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frvta.org | 107 Kanapaha Botanical GardensForest Capital Museum State ParkForest Capital Museum State ParkIn Taylor County, at the Forest Capital Museum State Park, pets are allowed on leashes in the park%u2019s outdoor areas. This 13-acre Florida State Park is located 1 mile south of Perry on US 19/US 98. Visitors can also enjoy a museum, picnic spots, and a scenic nature trail. The museum contains displays that recount the history of the forest industry and the forest%u2019s wildlife.Web: www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/forest-capital-museum-state-parkAddress: 204 Forest Park DrPerry, FL 32348Phone: 850-584-3227Lafayette Blue Springs State ParkPets are welcome in designated areas such as the trails and picnic spots at Lafayette Blue Springs State Park, located on the west side of the Suwannee River, seven miles northwest of Mayo. The park contains one of the state%u2019s 33 first-magnitude springs, with a daily discharge of up to 168 million gallons.%u00a0Visitors can experience the natural springs for swimming, paddling, and snorkeling.Web: www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/lafayette-blue-springs-state-parkAddress: 799 NW Blue Spring RdMayo, FL 32066Phone: 386-294-3667Hart Springs ParkThis Gilchrist County Park is pet-friendly, with leashed dogs allowed in outdoor areas. Visitors can enjoy swimming, hiking, and camping near the natural springs. Hart Springs has one of the largest spring-fed swimming areas in Florida. Located along the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail as well as the Gilchrist Blueway Trail, the park offers visitors a chance to take a scenic stroll on a half-mile-long boardwalk, see where the springs flow up out of the earth, and how the freshwater flows down the run and merges with the famous Suwannee River.Web: hartsprings.comAddress: 4240 SW 86th AveBell, FL 32619Phone: 352-463-3444Kanapaha Botanical GardensIn Gainesville, leashed pets are allowed in the outdoor garden areas at this beautiful Alachua County site. The gardens feature plant collections, walking paths, and ponds. The name for the garden comes from the nearby 250-acre Lake Kanapaha, %u201cKanapaha,%u201d originating from two Timucua words for %u201cpalmetto leaves%u201d and %u201chouse.%u201d The North Florida Botanical Society manages the gardens.Web: kanapaha.orgAddress: 4700 SW 58th DrGainesville, FL 32608Phone: 352-372-4981Cedar Key Museum State ParkLeashed pets are welcome in Cedar Key Museum State Park%u2019s outdoor areas. The 18-acre park includes nature trails and access to the historic Cedar Key. The museum displays items collected by Saint Clair Whitman, a local resident who established the first museum in his home for his collection, which included Indian artifacts. Visitors can tour the historic Whitman home, commemorating Saint Clair Whitman%u2019s life.Web: www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/cedar-key-museum-state-parkAddress: 12231 SW 166th CtCedar Key, FL 32625Phone: 352-543-53504.5.6.7.8.Continued on page 113Photo by Mborges1, Wikipedia