Three Rivers State Park - Sneads, Florida, USA - Campgrounds on Waymarking.com

Thirty (30) family campsites are for tent and RV camping. Reservations are strongly recommended as there is only one (1) campsite for drive-ups. There is a primitive and group campsite area as well. All sites have water and power but no sewer hookups, a dump station is available. A fully furnished, air-conditioned cabin is also on site for rental. A boat ramp and fishing pier are located at the campground area. Restrooms including flush toilets and showers are in the campground. Other amenities include: bicycling, birding, boating, camping in the primitive group camp, fishing, hiking, mountain biking, paddling, picnicking, reunions and gatherings, tours, walking and running, weddings and wildlife viewing. There is a large day-use area with picnic tables and grills, covered pavilion with grills, playground and food preparation area along with restrooms.

From the park map/brochure:

"The Flint River and Chattahoochee River combine to form Lake Seminole above the
Jim Woodruff Dam. Below the dam, the waters become the mighty Apalachicola River, which flows untamed until it pours into Apalachicola Bay, and eventually, the Gulf of Mexico. The name of the park is a tribute to these three rivers."

"Construction of the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam began in 1947. After Lake Seminole was filled to the desired depth, Congress passed a special bill allowing certain property of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be designated as recreational areas and leased to the State of Florida. Three Rivers became a Florida state park in 1955."

"Native Americans used this area for fishing, hunting and agriculture. Apalachee, Tawasa, Osochi and Miccosukee Indians were inhabitants of the area before removal by Spanish, English and American forces. In later years, turpentine and timber operations took place on area lands, evidence of which can occasionally be seen in the form of a “cat-faced” pine tree."

"Pine and hardwood forests dominate the 686 acres of uplands found at Three Rivers State Park. These woods of rolling hills and steep ravines are different from the natural communities found in south and central Florida parks."

"The steep slopes along the shores of Lake Seminole provide a “microclimate,” significantly cooler and more moist than the surrounding areas. The conditions found along these slopes provide a home to a variety of trees, wildflowers and herbaceous plants. In the springtime, these slope forests are covered with the blooms of thousands of trilliums and white lilies. These are joined soon after by the tubular red flowers of red buckeye, which catch the attention of both people and hummingbirds."

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