Lake City – Travel Guide At Wikivoyage

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Check out the downtown by day. Pretty much everything downtown closes up at 5PM. Places near the Interstate remain active at night.

From the end of November through December, the Festival of Lights is a spectacular Christmas display downtown.

• 30.3392-82.68311 Big Shoals State Park(on County Road 135, approximately a mile east of White Springs, off US 41).This Florida state park features the largest whitewater rapids in Florida. Limestone bluffs, towering 80 feet above the banks of the Suwannee River, afford outstanding vistas not found anywhere else in Florida. When the water level on the Suwannee River is between 59 and 61 feet above mean sea level, the Big Shoals rapids earn a Class III Whitewater classification, attracting thrill-seeking canoe and kayak enthusiasts. A smaller set of rapids downstream is called Little Shoals. Over 28 miles of wooded trails provide opportunities for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and wildlife viewing. The Woodpecker Trail, a 3.4 mile long multipurpose paved trail, connects the Little Shoals and Big Shoals entrances to the park. The river offers excellent opportunities for freshwater fishing. A picnic pavilion that seats up to 40 people is available at the Little Shoals entrance.
• 29.9674-82.77612 Ichetucknee Springs State Park,12087 S.W. US Hwy 27(exit from I-75 at exit 399; take US 441 north to High Springs; take US 27 north to Ft. White the south entrance to the park is 4 miles on the right),☏ +1 386-497-4690.8AM-sundown, 365 days a year.Ichetucknee Springs is a popular destination for tubing, kayaking and canoeing.; Tube rental costs are generally $5-$20 per tube.; Major changes were made in 2016 because the park concessionaire vendor changed. This was controversial for many reasons. Beginning in 2016 tubes can be rented in one of two ways, either Outside the park, from independent vendors, Inside the park from the park concession vendor; Between Memorial Day and Labor Day the park has vehicles which take you from the park to the river and from the exit (from the river) to the parking lot.Park Admission Fees: $6 per vehicle. Limit 2-8 people per vehicle. $4 Single Occupant Vehicle. $4 Motorcycle Fee (one or two people). $2 Pedestrians, bikes, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle w/ holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass.(updated Sep 2019)
• Olustee Battle Festival.Begins with a memorial service at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Lake City to honor those who died from both sides on day one and ends with a reenactment at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park on day three. There are various activities from live entertainment to exhibits are on display in downtown Lake City and the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park.(updated Jun 2021)
• Alligator Warrior Festival(O'Leno State Park 20 miles (32 km) south of Lake City).Held each year on the weekend of the 3rd Saturday in October to recognize the early history of Columbia County prior to the Civil War.(updated Jun 2021)