Parks & Recreation

Welcome to the Bradford County Parks and Recreation page. Bradford County is home to five publicly accessible lakes and two wildlife management areas, with many opportunities for recreation on land and water.

 

Lakes And Boat Ramp Locations

 

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• Hampton Lake - West End of Southwest 101st Street, Hampton, FL 32044
• Sampson and Rowell Lakes - 14300 Southwest 75th Avenue, Starke, FL 32091

• Little Lake Santa Fe - 3858 Southeast 20th Avenue, Keystone Heights, FL 32656

• Santa Fe Lake - 42500 Northeast State Road 26, Melrose, FL 32666

 

Parks

 

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• Pleasant Grove Park - At the corner of Northwest County Road 229 and Northwest 177th Street, Starke, FL 32091
• Speedville Park- 879 Southeast 35th Street, Melrose, FL 32666
• Lincoln City Park - At the corner of Southeast 143rd Terrace and Southeast 44th Avenue, Starke, FL 32091
  

 

Wildlife Management Areas

 

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• Santa Fe Swamp Wildlife Management Area - Southeast 11th Avenue, Starke, FL 32091 (Approximately 1/2 Mile off State Road 100)

The Santa Fe Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA) consist of 7,272 acres and is open for fishing, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, hiking, and bicycling throughout the year. Children under the age of 16 are required to wear a helmet when horseback riding on public lands. Hunting of white-tailed deer, feral hog, turkey, gray squirrel, and eastern cottontail rabbit is allowed in this WMA during specified seasons with primitive weapons only (bow and arrow and muzzleloader). For more information about this WMA please click here.

• Raiford Wildlife Management Area - Northwest County Road 125, Lawtey, FL 32058
  

Raiford WMA consists of 9,141 acres and is located along the New River in northwest Bradford County. The New River flows through the center of the WMA, and Olustee Creek (which branches off of the New River) flows through the eastern portion of the WMA. Much of the area is closed or in private ownership but the remaining portion of the area is open for hunting during specified seasons. Wild turkey, white-tailed deer, gray squirrel, eastern cottontail rabbit, gopher tortoise, raccoon, and red-tailed hawk are some of the wildlife species that can be found in the area. For more information about this WMA please click here.