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Lake Griffin State Park, a Florida State Park located two
miles (3 km) north of Leesburg and 30 miles (48 km) south of Ocala on U.S.
Highway 441, is home to one of the state's largest live oak trees. The park is
unique in connecting to Lake Griffin, the Ocklawaha River
and thence to the Harris Chain of Lakes and is made up of 500 acres (2 km?) of
swampland and hardwood upland.
Activities include boating and canoeing, hiking, fishing,
camping and wildlife viewing. Among the wildlife of the park are osprey, bald
eagle, blue heron, anhinga, ibis, American alligator, and river otter.
Amenities include a full-facility campground, a half-mile
nature trail, a boat ramp that provides access to the Dead River,
and a playground for small children as well as canoe rentals, a forty (40) site
campground. and a picnic area. The park is open from 8:00 am till sundown year
round.