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Wind your way through 7,000 square miles of farms and forests,
rivers and springs,
and rural country backroads. The region extends east and west
along the I-75 corridor, from the Florida-Georgia state line
south to Micanopy. A well-developed network of state and local
roads connects travelers to destinations throughout the region.
Oyster reefs, salt marshes, and underwater meadows stretch
for 80 miles along the Gulf of Mexico. The towns of Starke,
Hawthorne and Cross Creek form the eastern boundaries.
Air
Scheduled commercial air service is available at the
Gainesville
Regional Airport
3880 N.E. 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32609, 352-373-0249
Serviced by Delta Connection/ASA and US Airways Express/Piedmont
Airways, visitor information on site.
Tallahassee
Regional Airport
Serviced by six national and regional airlines, state-of-the-art
meeting facilities, Artport Gallery, retail shops, restaurants,lounge,
FAMU lounge and visitor information station.
3300 Capital Circle S.W. 850-891-7802
General aviation airports are also located in Archer (Flying
Ten Airport); Cross City (Cross City Airport); High Springs
(Rudy' s Airport); Lake City (Lake City Municipal Airport);
Live Oak (Suwannee County Airport); Perry (Foley Airport);
and Trenton (Ames Field Airport).
Bus
Greyhound bus stations are located in Alachua; Cross City;
Fanning Springs; Gainesville; Lake City; Live Oak; Madison;
Perry; Starke; Tallahassee and Waldo. Contact Greyhound.
Car Rentals
Rental car agencies and other passenger transportation services
can be found in Gainesville, Lake City, Live Oak, Perry and
Tallahassee. Be sure to check the Yellow Pages for complete
information.
Rail
Connecting Tallahassee with east-west service aboard the transcontinental
Sunset with limited stops in LA, New Orleans, Jacksonville,
Orlando and Miami. Downtown, Railroad Ave. 850-224-2779 or
800-872-7245
Amtrak's Sunset Ltd. (Los Angeles to Jacksonville) route also
stops in Madison and Lake City. The stations are not staffed,
and travelers must purchase tickets prior to boarding the
train at these locations. At this time, Amtrak reservations
and ticket sales are offered only in downtown Tallahassee
and Gainesville.
By using Amtrak's twice-daily motorcoach service to Palatka,
travelers can connect to the Sunset Ltd., as well as to the
Silver Star and destinations north/south of The Original Florida.
Contact Amtrak (1-800-USA-RAIL.
In Gainesville, call (352) 381-1995 (7:15AM - 4:30 PM, 7 days/week)
Navigable Waters
Marinas with boat dockage and associated services are located
in the towns of Steinhatchee and Suwannee (at the mouths of
rivers), Keaton Beach, as well as Cedar Key (Gulf of Mexico).
With a deep, well-marked channel, Steinhatchee is accessible
to a large variety of vessels. There are three marinas in
Suwannee.
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