Alafia River State Park
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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| Location | Hillsborough County, Florida, USA |
| Nearest city | Lithia, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°46′48.41″N 82°8′41.05″W / 27.7801139°N 82.1447361°WCoordinates: 27°46′48.41″N 82°8′41.05″W / 27.7801139°N 82.1447361°W |
| Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Alafia River State Park is a Florida State Park, located in Hillsborough County in central Florida, 10 miles southeast of Tampa on County Road 39.
[edit] Recreational Activities
The park has such amenities as bicycling, birding, canoeing, fishing, hiking, horse trails, picnicking areas, wildlife viewing and full camping facilities.
It has advanced trails for mountain biking in an area of the park that was once a phosphorus strip mine. The forest has grown back over the surface area. The mine was abandoned before remediation laws took effect, so the area where mountain biking exists is an erratic mixture of pond depressions and abrupt hills jutting out from the surface.
[edit] Gallery
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On the Alafia River near Lithia Springs Park.
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An Alligator near the campground.
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Hurrah Lake on the Alafia River.
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Foot Path to the left, tough cycle path to the right.
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