Nature Coast State Trail

Tree trimming in process – exercise caution when using the trail.

Tree trimming in process – exercise caution when using the trail. In working with Duke Energy, Davey Tree Service will be trimming in and around power lines starting March 25, 2019 through June 30, 2019. Heavy equipment will be on the Trail from the Newberry power line easement to Wilcox Junction. We apologize for the inconvenience. For updates, call the park at 352-463-3420.

Hours

8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year

Fees

No fee Required

Location

17441 N.W. Old Fanning Road
Fanning Springs FL 32693

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Contact Info

352-535-5181

Welcome to Nature Coast State Trail

The Nature Coast State Trail provides an excellent opportunity to experience the Sunshine State's Natural North Florida.

In the early 1900s, trains were replacing the steamship as the freight and passenger carrier throughout the Suwannee River Valley. Today, visitors can retrace this historic route of the Atlantic Coastline Railroad, traversing 32 miles of Florida's beautiful Nature Coast region.

Officially part of Florida's Greenways and Trails System, this state trail has also been designated as a National Recreation Trail. It consists of two primary alignments built along abandoned rail lines that intersect at Wilcox Junction, connecting the communities of Cross City, Trenton, Fanning Springs and Chiefland. As funding becomes available, the trail will extend approximately nine miles east from Trenton toward Newberry. Among the trail's highlights is the Historic Suwannee River Railroad Bridge which is east of the Old Town Trailhead.

The trail is near Fanning Springs and Manatee Springs State Parks and Andrews Wildlife Management Area. An equestrian trail parallels 4.5 miles of the paved trail from Old Town to Fanning Springs.