you can get to the Appalachian Trail experience without leaving the Florida peninsula.

Jennings Sandridge Trails

Middleburg   4.1 miles

Extraordinary quiet awaits west of Jacksonville on a 4.1 mile immersion into a healthy pine savanna on a central loop within the Sandridge Trails at Jennings State Forest.

Jennings State Forest

Middleburg   17.0 miles

Protecting the headwaters of Black Creek, one of the northernmost freshwater tributaries of the St. Johns River, Jennings State Forest spans almost 24,000 acres west of Jacksonville.