Suwannee River State Park, State park at confluence of Suwannee and Withlacoochee rivers, Florida, US

Suwannee River State Park is a Florida state park at the point where the Suwannee River meets the Withlacoochee River, featuring limestone bluffs, dense forests, and natural springs on both banks. The land covers both sides of the river, forming a connected natural corridor for wildlife.

During the Civil War, earthen fortifications were built along the river to block gunboats coming from the north, showing how central the Suwannee was to military strategy at the time. Before that conflict, the river had served as a busy trade route used by steamboats.

The park is named after the Suwannee River, which forms its western boundary. Visitors today canoe and kayak the river, watch herons, American coots, turtles and hawks, and camp in cabins; swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving are not allowed in the park but are possible at Falmouth and Ellaville springs nearby.

The park is open every day from sunrise to sunset and offers hiking trails, boat ramps, and picnic areas on both sides of the river. Sturdy shoes and water are a good idea since the paths wind through forests and along limestone bluffs.

Hidden within the park are the remains of two 19th-century settlements that were abandoned and gradually taken over by the forest. Below the river surface lie the wrecks of steamboats that once carried goods along the Suwannee when it was a working trade route.