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Caravelle Ranch WMA

Visitor Information

Fees

No Daily-Use Permit currently required. To hunt or fish you must possess the appropriate license and permit.

Facilities

Picnic tables at campground and check station

Map of Caravelle Ranch WMA

Pubic Access

Daytime access throughout the year. Only non-motorized vehicles, equestrian and pedestrian access is permitted during periods when the area is closed to hunting.

Vehicle use regulations

• Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads
• No motor vehicle shall be operated on any part of any wildlife and environmental area designated and posted as "CLOSED" because of inclement weather, poor road conditions, construction, management activities, or wildlife surveys.
• No person shall park any vehicle in a manner that obstructs a road, gate, or firelane.
• Use of tracked vehicles, motorcycles or ATVs is prohibited.

Location

Putnam County; from I-95 take exit 88 (SR 40) west to Ocala National Forest. Turn north onto SR 19 to multiple entrances (approximately 20 miles).

From Palatka; take SR 19 south 11 miles to the stone gates at the main entrance of the WMA.

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Nearby

Additional wildlife viewing sites in the vicinity.

Ocala National Forest, Ocala Wildlife Management Area, and Etoniah Creek Wildlife Management Area

Nearest Cities/Towns

St. Augustine (40 miles east), Gainesville (40 miles west), Palatka (10 miles north), and Salt Springs (11 miles south.