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This park offers bicycling, hiking and nature trails, horse and equestrian trails, and is open to pets.

This preserve has one of the few remaining mature forests in Florida. Historians believe the park name came from a mispronunciation of "San Francisco" by the Indians and early settlers. To inquire about taking a tour of the Franklin County Sanitary Landfill, please contact SWACO.San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park Alachua Space is limited and is reserved on a first come first serve basis. Children under the age of 6 are not permitted on the tours. Tours last approximately 90 minutes and include a presentation at the Resource Center and end with an in-vehicle tour. Tours for the general public are provided several times a year and are free to the public.

SWACO Sanitary Landfill poster - download here.

SWACO student worksheet, secondary grade levels - download here and have students complete this activity before, during or after the field trip.

SWACO student worksheet, primary grade levels - download here and have students complete this activity before, during or after the field trip.

Education Resources for Your School Field Trip to SWACO

Children in 1st grade and above are welcome. SWACO offers schools within Franklin County bus reimbursement of up to $220 for transportation expenses. The tour includes an in-classroom presentation at the Resource Center and ends with an in-vehicle tour of the landfill. Tours are offered Monday - Friday between 9 am - 4pm and last approximately 60 to 90 minutes. School tours and field trips are provided throughout the year. If anyone becomes ill during the tour, they will be sent home. * STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK – No one should be attending the landfill tour if they are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, isolating, or quarantining after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 or have COVID-19. * Masks are optional for visitors while in our facilities and on the landfill tour. Attendees will remain in a vehicle at all times. Immediately following the presentation, participants will visit the landfill working face in a bus or SWACO vehicle to observe the operations first-hand. Additional discussion topics include how to effectively recycle in Franklin County, natural resource conservation, and how waste reduction and diversion can have a positive impact on the economy. Visitors will also learn how SWACO diverts materials from the landfill and protects public health. Visitors will hear a presentation consisting of a discussion and slide show that outlines the engineering, regulations, and monitoring of a modern-day sanitary landfill.