Historic State Park

Dudley Farm Historic State Park

Alachua County, FloridaAbout 333 acresEstablished 2002

Also known as Dudley Farm

Status
Open (per official listing)
Entrance fee
Statewide rule — see below
Day-use reservations
None mentioned
Dogs
Not stated — check with park
Camping
None listed
Official site
floridastateparks.org(352) 472-1142

Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current

Overview

Original owners of Dudley Farm in Florida
Original owners of Dudley Farm in Florida. Photo: unknown mid-19th century American photographer. Public domain (copyright expired)

Covering about 333 acres, Dudley Farm Historic State Park lies in Alachua County, about 3 miles east of Newberry.

Things to do include historic sites, hiking, and picnicking.

Fees and passes

Varies by park (mostly per vehicle; some per person/pedestrian/cyclist; some free).

Statewide fee rule from Florida's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.

Reservations

Day use
No day-use reservation requirement mentioned
Booking system
Florida State Parks Reservation System (UseDirect / Tyler 'RDR' platform)

Check availability and book

We link to the official booking system rather than showing live availability, which changes minute to minute.

Things to do

HikingHistoric sites and toursPicnicking

Trails

TrailLengthDifficultyNotes
Old Gainesville Road0.05 mi—NatureNatural surface
The Pause And Ponder Trail0.35 mi—HikingNatural surface
Dudley Farm Historic State Park Trail0.18 mi—length summed over 2 GIS segmentsNatureNatural surface
Trail descriptions from the park

Old Gainesville Road (Nature) — 0.05 mi, Natural The Pause And Ponder Trail (Hiking) — 0.35 mi, Natural Dudley Farm Historic State Park Trail (Nature) — 0.18 mi, Natural

Amenities

Facilities

  • Restrooms
  • Vault or pit toilets
  • Picnic areas

✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.

Getting there

Address
18730 W Newberry Rd
Newberry, FL 32669
Nearest town
Newberry — about 3 mi east (straight line)
Coordinates
29.6545, -82.5446
Phone
(352) 472-1142

Entrances

  • Main Entrance

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Nearby state parks

San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park
9.4 mi northeast (straight line)
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
9.7 mi east (straight line)
Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
13.9 mi northwest (straight line)
Gainesville-to-Hawthorne State Trail
14.5 mi east (straight line)
River Rise Preserve State Park
17.4 mi north (straight line)
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
17.5 mi southeast (straight line)
O'Leno State Park
18.7 mi north (straight line)
Price's Scrub State Park
21 mi southeast (straight line)

Sources and freshness

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