Gar Pond

The White Springs tract is located between the US 41 bridge and the CR 136 Bridge and is often referred to as "Bridge to Bridge," a name given to the bicycle trail on the tract. The Little Shoals and Gar Pond tracts are located in northwestern Columbia County. The Little Shoals tract is on the north side of US 41 where it crosses the Suwannee River, and the Gar Pond tract is on the south side. The best recreation opportunities are bicycling, hiking, and fishing at the Gar Pond tract. Other allowable uses include wildlife viewing and horseback riding on administrative roads.

The White Springs tract is mostly mesic flatwoods with xeric hammock along the river and floodplain swamp and bottomland forest interspersed. Little Shoals is mostly a mesic flatwood with dome swamps interspersed and planted pines. During high water the tract floods easily. Gar Pond is a wet prairie that is only wet part of the year. Wildlife species include swallow-tailed kite, Cooper's hawk, gopher tortoise, white ibis, wood stork, great egret, alligator snapping turtle, deer, turkey, and squirrel.

Two entrances to the area include south on US 41, turn right on Adams Memorial Circle, go past Riverside Cemetery. The pavement ends and the street becomes dirt; the tract entrance is on the right. The second entrance is at the US 41 boat ramp.