This farm is not a reproduction. It is a one-of-a-kind authentic 325-acre working "Cracker" farm with 18 historic structures. At Dudley Farm you will see the evolution of North Florida farming through the eyes of three generations of the Dudley family; from the pioneer days circa 1850 through the introduction of gasoline-powered equipment circa 1945.
Days Open: Sunday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday
Dudley Farm State Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Some highlights:
* visitor center
* park staff in period clothing performing chores, farming, ranching
* production and harvest of heritage crop varieties and sugar cane
* raising of heritage livestock varieties including Cracker cows and Barred Rock chickens
* family farmhouse with original furnishings
* general store and post office
* 1880s kitchen outbuilding
* cane syrup complex with autumn cane grinding, boiling, bottling
* seasonal corn shucking
* nature trail where you may see deer, wild turkeys, gopher tortoises, bluebirds
* picnic area
Hours: Park - Weds-Sunday 9a-5p. Farmstead - Weds-Sunday 9a-4p.
School tours come weekday mornings, so you may prefer to arrive in the afternoon, or on Saturday or Sunday.
Admission: $4 per vehicle (up to 8 passengers). $1 per person: pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers.
Pets on leash at picnic area only.
Located in 4.5 miles east from Newberry, Florida and 13 miles west from Gainesville.
