General Location:  East side of the Refuge.

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Trail:  Purple Trail.

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GPS Coordinates for Campsite:  30°48'13.0"N, 82°13'12.0"W or 30.803607, -82.219992

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Type of Camping:  Platform in water. No dry land.

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Mileage to Other Points of Interest:

Suwannee Canal Recreation Area – 12 miles

Cedar Hammock – 11 miles
Floyds Island – 6 miles
Canal Run – 6 or 3 miles
Bluff Lake – 12 miles
Monkey Lake – 15 miles
Stephen C. Foster State Park – 11 miles
Coffee Bay day-use shelter – 5.7 miles

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Notes:  Known among paddlers and photographers as the absolute best 360-degree views in

the Refuge; night sky photography can be amazing here. Has vault/pit toilet.

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GPS Coordinates for Map Below:

 

GPS-1: Purple Trail and Suwannee Canal intersection
30°48'13.8"N, 82°14'50.2"W or 30.803840, -82.247265

GPS-2: Purple Trail and Blue Trail intersection
30°50'07.4"N, 82°14'50.8"W or 30.835384, -82.247456

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