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O’Leno State Park & River Rise Preserve State Park

Want to see a river disappear underground? At O’Leno State Park the Santa Fe River does just that. Visit the River Sink where it happens. Then take one of the trails to view Florida’s wild and the Santa Fe River. Cross the river on a swinging bridge. Notice the rock and dirt dams along the river, see an abandoned limestone quarry, hike or ride your horse through the River Rise Preserve’s 20 miles of trails, camp, picnic, and let the kids play on the playground. O’Leno and River Rise Preserve are fun places to take the family.

The Parks are located six miles north of High Springs off U.S. 441. Before visiting check their websites for more details.

Sign at entrance to the Park
Picnic Area
Playground
Log building used for Dances and other Special Events
Forest Amphitheater
Exhibit showing objects used in Area Grist Mills
Santa Fe River
Suspension Bridge crossing Santa Fe River
Suspension Bridge Tower
Rock Dams were used to create reservoirs for the Grist Mills
Santa Fe River Sink
CloseUp of River Sink
Turtles resting on log floating in River Sink
Trail through the Woods
Pond near River Sink
Forest Clearing
Pond & Sinkholes formed after many years of erosion by the river as it flows through a series of caverns below the surface
CypressKnees
Ogden Lake was formed when the ground covering a part of the underground segment of the Santa Fe River collapsed
Paraners Branch Trail leads Hikers 3 miles to where the Santa Fe River reemerges and continues its journey towards the Suwannee River & the Gulf of Mexico

Links

http://www.floridastateparks.org/oleno/default.cfm
http://www.floridastateparks.org/riverrise/default.cfm

Nearby Places

High Springs