Nestled between the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers is the 26,422-acre
Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area with hardwood river swamps,
pine flatwoods, and improved pastures punctuated with small depression
ponds and hardwood hammocks. On Caravelle you can participate in special
opportunity dove hunts and supervised youth small game hunts, as
well as quota
hunts for deer and feral hog. Horses are welcome, and ample space
is available for parking trailers. Fishing is excellent on Camp Branch
Creek, and opportunities abound for birders, especially in the spring
when as many as 15 swallow-tailed kites may be observed circling the
pastures. The St. Johns
River Water Management District and the Department
of Environmental Protection,
Office
of Greenways and Trails, administer portions of the area.
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