Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park - Keystone Heights, FL
N 29° 50.851 W 081° 57.690
17R E 407121 N 3302277
The Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park, located in Keystone Heights, Florida, USA, has a Florida State Parks passport cancellation station at the Ranger Station at the park's entrance.
Waymark Code: WMA8TN
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2010
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When you reach the Mike Roess Gold Head Branch Park Ranger Station where you pay $5.00 to enter the park, you can get your Florida Park Service Passport stamped. The park is open from 8 a.m. until sundown 365 days a year. The Admission Fee is $5.00 per vehicle (limit 2-8 people per vehicle) and $4.00 for a single occupant vehicle.
"One of Florida´s first state parks, Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park was developed on a 2,000-acre site by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s. The extraordinary craftsmanship of the CCC is still evident today. Located on rolling sandhills in an area known as the central ridge of Florida, a deep ravine with springs issuing from its side bisects the area and forms Gold Head Branch. Marshes, lakes and scrub provide a habitat for a wide variety of wildlife.
Visitors to the park can enjoy hiking and wildlife viewing along the park´s nature trails and a three-mile stretch of the Florida Trail. For aquatic recreation, visitors can swim or fish in the lake, or spend a lazy afternoon canoeing. A large picnic area, with tables and grills, overlooks Little Lake Johnson. Nestled under the trees is a full-facility campground. Group and primitive campsites are available as are fully equipped lakefront cabins, some of which were built by the CCC."
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