Goethe State Forest

State forest in Florida, United States

Goethe State Forest

Goethe State Forest as seen from FL 121 westbound, March 2019

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Location| Levy and Alachua counties, Florida, U.S.
Nearest city| Dunnellon
Coordinates| 29°13′07″N 82°34′39″W﻿ / ﻿29.218703°N 82.577477°W﻿ / 29.218703; -82.577477
Area| 53,398 acres (216.19 km2)
Administered by| Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

The Goethe State Forest is in the U.S. state of Florida. The 53,398-acre (216 km2) forest is located near the gulf coast, northwest of Dunnellon. Four trailheads are located on County Road 337. The main trail usage is equestrian, both riders and carts. Goethe is known for its population of red cockaded woodpeckers, a rare bird endemic to the longleaf pine forests of the southeastern coastal plain.[1]

## History

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The forest was established in 1992 and named for James Tillinghast Goethe, a local lumber company owner who donated most of his land to the state for preservation.[2] Other tracts of the land were purchased separately in 2010.

The main tract of the forest is also co-managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which declares it the Goethe Wildlife Management Area.[3] The Watermelon Pond tracts were purchased by the FWC in 2007 and merged with the forest in 2010.[4]

Nearby wildlife management areas assisting in the preservation of land in southwestern Levy County includes Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area, Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park, Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve, and Devils Hammock Wildlife Management Area.

## Gallery

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* Eastern entrance

* SR 326 into the forest

* SR 326 into the forest

## See also

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* List of Florida state forests
* List of Florida state parks

## References

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1. ^ "Goethe State Forest".
2. ^ Lumberman's Business a "Hobby," by Larry Schuster (The Tampa Tribune; Citrus County Edition; November 10, 1986)
3. ^ WMA Brochure Search - Goethe (FWC)
4. ^ Watermelon Pond Wildlife and Environmental Area (FWC)

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Federal level

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* Big Cypress
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* Loxahatchee River
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State level

| Parks|

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* Bulow Creek
* Caladesi Island
* Camp Helen
* Cayo Costa
* Collier–Seminole
* Colt Creek
* Curry Hammock
* Delnor-Wiggins Pass
* Devil's Millhopper
* Don Pedro Island
* Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson
* Eden Gardens
* Egmont Key
* Falling Waters
* Faver-Dykes
* Florida Caverns
* Fort Clinch
* Fort Cooper
* Fort George Island
* Fort Pierce Inlet
* Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou
* Gasparilla Island
* George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier
* Grayton Beach
* Henderson Beach
* Highlands Hammock
* Honeymoon Island
* Hontoon Island
* Hugh Taylor Birch
* John D. MacArthur Beach
* John Pennekamp Coral Reef
* Jonathan Dickinson
* Little Talbot Island
* Long Key
* Lovers Key
* Mike Roess Gold Head Branch
* North Peninsula
* O'Leno
* Oscar Scherer
* Perdido Key
* Price's Scrub
* Sebastian Inlet
* Skyway Fishing Pier
* St. Andrews
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Botanical garden parks|

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and springs parks|

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* Troy Spring
* Weeki Wachee Springs
* Wekiwa Springs
* Werner-Boyce Salt Springs
* Wes Skiles Peacock Springs

Recreation areas|

* Dead Lakes
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Museums, historic sites,
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* Addison Blockhouse
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* Orman House
* Paynes Creek
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* Yellow Bluff Fort
* Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins

* Crystal River
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* Madira Bickel Mound
* Mound Key
* San Pedro Underwater

Preserves and reserves|

* Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek
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* Charlotte Harbor
* Crystal River
* Disney Wilderness
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State forests|

* Belmore
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Local level

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* Blowing Rocks
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