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Hawthorne Backwoods Sanctuary

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· Alachua, Florida

13 acres hosted by Adina/Daniel L.

1 lodging site · 2 RV sites

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The lovely open woodland of Hawthorne Backwoods Sanctuary was a pasture in the 1970's. Where there are large live oaks on the property, one can imagine those trees stood in the pastures of the 1970's and provided shade for the cattle there. By the time we purchased this property in 2017, it was a young regenerating hardwood forest. The previous owners did not inhabit or pollute this land. We have found very little trash or garbage here, only charred wood when we dig down several feet. You'll have to make up your own story about that. Our aim is to keep this forest healthy, and allow it to continue to provide shelter and food for the creatures that buzz, burrow, nest, forage, browse, hunt and pass through here regularly. Hawthorne Backwoods Sanctuary has been a healthy and regenerative place for us, and we feel honored to offer guests an opportunity to rest and to feel the generous forest energy that has settled us here. Learn more about this land: A hardwood forest with a few parking spots off of the driveway in wooded areas between our homesite and the access road County Road 2082. Armadillo, Deer, Turkey, Hawks, Crows and morning cacophony of songbirds on the property. Less than a mile from the Hawthorne Gainesville Bike Trail. Less than a mile from Magnesia Springs, near Newnan's Lake, Payne's Prairie Preserve, Sweetwater Preserve, Boulware Springs Park, Devil's Millhopper State Park, LaChua Hiking Trail. And, much more. 12 miles to Gainesville, 9 miles to scenic old town Micanopy. A good jumping off point to various springs, and parks.

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36 ratings · 27 reviews

Diann T.recommends

November 11, 2024

Hawthorne Cottage

Great weekend!

Hawthorne Cottage is absolutely adorable, incredibly clean, private and quiet. The coffee beans left by the host for guest use was some of the best coffee I’ve had (grinder on site). Adina and Danny are very pleasant and accommodating hosts that have pretty much thought of everything. We would definitely recommend and will most likely go there again.

Marcos Z.recommends

September 3, 2024

Hawthorne Cottage

Beautiful cottage, quite place!

I had a great Labor Day weekend at the cottage. Adina and Danny (didn’t meet personally) gave all the privacy and kindly left me a delicious papaya at arrival. The cottage is new and perfect maintained and has everything you need (minus a cook top), hot shower and cold shower, new small refrigerator, a kettle for hot water and a microwave. I need a quiet time for myself and this was the perfect location and place. I bicycle about 50 miles and explored the entire Paynes Prairie. Even the unpaved roads around the cottage gave memories of my childhood in Brazil when I lived in a farm for a short period. The cottage is in the middle of nowhere, but minutes away from everything. I wish I could stay for an entire week. I’ll definitely return more times. Thank you 🙏 for the hospitality!🙏🙏

Pauline R.doesn't recommend

May 26, 2024

RV Site 2, Tortoise Walk

Dissappointed

Site was hard to find. Also, directions to place were very unclear, we had to make a couple of uturns while towing our trailer. Parking at a rest stop or Cracker Barrel would have been a better choice for us. The host was very nice.

Christine P.recommends

April 20, 2024

RV Site 2, Tortoise Walk

Quiet and Peaceful Forest

Quiet and Peaceful in a forest cocoon. The hosts were attentive and made sure I got settled into a nice site. Highly Recommend.

Kel L.recommends

March 23, 2024

RV Site 2, Tortoise Walk

Great, quiet little spot for my van! The host was kind.

Laurie L.recommends

March 15, 2024

RV Site 2, Tortoise Walk

Turtle Trial

It was a lovely, quiet, wilderness spot for us to spend the night. The host was friendly and helpful in helping us find our spot. I would book here again.

Location

Alachua, Florida, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Seminole, Timucua, Miccosukee, and Mascogo First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking