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Bulow Plantation is an abandoned plantation in the First Coast region of Florida.
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Contains the ruins of an antebellum plantation. Among the wildlife of the park are bald eagles, swallow-tailed kites, and Florida manatees. Activities include hiking, fishing, wildlife viewing, canoeing and kayaking, and picnicking. Amenities include a 6.8 mile hiking trail, a boat ramp, and a screened picnic pavilion. Bulow Creek is recognized as a State Canoe Trail.
This exhibit includes artifacts from the plantation such as chains, hoes, and pottery. Informative plaques provide information about the history of the plantation, its visit by John James Audubon, and its relationship with the Seminoles. There are restrooms at the center but otherwise indoor access is not permissible; all collections are viewed from the outside.
African slaves who worked at the plantation lived in cabins near Bulow Creek east of the Sugar Mill. Only the foundations of some of the cabins remain, but they can be spotted if you follow the trail that goes directly north alongside the creek.
The sugar mill contains the bulk of the remains at the site. Signs show how the sugar was produced and the separate mechanisms that took place at the mill.
Canoe and kayak trail with access from Bulow Plantation, Walter Boardman Ln, and Smith Creek Landing.
The park is known for its 400-year-old oak tree, rentable pavillion, and hiking and canoe trails.
Pizzeria on the west side of I-95 on the Old Dixie Hwy.
Thai restaurant in the same shopping mall as the Publix, near the junction of Old Dixie Hwy and Old Kings Rd.
With 385 sites which are open year round, the RV resort is close to the plantation. There is an event center, dining hall, and store at the site. Rental accommodations available but no pets allowed.
Biker friendly RV park and campground on the western side of I-95 near the junction with Old Dixie Hwy.
S. interstate I-95 bypasses Bulow to its west, but there is an exit for the Old Dixie Hwy which crosses the interstate to its west and its east.
Read in the guideThe main roads around Bulow Plantation are historic. The Old Dixie Highway is a historic part of US-1 that follows the East Coast, although the highway has been moved west since.
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