Visit Black Prong
Ways to Stay
Your home away from home
Fully furnished rustic cottages and custom-built luxury tiny homes make it easy to relax on your stay, whether it is just for the weekend, or for the season. Airstream trailers offer the opportunity to experience camper life, and if you have your own RV, we offer full hookup sites. Equestrians can bring their four-legged companions along with a variety of stabling options available with paddock access.
Dining
Enjoy signature cocktails and locally sourced steak and seafood at the Black Prong Bar & Grill. Check out the social event calendar for the live music and special event schedule.
Explore the Goethe State Forest
Step into an authentic natural Florida landscape when you enter the Goethe State Forest. Made up of longleaf pine flatwoods and swamp basins, this 53,587-acre forest preserves the habitats of many rare wildlife species.
With three direct access points from the Black Prong property, our guests can enjoy picnicking, hiking, bicycling, fishing, wildlife viewing, and equestrian activities in the Goethe Forest.
The Goethe is open during daylight hours and provides hundreds of miles of roads and trails to explore.
Nearby Attractions
Experience the beauty of Florida’s Nature Coast during your stay. Swim in crystal clear rivers, ride through the forest on horseback, snorkel in an underground spring, or zip-line through the canyons.
- 53,000 acres with 100+ miles of trails in Goethe State Forest immediately adjacent to Black Prong
- Homestead Park (18 minutes)
- HITS Ocala (23 minutes)
- World Equestrian Center (34 minutes)
- Blue Grotto (12 minutes)
- Devil’s Den Prehistoric Spring (18 minutes)
- Cedar Lakes Woods & Gardens (19 minutes)
- Cedar Key (45 minutes)
- Crystal River (45 minutes)
- Kirby Family Farm (16 minutes)
- Levy County Quilt Museum (23 minutes)
- Hooked Up Charters (45 minutes)
- Pure Water Wilderness (32 minutes)
- La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie (47 minutes)
- Big Cypress Tree Hike in the Goethe (23 minutes)
- Sweetwater Wetland Park (39 minutes)
- Rainbow River & Springs (36 minutes)
- Historic Haile Homestead at Kanapaha Plantation in Gainesville (34 minutes)
- Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville (39 minutes)
- Morningside Nature Center in Gainesville (46 minutes)
- Devil’s Millhopper Nature Trail in Gainesville (49 minutes)
- World’s Largest Occupied Bat Houses at UF Gainesville (45 minutes)
- Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation (1 hour)
- Peacock Springs (1.5 hours)
- Butterfly Rainforest (43 minutes)
- Zip the Canyons (36 minutes)
- Two Tails Ranch (24 minutes)