In the heart of Florida’s cattle ranching country, Arcadia sits along the Peace River, which offers up an array of public lands for outdoor recreation
Peace River
One of the four rivers rising from the Green Swamp northeast of Tampa, the Peace River flows for 106 miles to Charlotte Harbor. It is not considered navigable north of Fort Meade, and at times dries up through Arcadia, when fossil hunters come out to comb the bottom for finds.