Bear Creek Forest

Bear Creek Educational Forest is a park in Gadsden County, Florida, part of Lake Talquin State Forest. It is located south of Quincy, Florida off SR 267, and is 30 minutes from Tallahassee. It has a classroom, picnic area, restrooms, and trails; educational programs are offered.[1] Among its flora are mountain laurel, rhododendron, partridge berry, trillium, spruce pine, loblolly pine, beech, chestnut oak, sparkleberry, buckeye, and yaupon, as well as an ancient American holly.[2]

Before 1990 it was a nature park. In 2015 a ten-year anniversary celebration was planned for Bear Creek Educational Forest.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Services, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer. "Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services". www.fdacs.gov.
  2. ↑ Barnett, Joseph. "Another perfect day in paradise: Bear Creek 'Educational' Forest". Tallahassee Democrat.
  3. ↑ Gilpin, Tom. "Bear Creek Forest celebrates 10 years". Tallahassee Democrat.

30°28′26″N 84°37′08″W / 30.474°N 84.619°W / 30.474; -84.619


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