Overview
Keystone Heights is a city in Clay County, in the First Coast.
1 things to do · 1 places to eat
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Best things about Keystone Heights
Gold Head Branch State Park
A Florida State Park with 2,000-acres (8 km²) of rolling sandhills, marshes, ravines, lakes and scrub. Among the wildlife of the park are fox squirrels, southeastern kestrels, red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, turkeys, and …
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Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 92°F; winter lows dip to about 42°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jun and Sep. (climate data from nearby North Florida)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GNV Gainesville Regional Airport, Gainesville — 16 mi away. Directions
- UST Northeast Florida Regional Airport, St Augustine — 43 mi away. Directions
- JAX Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville — 53 mi away (major hub). Directions
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Do
Do Gold Head Branch State Park
A Florida State Park with 2,000-acres (8 km²) of rolling sandhills, marshes, ravines, lakes and scrub. Among the wildlife of the park are fox squirrels, southeastern kestrels, red-tailed hawks, bald eagles, turkeys, and gopher tortoises. The park also has pocket gopher, fox, white-tailed deer and variety of water and wading birds. The park has a diversity of wild flowers. Among them are blazing Star, goldenrod, and lopsided Indian grass. Recreational activities include fishing, horseback riding, canoeing, swimming, hiking and wildlife viewing. Amenities include full facility camping, lakeside cabins, a picnic area overlooking Little Lake Johnson, and a beach on the lake. The park also has four marked hiking trails and a seven-mile equestrian trail.
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