A wander along Lake Wauberg to the symphony of Archie Carr’s favorite frogs brought memories flooding back of gentler times.
Paynes Prairie
A natural landform between Gainesville and Micanopy, Paynes Prairie is an immense and ever-changing basin
A natural landform between Gainesville and Micanopy, Paynes Prairie is an immense and ever-changing basin
January 22, 2010 Sandra Friend
A wander along Lake Wauberg to the symphony of Archie Carr’s favorite frogs brought memories flooding back of gentler times.
Gainesville ( 29.620214,-82.332900 ) 1.5 miles
The City of Gainesville’s very first nature park, Bivens Arm surrounds a marshy “arm” of Paynes Prairie, where trees tower above the network of nature trails.
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park |  Micanopy
( 29.5569, -82.3297 ) 2.7 miles
Walk along a bluff where early explorers and native peoples once looked out over vastness of Paynes Prairie to discover a panorama that invites you to immerse in it
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park |  Micanopy
( 29.5473, -82.2923 ) 8.0 miles
To fully immerse in the vastness of Paynes Prairie, follow the Cones Dike Trail, the longest of the footpaths that leads out into the prairie
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park |  Gainesville
( 29.5741, -82.3350 ) 0.1 miles
Providing the easiest-to-reach panorama of Paynes Prairie, the Ecopassage Observation Boardwalk encourages you to stop and take it all in
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park |  Gainesville to Hawthorne
( 29.6223, -82.3087 ) 15.3 miles
One of North Florida’s oldest bike paths, the Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail provides a mostly shaded rural ride
April 25, 2009 Sandra Friend
In the heart of Gator Country, a deep sinkhole swallows the waters of Paynes Prairie at its northeastern rim in Gainesville: La Chua Sink. A brand new boardwalk now provides a closer look.
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park |  Gainesville
( 29.610250, -82.304264 ) 3.1 miles
There are a handful of places that stand out as excellent locations for wildlife watching in Florida, but the best place to see alligators is in the home of the Gators, Gainesville
May 27, 2016 Sandra Friend
Resplendent in the royal purples of pickerelweed, Paynes Prairie is a showy place as spring fades to summer
Paynes Prairie |  Micanopy
( 29.519247,-82.298008 )
Protecting a massive natural basin of prairie between Micanopy and Gainesville, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park combines panoramic views with wildlife watching along its trails
Gainesville ( 29.596357, -82.228401 ) 4.7 miles
In the deep shade of the floodplain of Prairie Creek near Gainesville, Prairie Creek Preserve is a beauty spot provided to the public by the Alachua Conservation Trust
Gainesville ( 29.621507, -82.308472 ) 2.0 miles
On the eastern side of Sweetwater Preserve, hike a gentle loop through the woods along Sweetwater Branch.
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