State Trail

Nature Coast State Trail

Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy County, FloridaAbout 658 acres
Status
Open (per official listing)
Entrance fee
Free entry
Day-use reservations
None mentioned
Dogs
Not stated — check with park
Camping
None listed
Official site
floridastateparks.org

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

Overview

Covering about 658 acres, Nature Coast State Trail lies in Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy County, in Cross City.

Things to do include horseback riding, biking, wildlife watching, hiking, and picnicking.

Fees and passes

The park lists no entrance fee.

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

HikingBikingWildlife viewing and birdingHorseback ridingPicnicking

Trails

TrailLengthDifficultyNotes
Nature Coast State Trail41.51 mi—length summed over 3 GIS segmentsHikingBikingConcrete surface
Trail descriptions from the park

Nature Coast State Trail (Hiking, Biking) — 41.51 mi, Concrete

Amenities

Facilities

  • Restrooms
  • Picnic areas
  • Picnic shelters
  • Parking

Recreation

  • Horse trails

✓ 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
18020 NW Hwy 19
Fanning Springs, FL 32693
Nearest town
Cross City
Coordinates
29.6370, -83.1287

Entrances

  • Secondary Entrance
  • Main Entrance
  • Main Entrance
  • Main Entrance
  • Secondary Entrance

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Nearby state parks

Fanning Springs State Park
12 mi east (straight line)
Manatee Springs State Park
13.9 mi southeast (straight line)
Troy Spring State Park
26.2 mi north (straight line)
Ruth B. Kirby Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
30 mi northeast (straight line)
Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve
31.1 mi south (straight line)
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
32.7 mi northeast (straight line)
Cedar Key Museum State Park
33.9 mi south (straight line)
Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park
34 mi north (straight line)

Sources and freshness

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