Bronson, the County Seat of Levy County, is on Highway 27Alt. between Williston and Chiefland and Highway 24 between Gainesville and Cedar Key. Its a very small laid back town with some great neighborhoods and lots of typical North Florida spreading mossy Oak Trees.

A little northeast of Bronson on Highway 24 is the Bronson Speedway, widely known in the area for a quality race track and the filming location of a realty TV show on ESPN.

The local swimming hole, Blue Springs, featured in 2 of the pictures above, is a great place about 3 miles from Bronson. This 30-acre recreation facility is built around the crystal-clear 2nd-magnitude spring at the headwaters of the Waccasassa River and features swimming, a playground and picnic sites. Amenities include hiking and riding trails through the Devil's Hammock Wildlife Management Area, observation decks, a boardwalk and fishing platforms.

Directions to Blue Springs and Devil's Hammock: From Bronson, Florida, take U.S. 27-Alt (Hathaway Avenue) west toward Chiefland, turn left on CR 339-A (about 2 miles outside of town), travel 2.2 miles south to the end. Blue Spring is at the end of the road, Devil's Hammock access is right before the park gate. Turn left on that access road to find Little Blue Spring, featured on one of the pictures above.

Websites:

www.tfn.net/Springs/BlueLevy.htm          www.visitnaturecoast.com

GPS Coordinates

Special Interactive Map and Download for Blue Spring and Devil's Hammock