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Jennings State Forest
MapQuest Location Property MapSize:
23,995 acres. The District owns 7,918 acres and co-owns another 3,372 acres with the state.
Location:
About 16 miles southwest of Jacksonville and 10 miles west of Orange Park. The closest town is Middleburg in Clay County.
Description:
The state forest protects the headwaters of Black Creek and its tributaries, including the North Fork of Black Creek and Yellow Water Creek. It also protects sandhills that are in remarkably good condition with healthy populations of wire grass and longleaf pine. The west side of Yellow Water Creek is one of the few places in northeast Florida where natural seepage slope communities remain in good ecological health.
Wildlife viewing:
Species found here include green tree frog, pine warbler, bobwhite quail, red-shouldered hawk, eastern cottontail rabbit, gray fox and white-tailed deer. Red-cockaded woodpecker colonies are located on adjacent Camp Blanding. Listed species found here include Bartram’s ixia and Black Creek crayfish.
Recreational activities:
- Fishing, canoeing, wildlife viewing, primitive camping by permit, hiking, horseback riding, bicycling and seasonal hunting (please check hunt dates and hunt season restrictions).
- There are four canoe launch areas on-site. Canoes must be carried over rough terrain, and four-wheel drive is required to reach launch areas 1 and 2. more info
Restrictions: more info
- Off-road vehicles (including motorcycles and all-terrain or track vehicles) are not allowed on property.
Access:
Head north on U.S. 301 from Lawtey, turn east on State Road (SR) 218, or from SR 21 at Middleburg, take SR 218. Five different entrances have signs posted. Canoe launch areas are reached from Nolan Road and Hattie Nolan Road.
For more information:
The state Division of Forestry (DOF) is the lead manager of this state forest. Call DOF at (904) 291-5530. For hunting information, click HERE.